Pakistan will take on Afghanistan in the 22nd match of the Cricket World Cup 2023. Pakistan have lost their previous two matches against India and Australia. On the other hand, Afghanistan lost their previous match against New Zealand. This should be an exciting match between these two sides.
When: 23 October, 2:00 PM IST
Where: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
TV Channel, Live Streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Pitch Report
The surface here has been helpful for the spinners historically and even in the India match against Australia. But there was good pace and bounce on offer in the last fixture between New Zealand and Bangladesh where New Zealand pacers picked up seven out of the nine wickets . The average score is around 251 at this venue and both teams will prefer chasing.
Pakistan Playing 11
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Abdullah Shafique
- Babar Azam(c)
- Mohammad Rizwan(w)
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Saud Shakeel
- Mohammad Nawaz/ Usama Mir
- Shadab Khan
- Shaheen Afridi
- Haris Rauf
- Hasan Ali
- Shadab Khan might return to the side to provide all-round balance.
Babar Azam Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | 100/50 | Batting Average |
| 111 | 5474 | 18, 50, 10, 5, 10, 17 | 19/ 28 | 57.6 |
Shaheen Afridi Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | BBM | Bowling Average |
| 47 | 90 | 5/56, 2/36, 1/66, 1/37, 0/25 | 6/35 | 24 |
Afghanistan Playing 11
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w)
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Rahmat Shah
- Hashmatullah Shahidi(c)
- Mohammad Nabi
- Ikram Ali Khil
- Rashid Khan
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Naveen-ul-Haq
- All the players are fit and available for selection.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | S/R |
| 30 | 1117 | 11, 80, 21, 47, 119 | 39.5 | 87 |
Rashid Khan Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | WC 2023 | Bowling Average |
| 98 | 179 | 1/43, 3/37, 2/57, 0/48, 1/42 | 5 wickets | 18.6 |
PAK vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Rizwan
Batsmen: Ibrahim Zadran, Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Imam ul Haq
All-rounder: Mohammad Nabi
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Mujeeb ur Rahman
Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Babar Azam, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League: Shaheen Afridi, Rashid Khan
PAK vs AFG Fantasy Tips
- Abdullah Shafique has scored a century against Sri Lanka and also a half century against Australia in the last game.
- Shaheen Afridi picked up five wickets against Australia and will be a good captaincy pick in grand leagues.
- Mujeeb ur Rahman picked up three wickets and also scored 28 runs lower down the order against England.
- Ibrahim Zadran has done well in this format and already has 4 ODI hundreds in his short career
- Babar Azam scored fifty in the previous match against India and has an impressive record of 5474 runs in ODI. He will be a key batter in this match.
- Mohammad Nawaz has failed to make much of an impact in this format. Hence avoid him for this match.
- Rizwan has amassed 1941 runs in 68 ODI matches. He had smashed a sensational century against Sri Lanka
- Haris Rauf has been out of from but he can be a differential pick in the grand leagues considering this venue will be good for bowling.
- Rashid Khan has an impressive record of 1211 runs and 177 wickets in ODI matches. He is a genuine wicket-taking threat.
- Rahmat Shah has not been doing well in the last year and with plenty of better options he can be left out.
- Hashmatullah Shahidi struggled a lot in the previous match scoring 8 runs of 29 balls and can be left out against this opposition.
- The surface here has aided the bowlers quite a bit hence try to cover all the main all-rounders and bowlers.
Who will win Pakistan vs Afghanistan today match?
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- Pakistan are expected to win this match
- The head to head between the two sides is led by Pakistan in ODI cricket. Both sides have played a total of 7 matches in their 11-year ODI cricket rivalry. Pakistan has a 7-0 win/loss record over Afghanistan in these matches.
- Afghanistan registered their second win in World Cup history by defeating England in this WC. Their first win was against Scotland in 2015 WC.