Afghanistan and Pakistan tour in Sri Lanka 2023 Cricket Prediction | 2nd ODI: Afghanistan vs Pakistan – Can Pakistan take the series to win this match?

Afghanistan vs Pakistan at a glance

• Pakistan easily defeated Afghanistan in the first game of the series.
• Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rashid Khan, and Mohammad Nabi all put in strong performances for Afghanistan despite the fact that they were losing.
• According to the cricket betting tips analyzer Pakistan has a 73.7% chance to win.

Afghanistan vs Pakistan Team Preview

Afghanistan

After putting on an average batting display against Pakistan, Afghanistan must make amends. Hashmatullah Shahidi, the team’s captain, will be looking for a better showing from his teammates in this game.

The visitors will rely primarily on rookie opener Ibrahim Zadran, wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, and Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi to score most of the runs. Pacers Mohammad Saleem Safi, Abdul Rehman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Rashid Khan, as well as spinners Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, will be expected to make timely breakthroughs.

Pakistan

On the other side, Pakistan‘s bowlers delivered an outstanding effort to build up a convincing victory against Afghanistan in the series opener played in Hambantota. Pakistan now leads the three-match one-day series 1-0 with this outcome.

The team will mainly depend on aggressive opener Fakhar Zaman, wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, captain Babar Azam, Imam-Ul-Haq, Agha Salman, and Iftikhar Ahmed to perform most of the scoring in this match. It will be up to bowlers like Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Naseem Shah, as well as spinners Shadab Khan and Usama Mir, to keep the opposition’s score as low as possible.

Afghanistan vs Pakistan Team Playing Squads

Afghanistan Squads

Afghanistan

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhil, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmed, and Rashid Khan.

Pakistan Squads

Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Imam ul Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman, Agha Salman/Faheem Ashraf, Usama Mir, Shadab Khan/Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf.

Afghanistan vs Pakistan Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Afghanistan vs Pakistan outfield report

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium

The captain who wins the toss will want to bat because chasing will be difficult on a slow surface.

The sky will be gloomy, with temperatures ranging from 32 to 21 degrees. The likelihood of rain is 10%.

The pitch is not easy to hit. It has considerable assistance for both pacers and spinners. To score big, batters must play well.

Afghanistan vs Pakistan Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• Pakistan

Player of the Match

• Pakistan – Babar Azam

Most sixes

• Afghanistan – Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Pakistan – Babar Azam

Most wickets

• Afghanistan – Rashid Khan
• Pakistan – Shaheen Afridi

Most runs

• Afghanistan – Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• Pakistan – Babar Azam

Team Scores Batting First

• Afghanistan – 220+
• Pakistan – 250+

According to our prediction, Pakistan will win this match.