The 22nd game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, which will take place in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday, will feature a showdown between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pakistan is now ranked fifth in the standings with a net run rate of -0.456 despite dropping games to India and Australia. In order to win this crucial game, Captain Babar Azam will be counting on his team to play at their absolute best.
On the other side, New Zealand utterly outperformed Afghanistan in each of the three departments. Hashmatullah Shahidi, the team’s captain, would be aiming for a better showing from his team against Pakistan in both the bat and the ball.
Pakistan defeated Afghanistan in a tense match during the 2019 ICC World Cup in Leeds.
Shadab Khan and Mohammad Wasim will take Usama Mir and Mohammad Nawaz’s places in the Green Shirts’ starting lineup for this match.
Imam-ul-Haq batted admirably for Pakistan in the previous game, finishing the innings with the best score of 70 runs off 71 balls with the help of ten boundaries. Abdullah Shafique, who was an opening batsman, smashed seven fours and two sixes his route to a fluid 64 off 61 balls. Mohammad Rizwan, who made 46 runs off 40 balls with the help of five boundaries, along with Imam and Abdullah, were the other two scorers.
The team will be counting on bowlers Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Wasim, and Hasan Ali to make timely bowling errors. Shaheen Afridi, a fast bowler, was Pakistan’s best bowler in the previous game, taking 5 for 54 in ten overs. In his eight overs, Haris Rauf has taken three wickets and lost three for 83 runs in addition to Shaheen.
Pakistan
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz/Mohammad Wasim Jnr., Abdullah Shafique, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Imam-ul-Haq, Usama Mir/Shadab Khan, Saud Shakeel, and Haris Rauf.
The team’s batting lineup will be led by players like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, wicketkeeper Ikram Alikhil, and Rahmat Shah, who are expected to provide the majority of the runs.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Pakistan’s opener, is the team’s leading batsman thus far this season with 159 runs at an average of 39.75.
Naveen-Ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Fazalhaq Farooqi are just a few of the bowlers the team will be counting on for timely strikes. Leg-spinner Rashid is presently leading Afghanistan in this league with six wickets at an average of 30.83.
Afghanistan
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Naveen-ul-Haq, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rashid Khan, Rahmat Shah, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Mohammad Nabi.
Match Details | ||
Match | Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Match 22 | ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 | |
Date | 23/10/2023 (Monday) | |
Time | 13:30 (GMT+5) / 14:00 (GMT+5.5) / 14:30 (GMT+6) | |
Format | ODI | |
Venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | |
Recent performance | Pakistan – L L W W L | Afghanistan – L W L L L |
Both teams will be motivated to select the winning side, bat first, and score more than 265 runs. The team batting first won the two matches that were played in Chennai.
The match is expected to take place in bright conditions with a light breeze on Sunday.
Bowlers fare better on the Chepauk Stadium pitch in Chennai than batsmen do. Particularly spinners succeed here. A captain may decide to bat first if they win the toss in order to set a lofty goal that will be challenging to reach. A score between 270 and 280 is considered to be fairly good on this bowler-friendly wicket.
Afghanistan have not won a game in their previous five, while Pakistan have won all five matches.
Winning the toss
Player of the Match
Most runs
Most wickets
Most sixes
Team Scores Batting First
According to cricket analysts, Pakistan has a 67.10% chance to win.
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