Afghanistan vs Pakistan three-match T20I series is set to start this Friday (24 March) night at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
It will be the first T20I for Pakistan in 2023, whose last T20I was the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final defeat against England.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan played their last T20I last February during their three-match T20I series against UAE.
AFG vs PAK Match Overview
Match: Afghanistan vs Pakistan
Format: T20I
Match no in the series: 1st of 3-match T20I series
Date and Time: Friday, 24 March 2023, 20:00 local time
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
AFG vs PAK Weather Forecast
According to weather.com, the sky will remain clear without any threat of rain. The game time temperatures will be dropped down to 23°C-22°C.
AFG vs PAK Pitch Report
In 2022, Sharjah Cricket Stadium (Sharjah) hosted four night T20Is, where three matches experienced successful chasings, and the other game saw a giant win for the first batting team.
Toss prediction: Win the toss and bowl first.
AFG vs PAK Head to Head (in T20Is)
Status | Matches | Afghanistan Won | Pakistan Won | Tied | No Result |
Overall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
In UAE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
At Sharjah Cricket Stadium (Sharjah) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
AFG vs PAK Latest T20I Forms
Afghanistan’s T20I form:
(Overall) In the last five T20Is, Afghanistan won twice and lost thrice.
(In UAE) In their last six T20Is in UAE, Afghanistan won twice and lost four times.
Pakistan’s T20I form:
(Overall) In the last five T20Is, Pakistan lost only once and won four times.
(In UAE) Pakistan won thrice in the last five T20Is at UAE, where they also lost the last two matches.
AFG vs PAK Full Squads
Afghanistan full squad: Rashid Khan (C), Fareed Ahmad, Noor Ahmad, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Usman Ghani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai
Pakistan full squad: Shadab Khan (C), Iftikhar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Ihsanullah, Azam Khan (wk), Zaman Khan, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Abdullah Shafique, Naseem Shah, Tayyab Tahir, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Wasim
AFG vs PAK Predicted XIs
Afghanistan predicted XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Afsar Zazai (wk), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (C), Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Pakistan predicted XI: Shan Masood, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Haris, Azam Khan (wk), Shadab Khan (C), Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim, Ihsanullah
AFG vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): R Gurbaz, M Haris
Batters: Najibullah-Zadran, S Masood, I Ahmed
All-rounder(s): M Nabi, I Wasim (C), S Khan
Bowlers: Rashid-Khan (vc), Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, N Shah
AFG vs PAK Dream11 Team Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): R Gurbaz, M Haris (vc)
Batters: Najibullah-Zadran, S Masood, I Ahmed, I Zadran
All-rounder(s): I Wasim, S Khan (C), M Nawaz
Bowlers: Rashid-Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq
