The Afghanistan And Pakistan Will See A Close Fight Before The Asia Cup 2023

AFG vs PAK 1st ODI 2023: Afghanistan And Pakistan Will See A Close Fight Before The Asia Cup 2023. Afghanistan and Pakistan are all set to face each other in the first match of the three-match ODI series just ahead of the Asia Cup 2023.

The Match will Start at 3:00 Pm Indian Time:-

The Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota will host the tie on Tuesday, 22 August. The start of this match will be at 3 pm Indian time. The match can be easily watched in India.

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The Babar Azam-led Pakistan team is balanced for the series. Their skipper has been in scintillating form, having also scored a century for Colombo Strikers in the Lanka Premier League 2023.

A lot will depend on how Babar performs as both a batsman and captain.

The Afghanistan team, captained by Hashmatullah Shahidi, is also strong. Ibrahim Zadran has shown consistency in the 50-over format.

He will open the batting along with Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who will be expected to get the team off to a flying start in the powerplay.

AFG vs PAK Head to Head: Who dominates whom?

4 matches have been played between Afghanistan and Pakistan so far. Out of which Rashid Khan’s team has not been able to win a single match.

The Possible playing 11 of both the teams

Afghanistan

1. Rehmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2. Ibrahim Zadran, 3. Rehmat Shah, 4. Hashmatullah Shahidi, 5. Najibullah Zadran, 6. Mohammad Nabi, 7. Azmatullah Umarzai, 8. Rashid Khan, 9. Mujeeb Ur Rehman, 10. Fazalhaq Farooqui, 11. Noor Ahmed/Wafdar Momand.

Pakistan

1. Fakhar Zaman, 2. Imam-ul-Haq, 3. Babar Azam, 4. Salman Ali Agha, 5. Mohammad Rizwan, 6. Iftikhar Ahmed, 7. Mohammad Nawaz, 8. Shadab Khan, 9. Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10. Haris Rauf, 11. Naseem Shah.

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AFG vs PAK 1st ODI Live Streaming:

The match played between Afghanistan and Pakistan cannot be seen on TV in India. You can watch it on the Fancode app on mobile.