Pakistan vs Afghanistan clash will be the 22nd ICC World Cup Match, and it is going to be an entertaining one because, in the recent past, Afghanistan has given a tough fight to Pakistan but has not tasted victory against them. The match will be played on the Chennai pitch, which favors the spinner who will help Afghanistan play better.
Pakistan fought well in the last match against the mighty Australian side, who smashed the Pakistan bowler out of the ground, but in the last phase, Shaheen Afridi brought the team back by taking 5 wickets in his 10-over spell. Warner and Marsh smashed 259 runs, opening partnership, but after that, the bowling unit of Pakistan was brought back.
Afghanistan lost their last match against the Blackcaps (New Zealand) by a huge margin of 149 runs after their last wonder win against England shows that the team is not really talking within themself, and there is some issue with the team management. The big stars of Afghanistan, Rashid and Nabi not giving good performances, which is needed right now.
Afghanistan will be willing to win against their neighboring country and want to win against them, which he missed in the last World Cup when they could not hold their nerves to lose the match. It is going to be a match between the Afghanistan spin attack vs Pakistan’s top order.
Where To Watch Pakistan VS Afghanistan 23rd ICC World Cup 2023 Match
| Match | Pakistan vs Afghanistan 22nd ICC World Cup Match, 2023 |
| Date & Time | October 23rd, 2023, Saturday, 2:00 PM IST |
| Venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Channel | Disney Hotstar |
Player Injury Report For Pakistan vs Afghanistan 23rd ICC World Cup Match
Both team players are fit to pay in the next match.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head ODI Record
| Match Played | 7 |
| Pakistan Won | 7 |
| Afghanistan Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0/0 |
Pakistan won every head-to-head match against Afghanistan in the ODI format.
Weather Conditions For Pakistan VS Afghanistan 23rd World Cup Match
The weather will be partly clouded, and the temperature will be around 32 degrees Celcius.
Pitch Report of MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, Pakistan vs Afghanistan Match On October 23rd, 2023
| Match Played | 37 Matches |
| Batting first won | 18 Matches won |
| Batting second won | 18 Matches won |
| Average 1st innings scores | 226 Runs |
| Highest Team innings total | 337/7 by AsiaXI |
| Lowest Team innings total | 69/10 by Ken |
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai pitch will again favor spinners just like it did in the match between India and Australia. The pitch favors the batter more under the light, and it gets easier to play shots, which was seen in the last match when New Zealand batted second against Bangladesh on the same pitch. However, in the last match, the pitch was better for batters than it was in the match between India and Australia.
Team Preview Of Pakistan
Pakistan does have a good bowling side, but they lack in the bowling unit, which caused them to lose two matches in a row first one was against India, and the other one was against Australia. Babar Azam and the other batters did not score runs constantly except Rizwan, but in the last match, he failed to score.
Important players for the Pakistan Team in the match against Afghanistan
1-Babar Azam needs to put runs on the board as he failed to do in the World Cup till now, but it is not going to be easy to score against Afghanistan on the spin-friendly pick. He has an average of 44.80 in 5 matches played against Afghanistan.
2-Imam-ul-Haq had the best average against Afghanistan, 56.20 in 5 matches, scoring 281 runs, and in the last match, he scored 70 runs against the Australian team.
3-Haris Rauf can pick up the Afghanistan player’s wicket with his pacey bouncer, and he also took five wickets against Afghanistan in the last match he played.
Team Preview Afghanistan
Afghanistan had a disappointing outing in the last match, but it happened just because they did not keep their basic right, which is fielding. They dropped four catches, and then the middle order of the team did not perform, which caused them to lose the match by a huge margin of 149 against New Zealand. The team needs to think about playing well at their basic because the team does collapse all of a sudden in most of the match.
Important players for the Afghanistan Team in the match against the Pakistan Team
1- Rahmanullah Gurabz needs to back himself in the match against Pakistan, as he failed to score many runs in the last match against New Zealand. He got out on just 11 runs, but he does have all the skills to score big in the next match. He has a great average of 58 against Pakistan in the three matches played against Pakistan.
2- Hashmatullah Shahidi had a good first match against the Indian team but, after that, failed to score better. He does have a good average against Pakistan and can be crucial for his team on the slow surface of Chennai. He scored 125 runs in 5 matches he played against Pakistan.
3- Rashid Khan has been the main player of Afghanistan, but in the last match took only one wicket against New Zealand. However, the next match is on the Chennai pitch, which is better suited for the spinners, and he can be crucial for that. He took 11 wickets in the last nine matches and can also score some runs in the lower down order.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan Match Prediction
Pakistan is going to be the favorite to win against Afghanistan as they have a better team in terms of skills and experience.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Probable Playing 11 of Pakistan
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Probable Playing 11 of Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil(w), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad
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