Pakistan (PAK) Team Updates

• The Babar Azam-led side has won one match against arch-rivals India.
• For Pakistan the equation is simple – win the game and seal the Super-4 final spot.
• The Azam-led have fired with bat and ball. Leading the charge has been Mohammad Rizwan, who is the leading run-scorer in the Asia Cup.
• Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam will probably open the inning.
• Only skipper Azam’s form is a cause of concern. He has not crossed 30 in three innings, and he would like to score big now.
• Fakhar Zaman will bat at the one-down position.
• Khushdil-Shah and Iftikhar-Ahmed will handle the middle-order batting.
• Babar Azam will lead the Pakistan as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
• Mohammad Rizwan will do the Wicket Keeping for Pakistan.
• Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Naseem-Shah and Haris Rauf will lead the pace attack of his team.

Afghanistan (AFG) Team Updates

• It is a must-win game for the Mohammad Nabi-led side as far as finals are concerned.
• Afghanistan gave Lankans a tough fight in their first Super-4 match but failed to deliver the knockout punch.
• Bowling slightly faltered as Lankans chased 170 plus target. Batting has looked solid for the team with Zazai and Rahmanuullah Gurbaz providing blazing starts.
• Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will probably open the inning.
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
• Ibrahim Zadran will bat at the one-down position.
• Najibullah-Zadran and Karim Janat will handle the middle-order batting.
• Mohammad Nabi will lead the Afghanistan as a Captain. He is also a good Alrounder
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz will do the Wicket-Keeping for Afghanistan.
• Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and Rashid-Khan will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
• Fazal Haq and Naveen-ul-Haq will lead the pace attack of his team.

Top Picks

1. Mohammed Rizwan : He is the highest run getter of this Asia cup and has already smashed 2 fifties.
2. Babar Azam : Babar is struggling with his form and has not been able to score a good knock yet, it can be this match where he finds his rhythm.
3. Mohammad Nabi : Mohammed Nabi is a start player from the Afghanistan side and he can play a huge role with both bat and ball.
4. Rashid Khan : Rashid khan the star spinner from Afghanistan side will be looking to put an impact in an important match.

Pakistan (PAK) Key Players

• Haris Rauf [1W, 0W, 0W, 3W, 3W]
• Babar Azam [14, 9, 10, 91, 57]
• Shadab Khan [2W, 4W, 0W, 1W]
• Mohammad Rizwan [71, 78*, 43, 69*, 14]
• Mohammad Nawaz [(42, 1W), 3W, 3W, 27]

Afghanistan (AFG) Key Players

• Hazratullah Zazai [13, 23, 37*, 6, 39]
• Najibullah-Zadran [17, 43*, 2*, 50, 42]
• Mohammad Nabi [1W, 0W, 2W, 5, 1W]
• Rashid-Khan [1W, 3W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W]
• Mujeeb-ur-Rahman [2W, 3W, 2W, 0W, 2W]
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz [84, 11, 40, 24, 53]

PAK vs AFG Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

• Babar Azam [PTs: 52, CR: 9.5]
• Mohammad Nabi [PTs: 125, CR: 9]
• Rashid-Khan [PTs: 161, CR: 9.5]
• Shadab Khan [PTs: 225, CR: 9]
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz [PTs: 233, CR: 9]
• Mohammad Rizwan [PTs: 252, CR: 9.5]