Published on: Mar 27, 2023 4:45 am IST|Updated on: Mar 27, 2023 4:45 am IST
Afghanistan go up against Pakistan in the 3rd match of the three match T20I Series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on 27th March, Monday at 9:30 PM IST.
Afghanistan scripted history in the last game, they won their second game in a row against Pakistan and also the series with a game to go. Impressive performances from Fazalhaq Farooqi and the captain himself Rashid Khan with the ball. Najibullah Zadran sealed the game with a quick fire 28 off 12 deliveries.
Pakistan on the other hand have plenty to ponder in this third game to avoid the whitewash. Their inexperienced top order is struggling to make a mark. Imad Wasim’s 64 saved their in the last game and they need to learn to get off the blocks in the initial few hours and expect to make few changes in the final game.
Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I
27 March, 9:30 PM IST
Sharjah Cricket Stadium
The 3rd match of the three match T20I series between Afghanistan and Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 27th March at 9:30 PM IST.
The T20I series will live stream on FanCode app and website in India.
Sharjah proving to be of more help for the bowlers. Even in the last game, Pakistan scraped through to put up a decent total on the board in the end. It wasn’t all easy to stroke play for the batters but wickets in hand will help go big in the end. The average first innings total on this ground is 170. Average first innings total on this track is 159.
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1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) 2. Usman Ghani/Sediqullah Atal 3. Ibrahim Zadran 4. Mohammad Nabi 5. Karim Janat 6. Najibullah Zadran 7. Azmatullah Omarzai 8. Rashid Khan (c) 9. Mujeeb Ur Rahman 10. Fazalhaq Farooqi 11. Naveen-ul-Haq
Fazalhaq Farooqi is a fantastic swing bowler and when he does that with pace, he becomes lethal. Farooqi was brilliant in the last game, he had given away just 2 runs his first spell and ended up with figures 4-1-19-2
Najibullah Zadran is a power full middle order batter. His calm sense of game awareness makes him dangerous. Zadran knows when to take the attack and when to steer the innings through. Zadran played a crucial knock in the last game where he scored 23 off just 12 deliveries and took his team over the line.
1. Saim Ayub 2. Mohammad Haris 3. Abdullah Shafique/Faheem Ashraf 4. Tayyab Tahir 5. Azam Khan (WK) 6. Imad Wasim 7. Shadab Khan (C) 8. Mohammad Nawaz 9. Naseem Shah 10. Zaman Khan 11. Ihsanullah
Shadab Khan is the skipper of Pakistan in this T20I series; he’s elevated his all-round skills in recent times. He’s been highly regarded with his bowling and equally with his batting skills. He has been a revelation for Pakistan in the recently concluded T20 World Cup
Imad Wasim is a brilliant all-rounder, bats down the order and does hit some lusty blows and on several occasions has helped pull his team of the trouble. He also did that in the last game, scored a crucial 64 when his team is struggling to get going and helped his team post a decent total on the board. Imad gets through his overs very quickly giving almost nothing away to the batters.
According to the Afghanistan vs Pakistan today match prediction, Afghanistan are expected to take the series 3-0 as they have the momentum after that historic series win and win this AFG vs PAK Dream11 Prediction.
Wicket-keepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Ibrahim Zadran, Imad Wasim, Azam Khan, Najibullah Zadran
All-rounders: Mohammad Nabi, Shadab Khan, Rashid Khan
Bowlers: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ihsanullah, Naseem Shah
For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan
For Grand League: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Najibullah Zadran
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