Afghanistan and Pakistan will play Match 24th of the ICC T20 World Cup.
In yet another interesting contest from Group 2, Afghanistan and Pakistan will face each other to add 2 more points to their table spot.
Afghanistan has won their first Super-12 match against Scotland, by a huge margin of 130 runs. Afghanistan was one of the Top-8 teams which qualified straight to the Super-12 stage. Afghanistan defeated the reigning champions West Indies in a warm-up game. Afghanistan looks quite confident in the tournament and they are certainly capable of going to the semi-finals.
Pakistan is currently looking very strong. Their fierce gameplay is certainly going to take them a long way in this tournament. This is the first Pakistan team to beat India in any World Cup match ever. In the 2nd match, Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets and is now sitting at the top of the table in Group 2.
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Captain - Mohammad Rizwan
Vice Captain - Hazratullah Zazai
Matches Played | AFG Won | PAK Won | Tie | No Result |
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12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Wicketkeeper - Mohammad Rizwan (c) , Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batsman - Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Hazratullah Zazai (vc)
All Rounder - Mohammad Nabi, Imad Wasim
Bowlers - Rashid Khan, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Captain - Mohammad Rizwan
Vice Captain - Hazratullah Zazai