Kabul Zwanan vs Paktia Panthers Prediction

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Paktia Panthers have rotated their team in the last few matches, with Calum MacLeod back to hit a breezy 40 last time out. Shahid Afridi sat the game out, and the Panthers' selection dilemma would appear to be which of the two to play in the final group game - Camaeron Delport, Sikandar Raza and Isuru Udana appear to have three of the slots nailed down for the play-offs.

Seekkuge Prasanna also came into the team for his first appearance, but the Sri Lankan all-rounder scored one run and took 1-31 in an unspectacular performance.

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Mohammad Shahzad has hit more sixes than any batsman in the competition - four more than Hazratullah Zazi - on his way to three half-centuries and 281 runs in total. The Paktia captain goes into this game just six runs behind Zazai.

Calum MacLeod (40 from 33 balls) and Samullah Shenwari (65 from 43) were the top scorers last time out, however with a useful middle-order partnership. Sikandar Raza would normally be in there too, but he was rested after two half-centuries so far.

Paktia Panthers' other undoubted star man has been bowler Isuru Udana. He has 13 wickets so far - second in the overall list - after claiming 1-29 last time out.

Mohammad Shahzad's fine batting form in this tournament continued as he hit his third half-century in six matches with an unbeaten 78 from 43 balls last time out. Shahzad also had a knock of 42 in between, and consequently sits second behind only Hazratullah Zazai in the run-scoring charts.

Isuru Udana is the joint-top wicket taker, meanwhile, The Sri Lankan moved to 12 for the tournament when he claimed 2-14 from his four overs in the win against Nangarhar Leopards, while he claimed 3-19 and hit some valuable lower-order runs when the Panthers last faced Kandahar Knights. His wicket tally is all the more impressive when you consider he has done it in one less game than Sayed Shirzad, who sits two wickets ahead of him.

Ziaur Rahman's introduction to the attack has also been positive, meanwhile. He has taken nine wickets in his four matches but his 3-40 last time out including bowling the final over - in which he conceded 11 runs from the final five balls to lose the game.

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Paktia Panthers responded well to their opening-night defeat to Kabul Zwanan. Sikandar Raza and Mohammad Shahzad both scored half-centuries in a total of 218/4 but their bowlers could not defend it - losing by three wickets with five balls to spare. The Panthers then won their next three, however.

Totals of 184/8 and 204/4 proved too much for Nangarhar Leopards and Balkh Legends respectively, with Isuru Udana in the wickets. Udana then claimed 3-19 to dismiss Kandahar Knights for just 118 in reply to 127, of which Sikandar Raza had scored 51.

Paktia were all out for 106 in an 89-run defeat to Balkh Legends next up, which has seriously hit their net run rate, but bounced back by bowling Nangarhar Leopards out for 126 before Mohammad Shahzad's unbeaten 78 led them to a seven-wicket win. Last time out, however, 167/7 proved a couple of runs to short against Kandahar Knights, despite Samiullah Shenwari having hit 65 from 43 balls.