Pakistan vs Afghanistan Prediction
Jun 29, 2019
15:00 IST / 9:30 GMT
Headingley Stadium - Leeds, England
PAK
AFG
PAK vs AFG Betting Tips
- Pakistan will be playing this game under more pressure as a defeat here will dash their hopes of a semi-final spot.
- Afghanistan have never beaten Pakistan in the 50-over format; they have lost all the three matches they have played against them.
- Pakistan are coming on the back of two successive victories and so they will be carrying plenty of momentum with them.
PAK vs AFG Win Probability
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Our Prediction
Pakistan are favorites to win
Who Will Win Pakistan vs Afghanistan, ICC CWC 2019?
Pakistan will look to keep Afghanistan winless when the two teams face each other in this 36th game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The match will be played on June 29 at the Headingley in Leeds with live telecast scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM local time.
PAK vs AFG, ICC CWC 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Star Cricket, Fox Sports, Sky Sports, Ten Sports, SuperSport, OSN Sports Cricket HD, Gazi TV
Live Streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Foxtel Go, Sky Go, Now TV, OSN Play
PAK vs AFG Toss Prediction
The team that wins the toss in this match is more likely to bat first. Moreover, three of the last four one-day internationals played at this ground have been won by the side batting first.
PAK vs AFG Weather Report
It is going to be warm and clear throughout the day with plenty of sunshine and temperature ranging from 21 to 27 degrees Celsius. Humidity is expected to be around 67%.
PAK vs AFG Pitch Condition
The Headingley will be hosting its second game of this World Cup, the first one having been played last week between England and Sri Lanka. It was a low-scoring thriller dominated by seam bowlers. However, with a sunny day and a dry pitch on offer, one can expect plenty of runs on Saturday.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and predictions for Pakistan vs Afghanistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019...
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
PAK Team News
Pakistan are unlikely to make any changes to their current group of eleven that handed them convincing wins over South Africa and New Zealand in the last two games. Their tactic of starting off with Mohammad Hafeez with the ball seems to be working out pretty well and the off-spinner could once again be given the new ball. Mohammad Amir will probably be made to bowl from the other end.
PAK Key Players
Babar Azam: With 333 runs at an average of 66.60, the in-form Babar Azam is Pakistan's leading run-scorer in this World Cup. His previous three innings' scores read 48, 69 and 101*. He will look to follow up his match-winning ton against New Zealand with another stellar performance.
Haris Sohail: He hold's the key to Pakistan's middle-order batting. The left-hander is coming off back-to-back half-centuries - 89 against South Africa and 68 against New Zealand and he will be expected to extend his good form.
Mohammad Amir: The left-arm pacer is currently the second-best bowler of the tournament with 16 wickets in six matches at an economy of 5.10. He has contributed with the ball in every game so far and will look to replicate his 5-30 versus Australia at Taunton.
Shaheen Afridi: The 19-year old seam bowler is doing a pretty good job for his side. He has six wickets in three matches and returned impressive figures of 10-3-28-3 in the last match against New Zealand.
PAK Recent Form
Pakistan are currently sixth on the CWC 2019 points table with three wins and as many losses from their seven matches in this Cricket World Cup. After back-to-back defeats against Australia and India, they have bounced back with two consecutive wins over South Africa and New Zealand to keep themselves afloat in the tournament. Pakistan have put out good bowling performances in their last two matches - they restricted the Proteas to 259/9 at London before keeping the Kiwis to a below-par 237/6 in their most recent encounter at Birmingham.
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c/wk), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
AFG Team News
Afghanistan made a couple of changes to their side in the 62-run loss to Bangladesh last time out - they brought in Dawlat Zadran and Samiullah Shenwari in place of Aftab Alam and Hazratullah Zazai. Gulbadin Naib is likely to continue opening the batting alongside Rahmat Shah with Hashmatullah Shahidi and Asghar Afghan to come in next at numbers three and four respectively. Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Dawlat Zadran are likely to take the new balls.
AFG Key Players
Gulbadin Naib: The skipper is a vital cog in Afghanistan's line-up. He is not only one of the most consistent performers with the bat for his team in this World Cup but is also the team's most successful bowler with nine wickets in seven matches.
Hashmatullah Shahidi: He has scored the most runs for Afghanistan in the tournament - 197 runs which includes a couple of half-centuries. The top-order batsman struck 76 against England last week and the team will want him to play a similar knock in this match.
Mohammad Nabi: The all-rounder has seven wickets in as many matches and that too at an impressive economy rate of 4.86. He recently cracked a half-century against India and will be expected to make a sizeable contribution after his duck in the last game.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman: The off-spinner has taken five wickets in five games at a healthy economy of 4.57. He is coming on the back of a three-wicket haul against Bangladesh and will be backed by his team to provide the early breakthroughs.
AFG Recent Form
A win in this World Cup seems elusive for Afghanistan, who after having played seven matches, are still languishing at the bottom and trying to open their account on the points table. They managed to stretch Sri Lanka and give India a big scare, but apart from that, they have not really been able to pose much of a challenge to the other teams. Their most recent encounter came against Bangladesh at Southampton which they lost by 62 runs.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Gulbadin Naib (c), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shenwari, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
PAK vs AFG Team Form in Last Five Matches
PAK : W W L L NR
AFG : L L L L L
Pakistan vs Afghanistan Head to Head
Pakistan have never faced defeat against Afghanistan in one-day internationals. The two teams have faced each other thrice in the game's fifty-over format with Pakistan emerging victorious on all three occasions.
It was a close encounter when these two teams last met in an ODI - in the 2018 Asia Cup at Abu Dhabi. The match went all the way down to the wire and Pakistan held their nerve to secure a three-wicket victory.
This is the first time that Pakistan and Afghanistan will be playing against each other at the Headingley in the 50-over format of the game.
| Matches Played | PAK Won | AFG Won | Tie | No Result |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan vs Afghanistan Betting Odds
Pakistan, after their wins over South Africa and New Zealand, begin as overwhelming favorites amongst the bookmakers to win this 36th match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 while Afghanistan continue to find themselves as the underdogs.
PAK Bet365 Odds
- PAK to Win the Match: Bet365 is offering a 1.16 price on Pakistan to beat Afghanistan.
- PAK batsman to score a fifty: Imam-ul-Haq is 2.25 with Bet365 to hit a fifty in this match while Babar Azam can be backed at 2.20.
AFG Bet365 Odds
- AFG to Win the Match: Afghanistan are being offered at odds of 5 on Bet365 to win this match.
- AFG batsman to score a fifty: Gulbadin Naib and Rahmat Shah are both 4 with Bet365 to hit a half-century against Pakistan.
PAK Betway Odds
- PAK to Win the Match: Pakistan are 1.13 favorites with Betway to win this match.
- PAK Top Batsman: Babar Azam is 3.25 with Betway to top-score for Pakistan in this match. Fakhar Zaman is 3.60 while Haris Sohail and Mohammad Hafeez are both 6.50.
- PAK Top Bowler: Mohammad Amir is 3.20 with Betway to finish with the best bowling figures for Pakistan while Shaheen Afridi is 3.75. Wahab Riaz can be backed at 4.50.
AFG Betway Odds
- AFG to Win the Match: Afghanistan are 5.50 outsiders to beat Pakistan with Betway.
- AFG Top Batsman: Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rahmat Shah are 4.33 and 4 respectively with Betway to be the top batsman for Afghanistan. Gulbadin Naib is up at 4.75.
PAK Betrally Odds
- PAK to Win the Match: Pakistan are 1.16 favorites with Betrally to win this match.
- PAK highest opening partnership: The opening pair of Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman is 1.50 with Betrally to post the highest partnership of the match.
AFG Betrally Odds
- AFG to Win the Match: Afghanistan are 5.05 underdogs with Betrally to win this game.
- AFG highest opening partnership: Betrally is offering a price of 2.60 on the Gulbadin Naib-Rahmat Shah pair to produce the highest opening partnership of the match.
PAK vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keeper
Picking Sarfaraz Ahmed over Ikram Ali Khil as the wicketkeeper is a no-brainer. The former is vastly experienced and possesses much better skills with both bat and gloves.
Batsmen
Babar Azam is going great guns for Pakistan and is coming off an unbeaten ton against the Kiwis which is why he is a definite pick for our Dream11 team. Haris Sohail has been very impressive in his last two outings and he along with Imam-ul-Haq and Hashmatullah Shahidi are also good picks.
All-rounders
We have picked two Afghanistan players - Mohammad Nabi and Gulbadin Naib - for the all-rounders slot. The latter has been making fine contributions with both bat and ball and is leading from the front. Nabi showed good application with the bat against India and he can pick wickets by creating pressure on the batsmen with his tight bowling.
Bowlers
Mohammad Amir has looked threatening ever since the tournament started while Shaheen Afridi came into his own last time and rattled the New Zealand top-order with quick bursts. Apart from Amir and Afridi, we have also included the Afghan spin duo of Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan in our Dream11 line-up.
Captain
Mohammad Amir is the captain of our Dream11 team since the conditions are likely to be conducive to seam bowling and the Afghan batsmen could find themselves in a spot against Amir’s swing.
Vice-captain
We have chosen Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib as the vice-captain.
PAK vs AFG Dream11 Team
| BATSMEN | ALL ROUNDER | WICKET KEEPER | BOWLER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | Mohammad Nabi | Sarfaraz Ahmed | Mohammad Amir (c) |
| Haris Sohail | Gulbadin Naib (vc) | Shaheen Afridi | |
| Imam-ul-Haq | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | ||
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | Rashid Khan | ||
🏆 Pakistan vs Afghanistan Prediction
Afghanistan are already out of the race for the semi-finals while Pakistan can still go through if they win both their remaining fixtures. The men in green are high on confidence and have the momentum on their side with wins in their last two matches - against South Africa and New Zealand. Afghanistan will be very disappointed at how this World Cup has panned out for them and they will need to bring their A-game into play on Saturday if they are to spoil Pakistan's party. Given the way Sarfaraz Ahmed and his men have performed on the previous two occasions, we expect them to overcome the Afghanistan challenge and remain in contention for the semis.
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