The Finalists of the last T20 World Cup take on a team that continues to rise in T20 Cricket with some exciting talent. Pakistan come in without their senior players, giving them a chance to test stars who are fresh of a good season in the Pakistan Super League. Afghanistan though have decided to go back to some of their seniors as Mohammad Nabi makes a return to the national side in T20 Cricket.

Match Details

Date: March 24th 2023

Time:  9:30 PM IST

Venue: Sharjah

AFG vs PAK Weather Report

Heat and dry weather is likely at Sharjah.

AFG vs PAK Pitch Report

Small boundaries and dew indicate a high scoring encounter. With the heat around though, the surface could be dry and take in a fair amount of spin, making batting first a little easier. However, with dew around batting second will be a safer option.

AFG vs PAK Head-to-Head

Played- 3 | Afghanistan- 0 | Pakistan- 3 | No Result- 0

AFG vs PAK Predicted Playing XI

Afghanistan Playing XI

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Afsar Zazai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Pakistan Playing XI

Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood, Ifthikar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim

AFG vs PAK Key Players

Mohammad Nabi

Mohammad Nabi is back in the T20 side. He was a part of the side in Australia, but missed out with Afghanistan allowing new players to get some opportunities. Now, Nabi returns and adds value with his spin and batting in the middle-order, which has proven to be a problem in the past.

Imad Wasim

After bringing out incredible performances with both bat and ball in franchise cricket consistently over the past 2 years, Imad Wasim finally gets a chance back in the Pakistan team. He last played for Pakistan back in 2021, in the Semi-Finals of the T20 World Cup, before getting dropped. Now, with vast improvement in both his batting and bowling, Imad Wasim returns to own his spot once again.

AFG vs PAK Match Tips

Pakistan, with all their PSL stars and with a lot of depth come in as favorites.

Match Prediction: Pakistan Will Win the Match