Pakistan vs Afghanistan Asia Cup 2022
10th Match:
Tenth match of the Asia Cup (Main Round) 2022 between Pakistan and Afghanistan is going to be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on September 7th 2021.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan History:
Overall:
Matches:
The teams met with each other twice. Pakistan won both times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against Afghanistan was 2 T20Is from 2013 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for Pakistan against Afghanistan was 2 T20Is from 2013 to present.
The most consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Pakistan was 0 T20I, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Afghanistan against Pakistan was 0 T20I, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan against Afghanistan are WW – – -.
Asia Cup History:
Matches:
The teams never met with each other. The upcoming meeting will be the first between the teams.
The most consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against Afghanistan was 0 T20I, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Pakistan against Afghanistan was 0 T20I, till date.
The most consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Pakistan was 0 T20I, till date.
The longest unbeaten streak for Afghanistan against Pakistan was 0 T20I, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan against Afghanistan are – – – – -.
Points and Rankings:
The match is the comparison between the third rank (Pakistan (262)) and tenth rank (Afghanistan (220)) team. Pakistan is 42 points ahead of Afghanistan.
Pakistan:
The team completed 193 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 120 times including a (1) win in a tied game and lost 68 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied game. 5 times, the plays were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan are WWLLW.
The team played 7 T20Is in the Asia Cup. Out of them, the team won 4 times and lost thrice.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan in the Asia Cup are WWLWL.
Afghanistan:
The team played 102 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 68 times and lost 34 times including a (1) defeat in a tied game.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan are LWWLW.
Asia Cup 2022 – 3rd match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan
The team played 6 T20Is in the Asia Cup. The team won 4 times and lost twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan in the Asia Cup are LWWWW.
The Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points in the Ranking table, as if the result will go in favor of Pakistan then the winning side will neither gain nor lose any points but gain a (1) position in the ranking, whereas the other team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the winning team will gain 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking, and the opposite team will lose 3 points without any impact in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Sharjah shows the weather would be mostly sunny in the beginning of the match and then pretty clear till the end of the game. There would be almost no chance of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be 1% throughout the play. The temperature would be between 34 to 35 Celsius. The wind would be between 15 to 20 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the contest and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss in 15 games out of 28 outings, and the selection favored the teams, as the teams won 10 times including a super over victory in a tied game and lost 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LWWLW.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 6 times and lost 7 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLLLL.
The first batting team won the match 17 times, including a one over eliminator win in a tied outing. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 11 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWLWW.
Overall, 16 times the teams won the toss, won the matches, including a tied match, and lost 12 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLLWL.
Pakistan Team:
Particularly, for Pakistan, the team won the toss 2 times in 5 games. The team won both times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue, while winning the toss, are WW – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue, while losing the toss, are WL*W – -.
Afghanistan Team:
Particularly, for Afghanistan, the team won the toss 9 times in 15 games. The team won 7 times and lost twice.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWLW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWWWL.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 132 runs in 2013, and the highest successful chase was 179 runs in 2022.
The first inning lowest total was 44 runs in 2021 and the highest total was 215 runs in 2016. For the second inning, the lowest total was 38 runs in 2022 and the highest was 182 runs in 2016.
The batting average of the first innings is 23.25 and 19.47 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other once at the venue. Pakistan won the encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan against Afghanistan at the venue are W – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
Pakistan:
Pakistan has a dream record, as the team won 4 times and lost once in a tied outing out of 5 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue are WWWL*W.
Afghanistan:
Afghanistan has an excellent record, as the team won 11 times and lost 4 times out of 15 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan at the venue are LWWWW.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Pakistan:
The team would like to go with a winning combination.
Pakistan Eleven: B. Azam, M. Rizwan, F. Zaman, I. Ahmed, K. Shah, A. Ali, S. Khan, M. Nawaz, N. Shah, H. Rauf, M. Hasnain
Afghanistan:
The side also would like to go with A. Omarzai in place of S. Shinwari.
Afghanistan Eleven: H. Zazai, R. Gurbaz, I. Zadran, N. Zadran, M. Nabi, A. Omarzai, K. Janat, R. Khan, N. ul Haq, M. ur Rahman, F. Farooqi
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/pakistan-vs-afghanistan-asia-cup-2022-super-4-head-to-head-stats-record-t20-odi-afg-vs-pak-squads/article65860466.ece/amp/
