Match Preview
Afghanistan and Pakistan are going to face each other for the 3rd and final T20I tomorrow at Sharjah yet again.
Currently, Afghanistan is leading the series 1-0 and will look to seal the series today by beating Pakistan.
Moreover, the Afghans looked in good touch in the first game where they dominated the game throughout.
On the other hand, Pakistan bore the brunt of not having experienced players and the debutant players didn’t perform that well.
Therefore, they will look to play today and level the series with Afghanistan so that it converts into a thriller.
Therefore, we have a good game on our hands tomorrow but it will not be a very high-scoring one.
Match Details
Match: Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Date: 9:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The surface at Sharjah is a balanced one for both batters and bowlers. Moreover, the average first innings score at this venue is 141 runs. Furthermore, spinners were effective in the first T20I game and the same will happen in this game as well. Batters will struggle to play for their shots. Moreover, teams batting first have won 22 out of 40 T20Is at this venue, so the toss will be a very crucial one for both sides.
Full Squads for Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I
Afghanistan
Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Usman Ghani, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Afsar Zazai (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Nangeyalia Kharote, Naveen-ul-Haq, Nijat Masood, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan (c), Zahir Khan
Pakistan
Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Muhammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan (c), Azam Khan (wk), Haseebullah Khan (wk), Mohammad Haris (wk), Abrar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Usama Mir, Zaman Khan
Probable Playing XI for Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq
Pakistan
Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (wk), Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood, Imad Wasim, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan (c), Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Zaman Khan, Ihsanullah
Probable Winner
From the team combinations and performances, we can say that Afghanistan will put up a better show in the last T20I.
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