Super 12 – Pakistan vs Afghanistan Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Pakistan vs Afghanistan taking place? Pakistan vs Afghanistan will take place on Friday 29th October, 2021 at 15:00 (UK)
Where is Pakistan vs Afghanistan taking place? Pakistan vs Afghanistan will take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai
What is the expected weather for Pakistan vs Afghanistan? 29-31c with clear skies and a gentle breeze
Where can I get tickets for Pakistan vs Afghanistan? Visit here for the latest ticket information for Pakistan vs Afghanistan
What TV channel is Pakistan vs Afghanistan on in the UK? Pakistan vs Afghanistan will be televised live on Sky Sports
Where can I stream Pakistan vs Afghanistan? Sky Sports subscribers can stream Pakistan vs Afghanistan live on Sky Go
THE TEAM NEWS
PAKISTAN
- Pakistan’s five wicket victory over New Zealand in Sharjah this past Tuesday sees them top the Group 2 table in the Super 12s with wins in both their two matches played so far.
- Captain Mohammad Rizwan and the Pakistan coaching staff will have no reason to want to change anything so far and unless any unknown injuries have cropped up, then expected an unchanged Pakistan side for a third straight Super 12s fixture.
AFGHANISTAN
- Afghanistan got their Super 12s campaign off to a winning start in some style, after they thrashed Scotland by 130 runs, accruing a score of 190/4 batting first, before bowling the Scots out for just 60.
- Of the ten wickets taken by Afghanistan against Scotland, nine of them came via the spin-bowling duo of Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan and the two form the spine of what should be an unchanged bowling attack here.
THE PREDICTION
The key to victory here will be which side plays the opposition bowlers better from a batting point of view. Pakistan are going to have to be very careful when attacking the spin of both Rashid and Mujeeb and their experienced top order is likely prove very important here, as they are expected to show that they are smart enough to know when to pick their shots and when to play sensibly against this Afghanistan line-up. On the flip side, Pakistan’s pace bowling in particular has been devastatingly effective across the T20 World Cup so far and the Afghanistan batters will not have faced anything like what they will here. The expectation therefore, is that the Pakistan batters will cope better against the Afghanistan bowling unit than the Afghanistan batters will against Pakistan’s bowling attack. As a result, this should lead to a third straight victory for Pakistan in this T20 World Cup.
