Pakistan and Afghanistan will take each other on in the third and final match of their ODI series on Saturday at the R. Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo. Pakistan are currently leading the series 2-0 and will look to keep their momentum going into the Asia Cup that starts on August 30.
Pakistan had a stellar bowling performance in the first match dismissing Afghanistan for just 59 runs with Haris Rauf leading the attack and picking up 5 wickets. In the second ODI, they showed their batting prowess as well by chasing, a 301-run target successfully. Their opener Imam ul Haq scored 91 and missed a well-deserved century. The main concern for Pakistan is the middle order which has not performed at par, and in the third ODI, the team will look to fill this gap as well.
Afghanistan on the other hand, would be disappointed as they let this match slip off their hands. They were well in control and needed to save 11 runs against Pakistani pacers, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah. But Afghanistan can take a lot of positives from the game as their opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a magnificent century, scoring 151 runs. This will give them a lot of confidence and they will look to finish the series on a high note with a win over their neighbours.
AFG vs PAK Dream11 Prediction
Captain: Imam ul Haq
Vice-captain: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Wicketkeepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Babar Azam, Ibrahim Zadran, Imam ul Haq, Fakhar Zaman
All-rounders: Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nabi
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Rashid Khan
AFG vs PAK Probable XIs:
PAK Probable XI: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
AFG Probable XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Shahidullah Kamal
AFG vs PAK Full Squad
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Salman Ali Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Muhammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullag Zadran, Riaz Hasan, Abdul Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmat Shah, Shahidullah, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Saleem, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Wafadar Momand