The first match of the three ODI series between Pakistan and Afghanistan cricket teams will be played in Hambantota today.
The series to be held in Sri Lanka is being hosted by the Afghanistan team and the first match will start at 2:30 pm Pakistan time.
International Cricket Council (ICC) According to the website of Afghanistan, the Afghanistan team is led by Hashmatullah Shahidi, who led the Afghan team in the match against Sri Lanka in the same field some time ago.
According to the ICC One Day Team Rankings, the Pakistan team is currently at the second position with 2316 points, while the Afghan team is at the eighth position with 1404 points. In this way, apparently, the Pakistani team has a heavy load, but the Afghan players have the ability to turn the tide of the match.
Which Afghan players can become an alarm bell for Pakistan?
3 Asghar Afghan
Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan is an experienced all-rounder who has played 114 ODIs. He played his first ODI in 2009 making him one of Afghanistan’s senior players.
He played a key role in Afghanistan’s success in the recent World Cup Qualifier tournament.
2 Rahmanullah Garbaz
Afghanistan’s opening batsmen are renowned for their aggressive style, playing both spin and fast bowlers with equal skill. He is in great form at the moment and has just scored 145 runs in an ODI against Bangladesh last month.
1 Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan is one of the top bowlers in the world in white ball cricket. His most notable quality is that the batsmen fail to recognize these quick googlies and end up bowled or lbw.
Especially Pakistan captain Babar Azam finds it difficult to understand Rashid Khan’s balls and he has become a victim of Rashid Khan many times.
In terms of ICC rankings, he is currently ranked number one in T20 and third in ODI cricket.
A great opportunity to prepare for Asia Cup and World Cup
This year Pakistan cricket team has won ODI series against New Zealand by four to one and Test series against Sri Lanka by two to zero.
The series is being played before the Asia Cup and the World Cup, which is an important opportunity to test Pakistan’s readiness for these international competitions.
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If the Pakistani team wins all three matches, they can get the world number one position in ODIs.
Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam says, ‘The presence of Iftikhar Ahmed and Salman Ali Agha has boosted the middle order batting. Our top order is already set. Spin bowling has strengthened. There is an excellent pace attack in the form of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf.
‘Bowlers win big tournaments. The message to all the players has always been to believe in themselves and try to give 100 percent performance on the field.
do All of us players are having a lot of fun with each other as a unit. The momentum is built from the series win against Sri Lanka.
According to the Pakistan captain, such series before big events are beneficial.
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Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain) Ibrahim Zadran Najeebullah Zadran Riaz Hasan Abdul Rehman Azmatullah Omarzai Prophet Muhammad Rahmat Shah Shahidullah Ikram Ali Khel (wicket keeper) Rahmanullah Garbaz (wicket keeper) Farid Ahmad Fazal Haq Farooqui Muhammad Saleem Mujeebur Rehman Nour Ahmed Rashid Khan Loyal guest |
Abdullah Shafiq Babar Azam (Captain) the pride of time Iftikhar Ahmed In front of the truth Saud Shakeel Tayyab Tahir Salman Ali Agha Faheem Ashraf Mohammad Nawaz Shadab Khan Mohammad Haris (wicket keeper) Mohammad Rizwan (Wicket Keeper) Haris Rauf Muhammad Wasim Jr Naseem Shah Shaheen Shah Afridi Osama Mir |
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2024-06-21 07:13:11