Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches - Afghanistan vs Pakistan - Match 13 - 19th October, 2022

The 13th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches will be played between Afghanistan and Pakistan on the 19th of October 2022 at The Gabba, Brisbane.

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Current Form Afghanistan:

The top run scorer for Afghanistan in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches is Ibrahim Zadran with 46 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Afghanistan in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches is Fazalhaq Farooqi with 3 scalps under his belt.

Afghanistan have won their previous game against Bangladesh by 62 runs.

Afghanistan batted first and they posted a total of 160 for 7 in 20 overs. The start wasn't ideal and they lost 2 wickets for 62 runs in the 9th over. Ibrahim Zadran at number 3 played superbly and scored 46 runs in just 39 balls to lay the foundation for a big total. Mohammad Nabi followed it up with a brilliant 41 run knock in 17 balls to help Afghanistan reach the 160 run mark in 20 overs.

During the chase, Bangladesh got off to a terrible start and they lost 5 wickets for just 28 runs. Mosaddek Hossain in the middle order played well and struck 29 runs but he found no support at the other end. As a result, Bangladesh were restricted to a small total of 98 for 9 in 20 overs, as they lost the match by a big margin of 62 runs.

Current Form Pakistan:

The top run scorer for Pakistan in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches is Shan Masood with 39 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Pakistan in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches is Mohammad Wasim with 2 scalps under his belt.

Pakistan lost their previous match against England by 6 wickets.

The match was reduced to 19 overs per side. Pakistan batted first and they posted a total of 160 for 8 in 19 overs. Shan Masood opened the batting for Pakistan and he scored 39 runs in just 22 deliveries. The rest of the batting order couldn't really do much and Pakistan struggled through the middle overs. Mohammad Wasim provided some impetus into the innings coming in at number 8. He scored 26 off 16 balls to take Pakistan to the 160 run mark in 19 overs of play.

During the chase, England lost Alex Hales and Philip Salt early on in the innings. Just when things looked tricky for England, Ben Stokes came in at number 3 and smashed 36 runs in just 18 balls to instill hope for a successful chase. A decisive innings was played by Harry Brook, who scored 45 not out in 24 balls to take England home in the 15th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood, Usman Qadir

Reserves: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani

Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket-keeper), Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Najibullah Zadran, Qais Ahmad, Usman Ghani, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Salim Safi, Rashid Khan, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Farid Ahmad Malik, Naveen ul Haq

Reserve: Afsar Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafudin Ashraf, Rahmat Shah

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Pakistan

Who will win?- Pakistan

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Haider Ali (Pakistan), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken)- Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan), Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan)

Most Sixes – Haider Ali (Pakistan), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan)

Player of the Match- Haider Ali (Pakistan)

Team Scores Batting first – Pakistan 165+, Afghanistan 155+

Match Handicap: Pakistan

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