Pakistan vs Afghanistan – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Betting Tips
Pakistan and Afghanistan will lock horns in the 24th match in the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup played at Dubai International Cricket on Friday.
After registering victories over quality teams like India and New Zealand, Pakistan will be keen to seal their place in the semifinals of the competition. Captain Babar Azam will be hoping that the side can maintain their discipline in all three departments against Afghanistan.
On the other hand, Afghanistan will be looking to deliver show against Pakistan. In their opening game, Afghanistan delivered a clinical performance to beat Scotland by a comprehensive margin.
Pakistan Form and Team News
After another comfortable win over New Zealand, Pakistan is unlikely to make any change to their final XI for this game.
In the batting department, the side will be relying heavily on opening pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to get them off to a good start.
In the previous game, Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali came together and produced a crucial partnership to help Pakistan complete a comfortable win over New Zealand..
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Imad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali to provide timely breakthroughs.
Rookie pacer Haris Rauf has put in excellent performances for Pakistan in the two matches played so far in the T20 World Cup.
Afghanistan Form and Team News
The team management will assess the pitch conditions and pick their strongest XI for this game.
In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad and Rashid Khan to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan to deliver the bulk of the runs.
Odds by Casumo
According to the Casumo sportsbook, Pakistan will be favorites to win the 24th game of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. For this 24th T20 World Cup game, Pakistan are placed at 1.27 odds, while Afghanistan placed at 3.40 odds
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Our Tipsters Angle
Based on current form, Pakistan have played excellent cricket so far in this T20 World Cup. With the likes of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan delivering consistently good scores at the top of the innings and Shaheen Afridi putting in probing spells with the new-ball, the side will be looking to dominate the proceedings against Afghanistan.
Therefore, the prediction is for Babar Azam-led unit to register a comfortable win over Afghanistan.
Tip 1- Pakistan’s unbeaten streak at Dubai in the T20 format
Pakistan put in excellent performance with bat and ball to break their World Cup jinx against India in a game played at Dubai. The Green Shirts will take heart from the fact that they have won their last seven matches on the bounce at this venue. Given their formidable record at this venue in the T20 format, we can expect Pakistan to register a comfortable win over [email protected]
Tip 2- Haris Rauf to continue his splendid form with the ball in hand
Rookie pacer Haris Rauf has shown remarkable improvement in his debut World Cup tournament. In the previous game against New Zealand, Haris Rauf was the standout bowler on display for Pakistan. With 5 wickets at an economy rate of 5.57, Haris Rauf is currently Pakistan’s leading run-scorer in the competition. Given his excellent performances in first two matches of the T20 World Cup, we can expect pacer Haris Rauf to take one wicket or more against [email protected]
Conclusion
Expect Pakistan to beat Afghanistan and extend their lead at the top of the table in Group 1.
- Pakistan to register a comfortable win over Afghanistan- [email protected]
- Pacer Haris Rauf to take one wicket or more against Afghanistan- [email protected]
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