Pakistan vs Afghanistan ODI Head To Head Stats & Record in MA Chidambaram Stadium & ODI World Cup: Asian rivals will look to bounce back from defeats when they clash in match 22 of the ICC World Cup 2023 in Chennai on Monday (October 23).
Pakistan led by Babar Azam head into the match on the back of two wins and two defeats, while Hashmatullah Shahidi’s Afghanistan, have won just once in their four outings in the show-piece tournament.

In the most recent outing, despite Shaheen Shah Afridi’s five-wicket haul, Pakistan bowlers were taken to the cleaners by Australian opening pair David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, while the batters folded for 305 falling 62 runs short of the target in Bengaluru.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, suffered a massive loss to New Zealand in Chennai, where the Blackcaps posted 288 and bowled out the confident Afghans for just 139 in 34.4 overs.
The two Asian rivals met in a three-match series last month in Sri Lanka, and had met in a less than a handful of ODI matches, including a solitary meeting in ODI World Cup, prior to that. They have never met in Chennai, but have faced different teams at the venue.
Now, ahead of the PAK vs AFG World Cup 2023 match we take a look at their ODI head to head record, stats as well as both Pakistan and Afghanistan’s record in World Cup and their numbers at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
In the 7 PAK vs AFG head to head match in ODI format, Pakistan has the clear advantage, having won all seven times against Afghanistan with three of those wins coming when batting first and four when chasing. Here is a look at the PAK vs AFG stats and record:
| Stats | For PAK vs AFG | For AFG vs PAK |
| Highest Total | 302/9 | 300/5 |
| Lowest Total | 201 All Out | 59 All Out |
| Wins Batting 1st | 3 | 0 |
| Wins Chasing | 4 | 0 |
| Most Runs | Imam Ul Haq (281 runs) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (174 runs) |
| Highest scorer | Umar Akmal (102*) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (151) |
| Most wickets | Shaheen Shah Afridi (12 wickets) | Mujeeb Ur Rahman (9 wickets) |
| Best Bowling | Shahid Afridi (5/36) | Mujeeb Ur Rahman (3/33) |
In Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, the two sides have never played, but have faced different teams in at leat one match so far. Pakistan has won both their matches against India at the venue, where Afghanistan lost to New Zealand in their only match.
In ODI World Cup history, the two rivals have clashed only once and that meeting happened in 2019 edition when Pakistan beat Afghanistan in a run chase of 228 with three wickets and two deliveries to spare.
When it comes to ODI World Cups, Pakistan has won the tournament once in 1992 and gone close another time in 1999, when they finished runners up, while Afghanistan have never crossed the group stage in their two appearances. Here is a look at PAK and AFG record in CWC.
| Stats | Pakistan Record in ODI World Cup | Afghanistan Record in ODI World Cup |
| Matches | 83 | 19 |
| Won | 47 | 2 |
| Lost | 34 | 17 |
| Tied | 0 | 0 |
| No Result | 2 | 1 |
| Won Batting First | 30 | 1 |
| Won Chasing | 17 | 1 |
| Highest Total | 349 | 288 |
| Lowest Total | 74 | 125 |
| Most Runs (All Time) | Javed Miandad (1083 runs) | Najibullah Zadran (360 runs) |
| Most Runs (Current) | Babar Azam (557 runs) | Rahmat Shah (327 runs) |
| Most Wickets (All Time) | Wasim Akram (55 wickets) | Mohammad Nabi (15 wickets) |
| Most Wickets (Current) | Shaheen Shah Afridi (25 wickets) | Rashid Khan (12 wickets) |