Pakistan vs Afghanistan Playing 11, World Cup 2023: PAK vs AFG Lineup, Team News, Injury Update

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Pakistan and Afghanistan will lock horns in an important ICC World Cup 2023 encounter at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday (October 23).

Pakistan are currently sitting mid-table in 5th with 4 points after four matches, while Afghanistan are rooted at the bottom with 2 points after four matches. Pakistan and Afghanistan have met seven times so far, with the Pakistanis winning all seven encounters so far.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Team News, Injury Update

Pakistan have no injury concerns ahead of the match against Afghanistan. They brought in Usama Mir in the last match against Australia, which proved to be a costly one. Given the nature of the Chennai pitch, we may see Shadab Khan coming back to the team replacing Mir. Their captain Babar Azam will also have to find form, as he has had a lean patch in the tournament with just 83 runs in four innings.

For Afghanistan, there is a possibility to go with the same team. Although the team management will be tempted to slot in Noor Ahmad, but it is to be seen if they take the approach. At the top, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran have done well. Their middle order has also played well and the Afghans will hope to pull off a combined effort against Pakistan.

Pakistan and Afghanistan WC 2023 Squads

Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq

Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Playing 11, World Cup 2023: PAK vs AFG Lineups

PAK Playing 11 vs AFG: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi

AFG Playing 11 vs PAK: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi