Afghanistan clash with Pakistan in a T20 World Cup Group 2 match in Dubai on Friday, Afghanistan are looking to make it two from two whilst Pakistan are seeking a third successive victory.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan opened their tournament with a landslide win against Scotland. The 130 run margin victory was set up by their batsmen who posted 190/4 with the major contributions coming from Hazratullah Zazai (44), Gurbaz (46) and Najibullah (59).
With the ball Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 5 wickets for just 20 runs in his 4 overs as Scotland were bowled out for 60 in 10.2 overs.
This was how Afghanistan lined up against Scotland.
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Afghanistan are trading at around 22/1 to win the tournament
Pakistan
Pakistan made it 2 wins from 2 when they beat New Zealand by 5 wickets on Tuesday. New Zealand posted 134/8 with Haris Rauf returning the best bowling figures of 4/22. At 83/5 in the chase the match looked in the balance but Asif Ali hit 3 maximums in scoring 27 off 12 balls and Pakistan got home with 8 balls to spare. Opening bat Rizwan top scored with 33.
In their opening match Pakistan turned over India with a crushing 10 wicket victory. They chased down India's 151/7 with Rizwan (79 off 55) and Babar Azam (68 off 52) getting them home in 17.5 overs.
This was how Pakistan lined up against New Zealand.
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Pakistan are now trading as 5/2 favourites with Sunbet to win the tournament and 41/50 to reach the final.
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Head to Head
Overall the teams have met just once, back in 2013 and Pakistan came out on top by 6 wickets in Sharjah.
The Betting
Pakistan are currently trading at around 3/10 to win the game and Afghanistan can be backed at around 5/2
Pakistan are 19/20 to hit the most 6's with Afghanistan 23/20 and a tie is 7/1
The highest first 6 overs total market has Pakistan at 7/10 and Afghanistan are 23/20
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The Verdict
Pakistan have already seen off two big rivals in this group and although Afghanistan come into the game having thrashed Scotland I think Pakistan will justify the short price favourites tag.
For a betting interest I fancy Pakistan to hit the most 6's as Afghanistan will find this bowling unit far stronger than that they faced against Scotland.
Bets: Pakistan to hit the most 6's at 19/20
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