Afghanistan vs Pakistan - 1st ODI of the Afghanistan vs Pakistan ODI Series in Sri Lanka, 2023 at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
(i) Total Matches - ODI
Overall - 24
Avg 1st Innings - 251
Avg 2nd Innings - 197
Highest total - 368/4 (Sri Lanka vs Pakistan - 26th July'2015)
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
AFG - 3 - 1w/2l
PAK - 4 - 2w/2l
(iii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s
AFG
Ibrahim Zadran - 12th highest run scorer (174), Avg (58) - 3M/3I
Fareed Ahmad - 20th highest wicket taker (4), SR (27) - 3M/3I
PAK
No Records.
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka - 7th June'2023
116/10 vs 120/1 (SL won by 9 wkts)
Pacers - 7w+1w=8w
Spinners - 3w+0w=3w
2) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 4th June'2023
323/6 vs 191/10 (SL won by 131 runs)
Pacers - 2w+3w = 5w
Spinners - 4w+7w = 11w
3) Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan - 2nd June'2023
268/10 vs 269/4 (AFG won by 6 wickets)
Pacers - 5w+4w = 9W
Spinners - 3w+0w = 3w
4) Sri Lanka vs West Indies - 26th February'2020
345/8 vs 184/10 (SL won by 161 runs)
Pacers - 7w+3w = 10w
Spinners - 0w+6w = 6w
5) Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 10th July'2017
203/8 vs 204/7 (ZIM won by 3 wickets)
Pacers - 1w+3w = 4w
Spinners - 7w+4w = 11w
6) Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - 8th July'2017)
300/6 vs 219/6 (SL won by 81 runs)
Pacers - 3w+2w = 5w
Spinners - 3w+4w = 7w
7) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 6th July'2017
310/8 vs 312/2 (SL won by 8 wickets)
Pacers - 4w+1w = 5w
Spinners - 3w+1w = 4w
8) Sri Lanka vs Pakistan - 26th July'2015
368/4 vs 203/10 (SL won by 165 runs)
Pacers - 2w+3w = 5w
Spinners - 0w+5w = 5w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 31w
2nd Innings - 20w
Spinners
1st Innings - 23w
2nd Innings - 27w
Overall
51w:50w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(23), 2(12)
2. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 98(98), 54(75)
3. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 55(80), 36(42)
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 38(47), 57(62)
5. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 7(6)*, 2(8)
6. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(23)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 27(28)*&1w, 2(5)&2w
7. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 28(31)&0w
8. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(8)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w
10. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 1w
11. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(15)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w
12. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(7)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 2w
13. Ikram Alikhil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Riaz Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Abdul Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Shahidullah Kamal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Saleem Safi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Wafadar Momand
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Pakistan (PAK)
1. Fakhar Zaman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Iftikhar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Agha Salman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Mohammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Saud Shakeel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Mohammad Nawaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Shaheen Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Usama Mir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Mohammad Wasim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Faheem Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Mohammad Haris
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Tayyab Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Abdullah Shafique
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
4 - 4w/0l (In favour of PAK)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
4 - 4w/0l (In favour of PAK)
(iii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet!
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Afghanistan vs Pakistan - 26th June'2019
227/9 vs 230/7 (PAK won by 3 wkts)
Najibullah Zadran - 42(54)
Rahmat Shah - 35(43)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 2w
Mohammad Nabi - 2w
Rashid Khan - 1w
Babar Azam - 45(51)
Imam Ul Haq - 36(51)
Shaheen Afridi - 4w
Shadab Khan - 1w
2) Afghanistan vs Pakistan - 21st September'2018
257/6 vs 258/7 (PAK won by 3 wkts)
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 97(118)*
Rahmat Shah - 36(51)
Rashid Khan - 3w
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 2w
Imam Ul Haq - 80(104)
Babar Azam - 66(94)
Mohammad Nawaz - 3w
Shaheen Afridi - 2w
3) Pakistan vs Afghanistan - 27th February'2014
248/8 vs 176/10 (PAK won by 72 runs)
Mohammad Nabi - 15(13)
4) Afghanistan vs Pakistan - 10th February'2012
195/10 vs 198/3 (PAK won by 7 wkts)
Mohammad Nabi - 37(56)
(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 36(51), 35(43)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Hashmatullah Shahidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 97(118)*, 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(6), 42(54)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(56)&0w, 7(5)&0w, 16(33)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 15(13)&0w
7. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 8(12)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 7(9)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Noor Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Ikram Alikhil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Riaz Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Abdul Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Shahidullah Kamal
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Saleem Safi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Wafadar Momand
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Pakistan (PAK)
1. Fakhar Zaman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(6), 0(2)
2. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 80(104), 36(51)
3. Babar Azam
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 66(94), 45(51)
4. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(17)&1w
5. Iftikhar Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Agha Salman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Mohammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Saud Shakeel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Mohammad Nawaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(8)&3w
10. Shaheen Afridi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 4w
11. Naseem Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Usama Mir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Mohammad Wasim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Faheem Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Mohammad Haris
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Tayyab Tahir
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Abdullah Shafique
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 19, 0, 1, 39, 3, 0, 54, 14, 21, 62*
2) Ibrahim Zadran - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 22, 8, 1, 100, 41*, 6, 0, 22, 54, 98, 53
3) Rahmat Shah - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0, 2, 8, 9, 30, 7, 36, 55, 9*, 102r 0w, 17
4) Hashmatullah Shahidi - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 22, 2, 9*, 9r 0w, 13r 0w, 57, 38, 124, 15r 0w, 87
5) Mohammad Nabi - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 4r 1w, 1w, 19r 0w, 2r 0w, 4r 1w, 0r 1w, 2r 0w, 19r 2w, 17r 2w, 22
6) Najibullah Zadran - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 1, 2, 0, 15, 18, 8*, 5
7) Azmatullah Omarzai - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 10r 0w, 7r 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 25r 2w, 33r 1w
8) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 13r 1w, 6r 0w, 3r 1w, 6r 2w, 2w
9) Mujeeb Ur Rahman - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w
10) Fareed Malik - LHB, LAM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w
11) Fazalhaq Farooqi - RHB, LAM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 3w
BENCH
12) Noor Ahmad - RHB, Left Arm Wrist Spin
Last 10 - 3w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w
13) Ikram Alikhil - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 1, 34*, 34*, 40, 21, 63, 4, 29
14) Riaz Hassan - RHB
Last 10 - 78, 82, 27, 14, 40, 0, 17, 58, 25, 0
15) Abdul Rahman - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 6r 1w, 60r 1w, 15r 3w, 64r 1w, 1w, 24r 5w, 3r 0w, 61r 3w
16) Shahidullah Kamal - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 44r 0w, 23, 45r 0w, 82r 1w, 92, 9, 2, 127, 8, 5
17) Saleem Safi - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 4w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w
18) Wafadar Momand - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w
Safe C/VC choices
Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi
B) PAKISTAN (PAK) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Fakhar Zaman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0, 8, 11, 22, 45, 42, 28, 4, 4, 21
2) Imam ul Haq - LHB
Last 10 - 6, 1, 50*, 36, 90, 24, 60, 6, 11, 83, 12, 24, 96
3) Babar Azam - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 6, 9, 11, 24, 104, 41, 59, 7, 39, 13, 24
4) Mohammad Rizwan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 39, 4 27, 68*, 52*, 50*, 12, 9, 24, 32
5) Saud Shakeel - LHB, Left Arm Slow
Last 10 - 57, 208*, 30, 61, 8, 19r 0w, 35, 3r 0w, 6, 125*, 32, 22, 55*, 23, 53, 63, 94
6) Iftikhar Ahmed - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 5r 1w, 0r 1w, 18, 2, 8r 2w, 36r 0w, 8r 2w, 38r 1w, 6r 0w, 47r 0w
7) Shadab Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2r 1w, 4r 0w, 0, 20r 2w, 0r 0w, 9r 2w, 37r 0w, 61r 1w, 3r 1w, 15r 0w
8) Mohammad Nawaz - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 11r 0w, 21r 0w, 20r 0w, 27r 0w, 14r 0w, 0w, 10r 1w, 3r 0w, 0w, 11r 0w
9) Shaheen Afridi - LHB, LAF
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 9r 3w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 2w
10) Naseem Shah - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 6r 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 3w, 0w, 1w
11) Haris Rauf - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w
BENCH
12) Usama Mir - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 4w, 0w, 32r 2w, 0w, 39r 2w, 3w, 1w, 0w
13) Abdullah Shafique - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 201, 19, 8, 25, 19, 7, 23, 0, 0, 65, 10
14) Tayyab Tahir - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 108, 26, 5, 51, 10, 13, 16, 40, 7, 19
15) Agha Salman - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 132r 0w, 83r 1w, 6r 2w, 12r 2w, 57r 0w, 58r 0w, 31r 1w, 0w, 7r 0w, 45r 2w, 25r 0w
16) Faheem Ashraf - LHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 27r 0w, 0w
17) Mohammad Wasim - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 17r 2w, 24r 0w, 8r 0w, 5r 1w, 4w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 1w
18) Mohammad Haris - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 26, 7, 79, 2, 1, 81, 17, 23, 20, 37*
Safe C/VC choices
Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi
Differential GL C/VC choices
AFG - Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi
PAK - Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Imam Ul Haq
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