With the race for the four semi-final spots getting closer and tenser with each passing day, Pakistan will know the importance of winning the game against Afghanistan, as they are set to square off in the 36th match of 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. The contest will be played at the Headingley in Leeds, England on June 29, Saturday. The inconsistent Pakistan team will be wary of the challenge that the minnows Afghanistan pose, as they meet in the all-important match for them in this edition. Pakistan vs Afghanistan Cricket Score 36th ODI Match.

Afghanistan will be playing for pride and respect as they cannot, now, qualify for the finals. With 3 wins and 3 losses in 7 matches, Pakistan has 7 points in their kitty, and is on the sixth spot of the World Cup 2019 Points Table. Bangladesh, on the other hand, is on the fifth spot with 7 points too. Pakistan vs Afghanistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match Preview: PAK Aim to Continue on Winning March Against AFG.

The people who follow fantasy cricket, e.g. Dream11 cricket, will be looking forward to earning more points in the match. Here, we look at the records and forms of the players to help you build a strong playing XI of best bowlers, batsmen, all-rounders, and wicket-keepers for your Pakistan vs Afghanistan Dream11 World Cup 2019 Cricket team.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Dream11 Team Prediction: Wicket-Keepers

As per the latest rules, one can take only 1-4 wicket-keepers in their Dream11 side. Given the options available to pick up for this crucial spot and keeping the current form in sight, the only obvious choice for this team will be Pakistan’s Sarfraz Ahmed – the Pakistani skipper who is having a hot-and-cold run this World Cup.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Dream11 Team Prediction: Batsmen

As per the newest rules of Dream11, you can select only 3-6 batsmen in your team. Pakistan and Afghanistan have a big pool of good batsmen to play as the field takes place. However, keeping the form of the players in the context, it will be Afghanistan’s Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rahmat Shah, and Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Haris Sohail who will form the crux of the team.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Dream11 Team Prediction: All-rounders

As per the latest rules, one can pick 1-4 all-rounders in your Dream11 side. Both Afghanistan and Pakistan have a quality all-rounder in their ranks that can swing the match in their favour, on their given day. The two all-rounder’s spots in the team will be filled by Mohammad Nabi and Mohammad Hafeez.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Dream11 Team Prediction: Bowlers

As per the newest rules of Dream11, you can pick 3-6 bowlers in your team. The Pakistani bowlers are in supreme form and would be the major selection choices here. With Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, and Shaheen Shah Afridi in the side, the viewers have stronger chances of winning more points. Rashid Khan will be sole Afghanistan’s representative in the bowling department.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan: Dream11 Team Prediction: Sarfraz Ahmed, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Hafeez, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Aamir (c), Wahab Riaz, and Shaheen Shah Afridi (vc).

Pakistan’s bowlers are going to love to bowl to the comparatively weaker Afghanistan side and return to form in their otherwise frail campaign. Keeping that in mind, both Mohammad Amir and Shaheed Afridi are going to love the captaincy challenge, where they are appointed as the captain and vice-captain of PAK vs AFG, 36th World Cup 2019 match respectively.

Pakistan Squad: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c,wk), Asif Ali, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Shoaib Malik, and Wahab Riaz.

Afghanistan Full Squad: Afghanistan Full Squad: Gulbadin Naib (c), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

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