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Pakistan after losing two back-to-back games against India and Australia, will be playing their next two matches against Afghanistan and mighty South African side at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Afghanistan lost their previous match against New Zealand by a big margin of 149 runs at this same venue, hence it will be interesting to see how they will change their strategy for this game as they have the capability to beat big sides like England on a given day.
It's been reported that the pitch used for India versus Australia game on 8th October will be used for this game, hence chasing team could get a small advantage.
Numbers and stats ahead of PAK vs AFG game:
2 - Hasan Ali needs two more wickets to complete the milestone of picking 100 wickets in ODIs.
2 - Pakistan have won both the ODI matches they played in Chennai.
Pakistan team's results in ODIs in Chennai:
Pakistan beat India by 35 runs in 1997.
Pakistan beat India by 6 wickets in 2012.
1997 ODI game between Pakistan and India saw Saeed Anwar record highest-ever ODI score of 194 runs from 146 balls.
3 - Ibrahim Zadran needs three more runs to complete 1000 runs in ODIs.
Fastest to complete 1000 runs in ODIs for Afghanistan (by inns batted):
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 27
Rahmat Shah - 31
Mohammad Shahzad - 33
Ibrahim Zadran has scored 997 runs in ODIs from just 23 innings.
3 - Mujeeb Ur Rahman needs three more wickets to complete 100 wickets in ODIs.
Most wickets for Afghanistan in ODIs:
Rashid Khan - 178
Mohammad Nabi - 156
Dawlat Zadran - 115
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 97
Gulbadin Naib - 72
5 - Shaheen Afridi needs five more wickets to become the third fastest to complete 100 wickets in ODIs.
Fastest to pick 100 wickets in ODIs (by matches played):
Sandeep Lamichhane - 42
Rashid Khan - 44
Mitchell Starc - 52
Shaheen Afridi has taken 95 wickets in ODIs from just 48 matches.
7 - Pakistan have defeated Afghanistan seven out of seven times in ODIs overall.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan results in ODIs:
Pakistan won by 7 wickets in Sharjah, 2012 Asia Cup
Pakistan won by 72 runs in Fatullah, 2014 Asia Cup
Pakistan won by 3 wickets in Abu Dhabi, 2018 Asia Cup
Pakistan won by 3 wickets in Leeds, 2019 World Cup
Pakistan won by 142 runs in Hambantota, 2023
Pakistan won by 1 wicket in Hambantota, 2023
Pakistan won by 59 runs in Colombo (RPS), 2023
44.8 - Babar Azam averages 44.8 with the bat against Afghanistan in ODIs.
Babar Azam's scores vs Afghanistan in ODIs:
66 in Abu Dhabi, 2018 Asia Cup - Super Fours
45 in Leeds, 2019 World Cup
0 in Hambantota, 2023
53 in Hambantota, 2023
60 in Colombo (RPS), 2023
78 - Mohammad Rizwan needs 78 more runs to complete 1000 ODI runs in 2023.
Most runs in ODIs by a batsman in 2023:
Shubman Gill - 1299
Pathum Nissanka - 985
Asif Khan - 934
Rohit Sharma - 923
Mohammad Rizwan - 922
