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This match will see the fight between the two teams of Group 2 of Super 12 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Afghanistan will be squaring off against Pakistan for the first time in the twenty-fourth match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 today.
Afghanistan last played against Scotland at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium where they won the game by a mammoth margin of 160 runs. Against Afghanistan’s 190 runs, Scotland could put up only 60 runs and lost their opening game of the tournament.
Najeebullah, Gurbaz and Zazai were the star performers with the bat. The duo of Mujeeb-Rashid was lethal once again as they together hunted 9 scalps in the game.
On the other hand, Pakistan last played against New Zealand at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium where they won the game by 5 wickets.
While batting first, New Zealand managed to put 134 runs on the board, which was chased down by the Pakistan side in the 19th over itself. Haris Rauf grabbed 4 wickets with the ball.
The last time they played against each other in this format, Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 6 wickets.
Pakistan has been sensational in this tournament so far and is coming off back to back wins against two of the biggest teams of the tournament. On the other hand, Afganisthan is coming off their biggest-margin win ever in this format.
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