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PAK vs NEP Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Stats, Venue Report, Recent Performances, Probable XIs, Head To Head, Toss Based Analysis, C/VC Choices - Match 1

Author: Shreyas
30 Aug 2023 02:35:27
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Pakistan vs Nepal - 1st Match of the Asia Cup 2023, at Multan Cricket Stadium

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1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO

(i) Points Table Scenario 

PAK - Not Played Yet 
NEP - Not Played Yet 


2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO 

Venue - Multan Cricket Stadium

(i) Total Matches - ODIs

Overall - 10 

Avg 1st Innings - 242
Avg 2nd Innings - 198

Highest total - 323/3 (Pakistan vs Bangladesh - 9th September'2003)

Times won Batting First - 5
Times won Batting Second - 5


(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground 

PAK - 10 - 7w/3l
NEP - Not Played Yet 

(iii) Top Performers on this Venue

PAK

Imam Ul Haq - Highest run scorer (199), Avg (66.33) - 3M/3I
Babar Azam - 3rd highest run scorer (181), Avg (60.33) - 3M/3I
Shadab Khan - 11th highest run scorer (114), Avg (38) - 3M/3I
Mohammad Rizwan - 18th highest run scorer (85), Avg (28.33) - 3M/3I

Shadab Khan - Highest wicket taker (7), SR (24) - 3M/3I
Mohammad Nawaz - Highest wicket taker (7), SR (25.7) - 3M/3I
Haris Rauf - 7th highest wicket taker (4), SR (22.5) - 2M/2I
Mohammad Wasim - 7th highest wicket taker (4), SR (17) - 2M/2I


NEP

Not Played Yet 


(iv) Recent Matches on this venue 

1) Pakistan vs West Indies - 12th June'2022
269/9 vs 216/10 (PAK won by 53 runs)

Pacers - 3w+4w=7w
Spinners - 6w+6w=12w

2) Pakistan vs West Indies - 10th June'2022 
275/8 vs 155/10 (PAK won by 120 runs)

Pacers - 4w+4w=8w
Spinners - 3w+6w=10w

3) West Indies vs Pakistan - 8th June'2022 
305/8 vs 306/5 (PAK won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+4w=10w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

4) Bangladesh vs Pakistan - 16th April'2008
210/10 vs 212/3 (PAK won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 8w+1w=9w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

5) Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - 27th January'2008
272/9 vs 235/8 (PAK won by 37 runs)

Pacers - 7w+3w=10w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w

6) Pakistan vs South Africa - 26th October'2007
230/9 vs 233/3 (SA won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+2w=8w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w

7) Pakistan vs West Indies - 13th December'2006
209/10 vs 212/3 (WI won by 7 wkts)

Pacers - 6w+3w=9w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w

8) Pakistan vs India - 16th February'2006
161/10 vs 162/5 (IND won by 5 wkts)

Pacers - 9w+5w=14w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w

9) Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - 30th September'2004
292/7 vs 148/10 (PAK won by 144 runs)

Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 2w+6w=8w


SUMMARY 

Pacers 
1st Innings - 54w
2nd Innings - 30w

Spinners 
1st Innings - 21w
2nd Innings - 24w

Overall
84w:45w (Pacers:Spinners)


(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue

Pakistan (PAK)

1. Babar Azam 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 77(93), 1(3)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 103(107)

2. Shadab Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(23)&2w, 86(78)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(8)&1w

3. Shaheen Afridi 
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(6)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w

4. Imam Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 72(72), 62(68)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 65(71)

5. Mohammad Wasim
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(13)*&3w, 6(7)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 

6. Fakhar Zaman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 17(28), 35(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 11(20)

7. Mohammad Nawaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(5)&4w, 8(13)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(6)*&1w

8. Haris Rauf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w

9. Mohammad Rizwan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(23), 11(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 59(61)

10. Faheem Ashraf 
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11. Agha Salman
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12. Abdullah Shafique
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13. Mohammad Haris
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(6), 0(2)
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14. Usama Mir
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15. Saud Shakeel
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16. Naseem Shah
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17. Iftikhar Ahmed
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18. Tayyab Tahir (Reserve)
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Nepal (NEP)

1. Rohit Paudel
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2. Aasif Sheikh
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3. Dipendra Singh Airee 
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4. Kushal Bhurtel 
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5. Mousom Dhakal
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6. Pratis GC
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7. Sandeep Lamichhane 
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8. Aarif Sheikh
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9. Gulsan Jha
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10. Sompal Kami
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11. KC Karan
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12. Lalit Rajbanshi 
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13. Arjun Saud
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14. Bhim Sharki
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15. Kushal Malla
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16. Kishore Mahato
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17. Sundeep Jora
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3. HEAD TO HEAD 

(i) Overall
Not Played Yet 


4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING 

A) PAKISTAN (PAK) SQUAD : 

Probable XI

1) Fakhar Zaman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 27, 30, 2, 0, 8, 11, 22, 45, 42, 28, 4, 4

2) Imam ul Haq - LHB
Last 10 - 13, 91, 61, 6, 1, 50*, 36, 90, 24, 60, 6, 11, 83, 12

3) Babar Azam - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 60, 51, 0, 6, 9, 11, 24, 104, 41, 59, 7, 39

4) Mohammad Rizwan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 67, 2, 21, 39, 4 27, 68*, 52*, 50*, 12, 9

5) Agha Salman - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 38r 1w, 14, 7, 132r 0w, 83r 1w, 6r 2w, 12r 2w, 57r 0w, 58r 0w, 31r 1w, 0w, 7r 0w, 45r 2w

6) Iftikhar Ahmed - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 17r 0w, 30, 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 - 3r 3w, 48r 0w, 39r 1w, 2r 1w, 4r 0w, 0, 20r 2w, 0r 0w, 9r 2w, 37r 0w, 61r 1w, 3r 1w

8) Mohammad Nawaz - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 30r 2w, 11r 0w, 21r 0w, 20r 0w, 27r 0w, 14r 0w, 0w, 10r 1w, 3r 0w, 0w

9) Shaheen Afridi - LHB, LAF
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 9r 3w, 2w, 3w

10) Naseem Shah - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 10r 1w, 18r 1w, 6r 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 3w, 3w, 0w, 1w

11) Haris Rauf - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 0w, 5w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 1w, 1w 


BENCH 

12) Usama Mir - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 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) 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

15) Faheem Ashraf - LHB, RAM
Last 10 - 2r 2w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 27r 0w

16) Mohammad Wasim - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 0w, 17r 2w, 24r 0w, 8r 0w, 5r 1w, 4w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 1w

17) Mohammad Haris - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 26, 7, 79, 2, 1, 81, 17, 23, 20, 37*


RESERVES

18) Tayyab Tahir - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 108, 26, 5, 51, 10, 13, 16, 40, 7, 19

Safe C/VC choices 
Babar Azam, Shadab Khan


B) NEPAL (NEP) SQUAD: 

Probable XI 

1) Kushal Bhurtel - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 71r 6w, 0, 1, 8, 35r 0w, 27, 5, 39, 99, 101

2) Aasif Sheikh - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 7, 12, 0, 28, 12, 66, 23r 0w, 76, 8, 31

3) Kushal Malla - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 0, 17r 1w, 44r 0w, 12, 2r 0w, 13r 0w, 41r 0w, 17r 0w, 45r 1w

4) Rohit Paudel - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 9r 0w, 65r 1w, 4, 29, 4, 33, 30, 16, 31r 0w, 31r 0w

5) Bhim Sharki - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 4, 0, 20, 1, 22, 2, 77*, 0, 58, 25

6) Aarif Sheikh - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 1r 0w, 6, 63r 0w, 0w, 10r 0w, 2, 35, 0w, 19, 11

7) Dipendra Singh Airee - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 16, 25, 1w, 24, 28r 0w, 22r 1w, 28, 0r 0w, 79r 1w

8) Gulsan Jha - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 11, 38r 0w, 13r 0w, 57r 1w, 12r 1w, 15r 1w, 42r 1w, 3w, 13r 1w

9) KC Karan - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 4r 4w, 3w, 1r 0w, 28r 1w, 4w, 0w, 1w, 3r 2w, 2w, 7r 5w

10) Sandeep Lamichhane - RHB, Legbreak 
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 32r 1w, 23r 3w

11) Sompal Kami - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 14r 0w, 75r 0w, 1w, 5w, 16r 1w, 1w, 13r 1w, 11r 3w, 63r 0w, 3w


BENCH

12) Pratis GC - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 8r 0w, 26r 0w, 1w, 1w, 11r 0w, 1w, 34r 1w, 0w, 1w

13) Sundeep Jora - RHB
Last 10 - 24, 1, 3, 5 28, 9, 2, 26, 55

14) Kishore Mahato - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w

15) Arjun Saud - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 17, 48, 1, 34, 35, 2, 10

16) Lalit Rajbanshi - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 4w, 0w, 2w

17) Mousom Dhakal - RHB, Offbreak 
Last 10 - 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 4w, 4w, 2w, 12r 0w

Safe C/VC Choices
Kushal Malla, Gulsan Jha


Differential GL C/VC choices 

PAK - Shaheen Afridi, Imam Ul Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf

NEP - Sandeep Lamichhane, KC Karan, Kushal Bhurtel, Dipendra Singh Airee 

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"It has definitely helped me to get better, be more instinctive, be on my toes, and think correctly at the right moment"
Rohit's Ranji return lasts 19 balls as he falls for 3 against J&K
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 02:42:52 GMT
Rohit is now averaging 10.43 across 16 innings in first-class cricket in the 2024-25 season
Ranji round-up: Rohit, Gill and Pant miss out, Siddharth Desai misses perfect ten
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:55:47 GMT
Ravindra Jadeja and Khaleel Ahmed, meanwhile, had memorable outings with the ball
Abhishek, Varun lead India's demolition of England
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:17:05 GMT
After the spinners limited England to 132, India's batters aced the chase to go 1-0 up
Abhishek: 'The team has always told me to keep my attacking intent'
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:50:21 GMT
"That was a big moment for me, that when the team wants me to do that, then I can do it"
No clarity yet on Rohit travelling to Pakistan for Champions Trophy captains event
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:15:28 GMT
The captains event is tentatively scheduled around February 16 or 17 in Karachi
Rahane backs Rohit to 'get a big one' on Ranji return
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:28:13 GMT
Mumbai captain Rahane said the return of Rohit and Jaiswal would add a lot of value in the dressing room too
T20 heavyweights look to draw first blood ahead of five-round bout
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:23:42 GMT
The two teams are in transition, but there's plenty of firepower in both sides for what should be a high-scoring series
No issues working with 'good friend' Hardik Pandya for Suryakumar Yadav
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:05:08 GMT
With Hardik Pandya losing the India vice-captaincy, and set to lead T20I captain Suryakumar Kumar at the IPL, could it make for a strained relationship? Not at all, says Suryakumar
Kohli available for Delhi's Ranji Trophy game starting January 30
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:15:41 GMT
It will be Kohli's first appearance in the Ranji Trophy in 12 years
Axar hints at flexible middle order as India gear up for England T20Is
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:19:30 GMT
India's newly appointed T20I vice-captain has suggested that only the openers' roles will be fixed
Brendon McCullum promises focus on entertainment as England white-ball era begins
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:36:43 GMT
England take on T20 World Cup champions in five-match series to start new coach's tenure
Shami puts in the hard yards at India's first training session ahead of England T20Is
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:05:01 GMT
The quick was spotted with some protection on his knee but nearly hit full tilt towards the end of his training session
No personal vehicles for India players as CAB enforces BCCI's new policy
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:08:15 GMT
The ten-point policy document was sent out to associations that will be hosting India-England games, PTI reported; the first T20I is in Kolkata, where India began training on Sunday
Bowlers take centre stage as India and Sri Lanka start with massive wins
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:21:09 GMT
Sri Lanka began with a huge win against Malaysia before India brushed West Indies aside in the evening game
Bumrah to test Champions Trophy fitness by playing third ODI against England
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:22:55 GMT
He has been picked in India's Champions Trophy squad, subject to fitness
Bumrah, Jaiswal and Kuldeep picked in India's Champions Trophy squad
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:22:06 GMT
Mohammed Siraj has lost his place to Arshdeep Singh in India's 15-man squad
Rohit on BCCI making domestic cricket mandatory: 'You hardly have any time'
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:20:52 GMT
Rohit heard telling chief selector Agarkar that his team-mates had expressed concerns over some of the guidelines, including the travel restrictions on families
Smaran, Shrijith, Manohar power Karnataka to Vijay Hazare title
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:51:35 GMT
Dhruv Shorey's run-a-ball hundred in vain for Vidarbha
Rohit available for next Ranji Trophy round, but Kohli and Rahul out
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:41:20 GMT
The next round is from January 23, and will also see Pant, Jadeja and Gill in action
Bumrah likely to make India's Champions Trophy squad subject to fitness
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:08:20 GMT
India are going to announce their 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy on Saturday
Rohit Sharma keeps his spot as captain for England ODIs and Champions Trophy
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:21:32 GMT
The BCCI announced he will sit in as captain on the press conference scheduled for January 18, when the two squads will be named
Stung by recent losses, BCCI cracks ten-point whip on men's national team
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:22:22 GMT
The guidelines come with a warning that "non-compliance" could result not just in disciplinary action, but heavier sanctions including exclusion from domestic cricket and IPL
Gujarat Giants vs RCB to kick off WPL 2025 on February 14 in Vadodara; final in Mumbai
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:59:46 GMT
Bengaluru and Lucknow are the other two venues for the five-team tournament
Sitanshu Kotak set to join India team as batting coach ahead of England T20Is
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:04:01 GMT
Kotak has been head coach of several India A tours, and served as assistant coach to Laxman during the Ireland T20Is, and has been a batting coach at the NCA since 2019
India A to play three four-day games against Lions before England Tests
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:03:57 GMT
This is a chance for Test regulars to find form or hopefuls to stake claim for selection
Mandhana hails Pratika Rawal's 'calm head' and versatility
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:10:39 GMT
"She can accelerate as well as play the defensive role, which is great as a batter to have"
BCCI set to limit families' presence on India's tours
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:21:05 GMT
The new protocols will also mandate that all players travel in the team bus to and from practice and matches
Rohit joins Mumbai training camp in bid to rediscover form
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:03:25 GMT
Rohit, who might not be in the mix for the Ranji Trophy, has had a poor run of form over the last many months in Test cricket
Shafali focuses on 'playing the long innings' as she eyes an India comeback
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:43:48 GMT
After being dropped from the national side last November, she has been piling on the runs in the domestic circuit
Gill makes himself available for Punjab's next Ranji Trophy match
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:27:05 GMT
Shubman Gill has come in for sharp scrutiny following poor returns at the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia
IPL begins March 21 weekend; WPL to start from February 7
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 03:47:51 GMT
Eden Gardens will host the IPL opener as well as the final, on May 25
Rodrigues: 'Like the way I showed patience and switched gears'
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:18:32 GMT
India batter says she is glad to end long wait for maiden international hundred
Fourteen-year-old Ira Jadhav smashes 346* for Mumbai U-19 in a 50-over game
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:15:24 GMT
Jadhav, who had also registered for the WPL auction but went unsold, is one of the standbys for the upcoming Under-19 World Cup
Mohammed Shami returns for India's T20I series against England
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:39:03 GMT
Four players from the Test squad in Australia have rejoined the T20I squad
Arshin Kulkarni and Mukesh Choudhary lead Maharashtra into semis
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:37:26 GMT
Maharashtra's 19-year-old allrounder scored a match-winning hundred on his List A debut
Karnataka in semis after beating Baroda in a thriller
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:52:08 GMT
Rookie left-arm seamer Abhilash Shetty defended 13 in the final over for Karnataka
Rawal, Hasabnis ace 239 chase to put India 1-0 up
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:58:27 GMT
The pair added 116 for the fourth wicket after a brief wobble to secure a comfortable win for India in Rajkot
India quick Varun Aaron retires from all representative cricket
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:50:07 GMT
"Fast bowling has been my first love, and though I step off the field, it will always be a part of who I am"
Youngsters Vats and Sindhu lead Haryana into quarterfinals
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:29:34 GMT
They will play their quarterfinal against Gujarat on January 12
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