T20 WC, PAK vs AFG: The challenge of the prophet's courage to Pakistan, the competition will be fierce
The teams of Pakistan and Afghanistan will face each other on Friday in the Group-2 match of T20 World Cup Super-12. Buoyed by two consecutive victories, Afghanistan's impressive batsmen will be put to the test against a strong Pakistan bowling attack.
Sunil Shukla 
The teams of Pakistan and Afghanistan will face each other in Dubai on Friday in the Group-2 match of the T20 World Cup Super-12. Buoyed by two consecutive victories, Afghanistan's impressive batsmen will be put to the test against a strong Pakistan bowling attack. This match will be played from 7:30 pm Indian time.
A third consecutive win will boost Pakistan's hopes of reaching the semi-finals, as they will then face relatively weaker teams like Scotland and Namibia.
Afghanistan cannot be taken lightly
The Babar Azam-led side will certainly start as the contenders to win the match, but Afghanistan's team cannot be taken lightly. He is capable of challenging any team in the presence of batsmen and world-class spinners.
Victory over India and New Zealand has boosted Pakistan's morale, but there has been a sudden change in its performance which Afghanistan can take advantage of. Afghanistan's batsmen dominated the Scottish bowlers in the previous match with their powerful shots, but now they face an attack that is considered to be the most dangerous in the tournament.
Afghanistan batsmen cannot blindly bat in front of Pakistan bowlers and they have to bat carefully. If Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Najibullah Zadran are adept at setting shots all around the field, then world-class spinners like Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rahman make Afghanistan a very balanced team.
For Afghanistan, winning the toss and batting first would be the best option as Rashid and Mujeeb have the ability to curb even the best batsmen in the world. After this, the batsmen can strategize according to the conditions. He is not lacking in spirit, but he does not have the experience to handle the pressure of big matches.
All eyes will be on the trio of PAK fast bowlers
Seeing the way Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, and Haris Rauf have troubled the batsmen so far, it can be said that Afghanistan's batsmen will be tested hard in front of this trio of Pakistan's fast bowling. Apart from this, Pakistan's spin department has experienced off-spinners Mohammad Hafeez, Imad Wasim, and Shadab Khan making the challenge for Afghanistan extremely tough.
The teams are as follows -
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi (Captain), Najibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hasan, Farid Ahmed.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (Captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Wasim Sohaib Maqsood.
