Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Chennai: Weather forecast, pitch report for ICC Cricket World Cup match

The upcoming fixture in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will see Pakistan take on Afghanistan. This match will take place at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 23 October.

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It has been a stop-start tournament for Pakistan so far. After winning their first couple of matches against Netherlands and Sri Lanka, Pakistan have gone down to India and Australia and now need a win to get their campaign back on track. Their bowlers have not been able to shine in the games against India and Australia.

On the other hand, Afghanistan have already beaten England but then went down to New Zealand in their next match. They will be up for battle against Pakistan on a track that will have assistance to the slower bowlers.

There have been some very closely-fought contests between both sides in recent times and Afghanistan would really fancy their chances of getting over the line if their spinners get to the party in Chennai.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Chennai Weather forecast

There is no chance of any rain in Chennai during the course of the match. The temperature will be around 32-35 degrees while the humidity will be around 60 percent. The temperature will drop down marginally when the sun sets but the humidity will increase and it will test the fitness of the players.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Chennai Pitch report

The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai has shown mixed signs so far. It assisted the spinners during the India vs Australia match, but the batters have found their range in the next matches. Under the sun, the spinners will definitely come into play. Chasing can be easier under lights and if dew does play its part.

With dew playing a part, the captain winning the toss could opt to bowl first and chase under lights.

Pakistan vs Afghanistan, squads

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Agha Salman, Fakhar Zaman, Usama Mir, Mohammad Wasim Jr

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ikram Alikhil, Abdul Rahman, Riaz Hassan, Noor Ahmad.