Afghanistan vs Pakistan Betting Tips 29/10/2021

15:44, 28 Oct 2021

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15:44, 28 Oct 2021

Zohaib Ahmed is a sports journalist whose profession is to report and edit but whose passion is to predict and bet. He’s been in the industry for more than a decade and has worked/written for various bookmakers/tipsters. His expertise is in cricket, football, MMA, boxing and basketball.

The 24th fixture of the T20 World Cup 2021 sees Afghanistan take on Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on October 29 (Friday). The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm IST.

Teams Status

Pakistan

Pakistan are the form team of the tournament and have to be one of the favourites now to go all the way after pummeling India and edging past New Zealand.

The nature of their win over the Black Caps had initially seemed similar to the one against India but the Kiwis fought back and at one point in the 135-run chase had Babar Azam’s men on the ropes.

Then, they found a new hero in Asif Ali and rediscovered an old one in Shoaib Malik as the combo’s clutch sixth-wicket partnership got their team home.

Pakistan are one of the better teams against spin but the unconventional and suffocating spin of Afghanistan can trouble even them in this fixture.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan annihilated Scotland in their tournament opener, inflicting a 130-run defeat on the European minnows in a game where both their batting and bowling clicked superbly.

Every batter of theirs that batted produced the goods whereas their star spinners Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rahman picked up an astonishing nine wickets between themselves.

Granted that that win was only over Scotland, yet this Afghan side has the tools to give any side in the world a problem.

They have a bit of a history of troubling Pakistan in World Cups. They did so in the 50-over 2019 World Cup where they had Pakistan deep in trouble before Imad Wasim bailed out the Green Shirts.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Brand	Afghanistan	Pakistan
	3.50	1.30
	3.40	1.33
	3.50	1.33

Pakistan are obviously the favourites for this fixture. 22Bet has Pakistan priced at 1.30 and Afghanistan at 3.50. Betway has Pakistan available for 1.33 and Afghanistan for 3.40. Lastly, Dafabet has Pakistan priced at 1.33 and Afghanistan at 3.50.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip: Top Batsman Pakistan – Mohammad Hafeez @ 6.0

After an outstanding 2020, Mohammad Hafeez has had an underwhelming 2021 and he hasn’t scored more than a dozen runs in his last five innings. That said, the man nicknamed Professor has always been like this: a couple of quiet games before going boom and producing a man-of-the-match performance. We thought of him here because he is an excellent player of spin. It’s a long shot but then the odds are so tasty. Stake a little something on this one but don’t go mad. The play can be found on 22Bet.

Tip: Highest Opening Partnership – Pakistan @ 1.532

The pairing of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan is classier, calculated risk-takers than the Afghan opening duo of Hazratallah Zazai and Mohammad Shehzad, which reflects in the odds. But even at shorts offs of just 1.532, we’d take the in-form Pakistani pair. The odds have been sourced from 22Bet.