The upcoming Pak v/s Afghan match will seal the fate of the latter in the Asia Cup 2022 status; with Pakistan currently going strong, the Mohammad Nabi led team needs to put its best foot forward, in order to ignore dependence on sheer luck. Pakistan holds top-order of Mohammad Rizwan, having a mold of fifties, middle-order of left-handed Nawaz and hard-hitter Khushdil Shah, alongside 5.43 rated bowler Shadab Khan. Afghanistan on the other hand can expect reliance on its batting from previous 84-scorer Rahmanullah Gurbaz, with the middle and lower order to pull it together.