Strongest Pakistan Playing XI For Asia Cup 2022

Pakistan is gearing up for Asia Cup 2022. Pakistan will play their opening game of the tournament against India. The match will take place on August 28 at Dubai International Stadium in UAE. Pakistan is part of group A in the tournament with teams like India and Hong Kong in their pool.

Pakistan has announced their squad for Asia Cup 2022. Babar Azam is the skipper of the team in the tournament. Their star pacer Shaheen Afridi has been ruled out due to injury. Here we take a look at Pakistan’s best playing XI for Asia Cup 2022.

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Strongest Pakistan Playing XI For Asia Cup 2022

Babar Azam (C)

Babar Azam is the skipper of Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022. He should be the opener for the team during the tournament. The right-handed batsman is currently the top-ranked ICC batsman in T20Is. This year, Azam has only played 1 T20I game in which he scored 66 runs. He has shown fabulous form in the ODIs and Tests.

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Mohammad Rizwan (WK)

Mohammad Rizwan should be the wicketkeeper and the other opener for Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022. The right-handed batsman scored 23 runs in the 1 T20I game he played this year. Last year, Rizwan smacked 1326 runs in 26 T20I games at an outstanding average of 73.66, slamming 1 century and 12 half-centuries.

Fakhar Zaman

Fakhar Zaman should be the one-down batsman for Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022. The left-handed batsman played 24 T20I games last year and scored 415 runs at an average of 24.41. He also hit 3 half-centuries. He got out for a duck in the only T20I game he played this year. Zaman is an experienced batsman for Pakistan and will be a good choice at the no.3 batting spot.

Haider Ali

Haider Ali should be a middle-order batsman for Pakistan during the tournament. In 14 T20I games Ali played last year, he scored 230 runs at an average of 20.90 and strike rate of 118+. He also hit 1 half-century. He will be a good batter in the middle order for the team.

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Iftikhar Ahmed

Iftikhar Ahmed should be another middle-order batsman for Pakistan in the playing XI. He scored 13 runs in the lone T20I he played this year. The right-handed batsman scored 70 runs in 6 T20I matches last year at a strike rate of 125+.

Asif Ali

Asif Ali should be a lower-order batsman for the team. The right-handed batsman scored 3 runs in the only T20I he played this year. Last year, he slammed 101 runs in 10 T20Is at an average of 16.83. He owned a superb strike rate of 162+, which makes him a superb choice of the batter in the lower order.

Shadab Khan

Shadab Khan should be an all-rounder for Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022. The right-handed batsman scored 92 runs in 7 T20I innings last year at an average of 46.0 and a brilliant strike rate of 170+. The leg spinner also picked 20 wickets in 18 games at an average of 19.60.

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Usman Qadir

Usman Qadir should be the spinner for Pakistan in the playing XI during Asia Cup 2022. The left-arm spinner has a good record in the shortest format so far. He has picked 24 wickets in 18 games at an average of 16.41 and an economy of 7.57. He will be the top choice of the spinner for the team.

Haris Rauf

Haris Rauf should be one of the pacers for Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022. In the absence of Shaheen Afridi, Rauf will be the most crucial pacer for Pakistan. The right-arm pacer picked 25 wickets in 23 T20I games last year at an average of 25.48 and an economy of 8.32.

Mohammad Wasim Jr

Mohammad Wasim Jr should be another pacer for the team in the playing XI. The right-arm has played 11 T20I games so far and picked 17 wickets at an average of 15.88. He holds an economy of 8.10. Mohammad Wasim Jr will be a good choice of pacer for Pakistan during the tournament.

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Mohammad Hasnain

Mohammad Hasnain might be another pacer for the team in the playing XI. The right-arm pacer has played 18 T20I games so far for Pakistan. He accounts for 17 wickets at an average of 30.70. Hasnain also owns a decent economy of 7.90. He will be another good choice of pacer for the team during Asia Cup 2022.

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