Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018, Weather Report: Players to Battle it Out Amidst Intense Heat

Here’s the second match of the Super 4 between Pakistan and Afghanistan at the Asia Cup 2018. The match between both the teams will be held in Abu Dhabi at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan would be looking to regain their lost momentum after they were defeated by India a couple of days ago by 8 wickets. The Pakistani team had not lost a single ODI match in Dubai since last year. The team invited sharp criticism from cricketing greats including Wasim Akram with the performance like this. On the other hand, Afghanistan has been in great form.

Yesterday, Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh by 136 runs in the final match of the group stage. Their bowlers Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib got a couple of wickets each. Aftab Alam, Mohammed Nabi and Rahmat Shah got one wicket each. The Afghani batsmen put up the score of 255 runs whereas Bangladesh could make only 119 runs and got all out. Needless to say that they must be high on confidence and would want to keep up the momentum they have had so far in Asia’s flagship tournament. However, the weather conditions could be a hindrance for the players as Abu Dhabi will witness intense heat in the afternoon. Check out Asia Cup 2018 Super 4 schedule. 

As per Accuweather.com, the temperatures could soar up to 41-degree centigrade and it’s going to be very hot and less humid. The humidity is expected to be 13%. Nonetheless, the climate will have a dip towards the evening and the players will have some relief from the scorching heat. Check out the snapshot of the same below:

The match is expected to start at 5.00 PM IST.  Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan from Afghanistan and Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman from Pakistan are expected to be the important players for the match.  Surely it’s going to be an interesting clash between the teams. Stay tuned with us for the match!

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