Pakistan decided to beat only after winning throwing against Afghanistan in the last match of the T20i Tri series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Playing Xis
Pakistan: SAIM AYUB, SAHIBZADA FARhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (C), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (WK), Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (C), Mohammad Nabi, Am Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Head-to-head
Pakistan and Afghanistan have faced each other nine times in T20is, with Pakistan having a narrow lead with five wins, while Afghanistan has claimed four wins.
The two teams have played only one bilateral series in 2023, which Afghanistan won 2-1.
- Matches: 9
- Pakistan: 5
- Afghanistan: 4
Form Guide
Pakistan and Afghanistan enter the high tract’s fixture with contrasting momentum. The green shirts have only lost once in their last five completed T20i’s, while Afghanistan has won three of their last three games.
The two sides also met in the opening match of the TRI series on Friday, which Pakistan won convincingly with 39 races.
Batting first published Pakistan 182/7 in their assigned 20 overs, thanks to skipper Salman Ali Agha’s fast half century. Agha Top-scored with a 36-ball 53, laced with three four and three sixes.
In response, Afghanistan’s Batting setup managed only 143 races before being bowled out in 19.5 overs. Skipper Rashid Khan Top-scored with a blistering 39 out of 16 deliveries.
However, when both sides met again in the series in the same place, however, Afghanistan jumped back strongly to defeat Pakistan with 18 races.
Batting first released Afghanistan 169/5 in 20 Overs, with Ibrahim Zadran scoring 65 out of 45 balls and Sediqullah Atal, adding 64 out of 45.
In response, Pakistan was limited to 151/9. Haris Rauf’s late commo at 34 out of 16 balls was the highest score, while Fakhar Zaman and Skipper Salman Ali Agha contributed 25 and 20 races respectively.
Pakistan: W, l, w, w, w (latest first)
Afghanistan: W, w, w, l, w
