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Preparations for Asia Cup & World Cup: Pakistan vs Afghanistan series to begin in Sri Lanka today

Zain Aijaz by Zain Aijaz
August 22, 2023
in Featured, Sports, Top News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
Pakistan vs Afghanistan series to begin

As Pakistan look to finalise their preparations ahead of big tournaments, including Asia Cup 2023 and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, the men in green will take on Afghanistan for the first ODI of 3-match series in Sri Lanka. The Pakistan vs Afghanistan ODI series is coming at a time when Babar Azam XI is in great form as they recently won a Test series against Sri Lanka and defeated New Zealand by 4-1 in their last ODI series.

The encounter will take place at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota by 2:30 pm PST and can be watched live at PTV Sports. Pakistan squad for the series & Asia Cup comprises of:

  1. Abdullah Shafique
  2. Fakhar Zaman
  3. Imam-ul-Haq
  4. Babar Azam (C)
  5. Salman Ali Agha
  6. Iftikhar Ahmed
  7. Tayyab Tahir
  8. Saud Shakeel
  9. Mohammad Rizwan (WK)
  10. Mohammad Haris
  11. Shadab Khan (VC)
  12. Mohammad Nawaz
  13. Usama Mir
  14. Faheem Ashraf
  15. Haris Rauf
  16. Mohammad Wasim Jnr
  17. Naseem Shah
  18. Shaheen Afridi

Meanwhile, the Afghan squad for the Pakistan vs Afghanistan series includes:

  1. Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)
  2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wk)
  3. Rahmat Shah
  4. Rashid Khan
  5. Mohammad Nabi
  6. Ibrahim Zadran
  7. Riaz Hassan
  8. Najibullah Zadran
  9. Ikram Alikhil
  10. Azmatullah Omarzai
  11. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
  12. Noor Ahmad
  13. Abdul Rahman
  14. Mohammad Saleem Safi
  15. Fazalhaq Farooqi
  16. Wafadar Momand

While talking about the importance of series, Captain Babar Azam said

Pakistan team is focused on their preparations ahead of the Asia Cup and the World Cup. He added that it is beneficial to get such a series ahead of major events and since the tournaments. Babar believed that Afghanistan is on the rise & carries a good bowling line-up, and the fans will get to see exciting cricket.

Zain Aijaz

Zain Aijaz

Zain is a media student and a writer by passion. He is a certified creative writer from Wesleyan University and enthusiastically writes on non-fiction and political satire. He is vastly experienced in the field of theatre and has served as a theatre mentor across different institutions. Currently, he is a contributor at The Upcut and can be reached at zainaijazdehlvi@gmail.com

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