PSL is just going to finish and Pakistan Cricket Board has announced the squad for the series against Afghanistan. This is going to be a 3-match T20 series between Pakistan and Afghanistan. This is going to be a historical series because this is the 1at ever 3 matches bilateral series between these 2 sides. UAE is like a home ground for Afghanistan so it will be interesting series to watch out for in Sharjah. Some big names from the Pakistan squad are missing due to maintaining the workload. Babar Azam, Mohammed Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, and Haris Rauf are missing the series and this is a huge opportunity for the PSL stars to make a name at the International level.
Shadab Khan will be leading the side.
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Schedule of Pakistan Vs Afghanistan T20 series 2023
| Date | Match Details |
|---|---|
| Sat Mar 25 18:00 local | 14:00 GMT | Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 1st T20 D/N Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah |
| Mon Mar 27 18:00 local | 14:00 GMT | Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 2nd T20 D/N Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah |
| Wed Mar 29 18:00 local | 14:00 GMT | Afghanistan vs Pakistan, 3rd T20 D/N Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah |
The pitch of Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Though the ground has a batting pitch, unusual to the case of ODI and Test matches where teams choose batting first, the teams that win the toss in T20 matches here prefer bowling first. This is considering the dew factor. As most of the T20 matches are day-night matches or completely night matches, the dew falling and wide cracks on the pitch make it difficult for the bowlers to control the ball in the second innings contrary to the usual case in Test or ODI matches held during the day.
Here are the last 5 T20 matches' average scores of both Innings at Cricket Ground:
- T20 Matches 1st Innings Average Score – 166 runs
- T20 Matches 2nd Innings Average Score – 145 runs
Pakistan squad against Afghanistan
Shadab Khan(c), Abdullah Shafique, Mohammed Haris, Shan Masood, Imad Waseem, Mohammed Nawaz, Ihsanullah, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmad, Azam Khan, Mohammed Waseem Jr., Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Tayyab Tahir and Zaman Khan.
Reserve Players: Abrar Ahmad, Haseebullah and Usama Mir
Squad of Afghanistan
Rashid Khan(c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Karim Jannat, Najeebullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Usman Ghani, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omerzai, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen ul Haq, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Zadran, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Noor Ahmad Mohammad Nabi and Siddiqullah Atal
Reserve Players
Zahir Khan, Nijat Masud and Nangyal Kharoti
Coaching Staff of Pakistan
Abdul Rehman, Head Coach; Umar Gul, Bowling Coach; M Yousuf, Batting Coach; A Majeed, Fielding Coach; Drikus Simon, Trainer; Cliffe Deacon, Physio; Talha Ijaz, Analyst; Mansoor Rana, Manager; Ahsan Nagi, Media
Where You Can Watch live Pakistan Vs Afghanistan series
PAK vs AFG T20 Broadcast TV Channels List
Pakistan: PTV Sports, Ten Sports, A Sports, Tapmad, ARY Zap
India & Subcontinent: Sony Sports
Afghanistan: RTA Sports, Sony Sports
South Africa: SuperSport
USA: Willow TV
UK: Sky Sports Cricket
Australia: Fox Sports, Fox Cricket 501 HD
UAE: Etisalat
Saudi Arabia: StarzPlay
MENA: OSN Cricket HD
Head to Head: Pakistan Vs Afghanistan
Pakistan and Afghanistan faced 3 times each other and Pakistan came victorious in all 3 games and Afghanistan is yet to register a win against Pakistan.
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