Afghanistan can make life pretty difficult for Pakistan in this series and it will be interesting to see who gets over the line in the 1st T20I.
The stage is set for some action-packed drama between Pakistan and Afghanistan to unfurl, the first of the three-match T20I series will take place on the 24th of March 2023. All games will be played at Sharjah. We have witnessed some high-intensity matches between the two sides in the past and expect this series to be mouth-watering as well. Pakistan has rested some of their big players for this series and it will be Shadab Khan who will lead the side in the absence of Babar Azam. This is a golden opportunity for some young players to deliver on a big stage and we might see Pakistan play an aggressive brand of cricket with plenty of big hitters like Mohammad Haris, Iftikhar Ahmed in the squad.
It would be interesting to see how the likes of Ihsanullah and Zaman Khan go about their business on the international stage. These are exciting times for Pakistan cricket with plenty of talented young players in their ranks. Afghanistan, are a pretty dangerous T20 side. Rashid Khan is the leader of the pack and there are plenty of T20 superstars like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen ul-Haq, Ibrahim Zadran in their squad. Afghanistan have the potential to beat any team in the world on a given day, Afghanistan can make life pretty difficult for Pakistan in this series and it will be interesting to see who gets over the line in the 1st T20I.
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This series will not be telecasted live on TV but will be live-streamed on the Fancode app. The toss will take place at 9:00 PM IST and the Match will start at 9:30 PM IST on Friday, the 24th of March.
Afghanistan Probable XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Pakistan Probable XI: Abdullah Shafique, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan (c), Naseem Shah, Zaman Khan, Ihsanullah
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Sediqullah Atal, Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq.
Pakistan: Shadab Khan (c), Iftikhar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, Ihsanullah, Azam Khan, Zaman Khan, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Abdullah Shafique, Naseem Shah, Tayyab Tahir, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Wasim
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