Pakistan decided to fight first after winning the draw against Afghanistan in the last match in the T20I series at the Sharjah cricket stadium on Sunday.
Play 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 Muqem.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqulah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (C), Mohammad Nabi, Am Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Tête-à-tête
Pakistan and Afghanistan clashed nine times in T20is, Pakistan having a narrow advance with five victories, while Afghanistan won four victories.
The two teams played only one bilateral series in 2023, which Afghanistan won 2-1.
- Match: 9
- Pakistan: 5
- Afghanistan: 4
Guide
Pakistan and Afghanistan enter the luminaire with high issues with a contrasting impulse. The green shirts have only lost once in their last five T20is finished, while Afghanistan has won three of its last three games.
On Friday, the two games also met during the opening match of the Tri-Series series, which Pakistan won 39 points convincingly.
Beating first, Pakistan displayed 182/7 in its 20 allocated allocated, gracked with the lively half-century of the Shaman Ali Agha skipper. Agha is at the top with a 53 of 36 balls, interrupted with three four and three six.
In response, the range of Afghanistan strikers only managed 143 points before being overthrown in 19.5 overs. The Rashid Khan skipper was scored with a 39 out of 16 deliveries.
However, when the two parties gathered in the series at the same place, Afghanistan has rebounded strongly to defeat Pakistan by 18 points.
Beating first, Afghanistan posted 169/5 in 20 Overs, Ibrahim Zadran marking 65 on 45 balls and Sediqulah Atal adding 64 out of 45.
In response, Pakistan was limited to 151/9. The late Haris Rauf camée of 34 out of 16 balls was the highest scoring, while Fakhar Zaman and the Shaman Ali Agha skipper contributed 25 and 20 points respectively.
Pakistan: W, L, W, W, W (the first first)
Afghanistan: W, w, w, l, w
