Pakistan and Afghanistan Face Off in T20I Tri-Series

Pakistan secured victory in the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan in the inaugural match of the T20I tri-series, held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Playing XIs

  • Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Sufiyan Muqeem.
  • Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (c), Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Fareed Ahmed.

Head-to-Head Record

In their seven previous T20I encounters, Pakistan holds a superior record with four wins, while Afghanistan has secured three victories.

The two sides engaged in a single bilateral series in 2023, which Afghanistan won by 2-1.

  • Matches: 7
  • Pakistan: 4
  • Afghanistan: 3

Current Form

Both Pakistan and Afghanistan approach the tri-series with similar momentum, each having achieved three wins in their most recent five matches.

Pakistan’s last T20I series was away against West Indies, where they triumphed 2-1. Meanwhile, Afghanistan emerged victorious with a 2-1 result against Zimbabwe in their latest assignment.

Pakistan: W, L, W, W, L (most recent first)
Afghanistan: W, W, L, L, W