Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score, UAE T20I Tri-Series 2025: Pakistan has opted to bat first after winning the toss against Afghanistan in the first game of the tri-series.
The Afghanistan vs Pakistan clash today will see two teams with contrasting bands of results since the last T20 World Cup face off. These are also two teams sporting varying levels of strength in the format since their last meeting two years ago. For Pakistan, the forthcoming Asia Cup and their immediate fixtures, a preparatory lap against Afghanistan and the UAE in Sharjah, will be pivotal in lifting a transitioning side from a pit of impending crisis.
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With their limited-overs structures in tatters, the perennial mercurials, Pakistan, led by Salman Agha, will aim to make amends as the T20I caravan shifts to the United Arab Emirates this week. With a mixed bag of results since the last World Cup, one can never really accurately predict how Pakistan will turn up. But this much is certain that, curiously, they will begin as the underdogs against the underdog who scripted history with a World Cup semi-final finish last year.
Returning to only their second T20I series since that finish, Rashid Khan’s men have carved a strong record against Pakistan, having three of their last four T20I encounters. Meanwhile, Pakistan, who recently unveiled a fresh 30-man central contracts with no player in the top ‘A’ bracket, have dropped four of their last seven T20I bilaterals since the 2024 World Cup debacle and the time to rise back to the top is now.
PAK vs AFG match squads
Pakistan Squad: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris(w), Salman Agha(c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Hussain Talat, Abrar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza.
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Karim Janat, Mohammad Ishaq, AM Ghazanfar, Abdullah Ahmadzai
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