LAHORE: The schedule for the upcoming T20I tri-series, featuring Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was announced on Friday.
The T20I series will be played from 29 August to 7 September at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE.
This series will serve as a launching pad for the teams to prepare for and acclimatise to the conditions ahead of the eight-team ACC Menβs T20 Asia Cup, scheduled to take place in the UAE from 9 to 28 September.
Itβs worth noting that initially, Pakistan were slated to host Afghanistan in a bilateral series in August.
However, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) floated the idea of turning the contest into a tri-nation event and shifting it to the UAE, a move aimed at helping players adapt to the conditions ahead of the Asia Cup.
The opening match of the tri-series tournament will be played between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, 29 August, with the first ball to be bowled at 7:00 pm local time.
Each team will play the others twice, giving all sides at least four matches before the top two teams qualify for the final, scheduled on 7 September.
Tri-series schedule (all matches at Sharjah Cricket Stadium)
- 29 August β Afghanistan v Pakistan β 7pm local time
- 30 August β UAE v Pakistan β 7pm local time
- 1 September β UAE v Afghanistan β 7pm local time
- 2 September β Pakistan v Afghanistan β 7pm local time
- 4 September β Pakistan v UAE β 7pm local time
- 5 September β Afghanistan v UAE β 7pm local time
- 7 September β Final β 7pm local time
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