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Schedule for Pakistan-Afghanistan T20I series revised

KABUL: The schedule for the historic T20I series between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been revised after Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have jointly agreed to make slight tweaks to the itinerary.

According to a joint statement released by the two cricket boards, the start of the three-match T20I series has been advanced by a day and will now commence on March 24, while the remaining two matches will be played on March 25 and March 27 in Sharjah.

 

The amendment in the schedule was made due to the unavailability of Hawk-Eye Technology for the previously agreed-upon dates.

“Afghanistan Cricket Board and Pakistan Cricket Board have jointly agreed to make slight tweaks to the itinerary of Afghanistan’s home three-match T20I series against Pakistan. The start of the series is brought forward by a day and will now start on March 24, with the last two games to be played on March 26 and 27 in Sharjah, UAE,” the joint statement read.

“The changes in itinerary are made due to the unavailability of the Hawk-Eye Technology for the previously agreed upon dates. The two boards have agreed upon the changes in itinerary to ensure all the necessary broadcast technologies are available for the inaugural T20I series between the two sides,” it added.

Notably, the upcoming T20I series will mark the first bilateral series between Pakistan and Afghanistan as the two sides had only met in Asia Cups and ICC events.

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Schedule for Pakistan-Afghanistan T20I series announced

KABUL: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday, announced the schedule of the three-match home T20I series against Pakistan, which will be played from March 25 to 29 in Sharjah.

In an official statement, the ACB shared the schedule of their home T20I series against Pakistan, which will roll into action on March 25 in Sharjah before the second and third matches between the two teams taking place on March 27th and 29th, respectively, at the same venue.

 

The chairman of ACB Mr. Mirwais Ashraf thanked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for their willingness to play against Afghanistan and expressed his hope for close working ties between the two cricket boards.

“We appreciate Pakistan Cricket Board’s willingness to play Afghanistan in March. This is a significant accomplishment for two neighbouring countries.

“We are hopeful and looking forward to extending our ties with PCB, as well as continuing great partnerships and frequent cricketing assignments with them, which will help us further strengthen our team and our cricket altogether. Overall, we are excited to host and play Pakistan in what will be a thrilling series of cricket games between the two countries.”

It is worth mentioning here that the ACB executives contacted the PCB to play a three-match ODI series, following Australia’s withdrawal from the ODI series against Afghanistan, citing restrictions on women’s rights in the country.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the PCB management committee Najam Sethi in a press conference in January, shared that the cricketing governing body had no interest in the ODI series, however, the T20I series could be an option subject to approval from the Pakistan government.

“I met the chairman and executives of the Afghanistan [Board] in Dubai. The crux of the matter is that they requested us to play three matches,” shared Sethi.

“My stance was that even if we play those matches, it would not benefit either cricketing nation, so we are not really interested in going ahead and playing those matches.

“Again, keeping it short, since I had a detailed conversation with them. We came to the conclusion that subject to the government’s approval, Pakistan and Afghanistan will play three T20I matches in Sharjah, just after the conclusion of PSL 8 and before the arrival of New Zealand.”

Notably, the upcoming T20I series will mark the first bilateral series between Pakistan and Afghanistan as the two sides had only met in Asia Cup and ICC events.

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Pakistan likely to play T20I series against Afghanistan, hints Sethi

LAHORE: The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management committee Najam Sethi on Monday, hinted at the potential T20I series between Pakistan and Afghanistan following the conclusion of the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 8.

Sethi, while addressing a press conference here, confirmed that the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) executives contacted the PCB to play a three-match series, following Australia’s withdrawal from the ODI series against Afghanistan, citing restrictions on women’s rights in the country.

“I met the chairman and executives of the Afghanistan [Board] in Dubai. The crux of the matter is that they requested us to play three matches,” shared Sethi.

“My stance was that even if we play those matches, it would not benefit either cricketing nation, so we are not really interested in going ahead and playing those matches.

“Again, keeping it short, since I had a detailed conversation with them. We came to the conclusion that subject to the government’s approval, Pakistan and Afghanistan will play three T20I matches in Sharjah, just after the conclusion of PSL 8 and before the arrival of New Zealand.”

Sethi further disclosed that PCB and ACB will equally share the remuneration yielded from the aforesaid series and will also be outsourcing the productions.

It is apropos to mention that the ACB approached Pakistan to play a three-match ODI series following Australia’s withdrawal, earlier this month.

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Pakistan holds training session at Gabba before second warm-up game

BRISBANE: Pakistan Cricket team engaged in a training session here at Gabba on Tuesday ahead of the second warm-up game against Afghanistan tomorrow as the Green Shirts gear up for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022. 

Pakistan will kick off their World Cup with a blockbuster clash against arch-rival India on October 23.

The team had a productive day as the players went through rigorous batting, bowling and fielding drills during the session which was attended by all the members of the squad.

The coaching staff including head coach Saqlain Mushtaq and the team’s batting mentor Matthew Hayden trained the players in the nets as well.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also shared pictures of the national team’s preparations for the World Cup on its official Twitter account.

The coaching staff including head coach Saqlain Mushtaq and the team’s batting mentor Matthew Hayden trained the players in the nets as well.

Earlier, England defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their first warm-up match on Monday.

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‘We will take the matter to ICC’ Ramiz over Afghan fans’ enraged behaviour

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ramiz Raja on Thursday announced to raise the issue with International Cricket Council (ICC) about hooliganism and the Afghan team fans’ violent conduct towards Pakistani fans inside the Sharjah stadium after the national team defeated Afghanistan in a nail-biting encounter on Wednesday.

“You don’t identify hooliganism with cricket,” said PCB Chairman during a press conference. “It ruins the atmosphere which cannot be afforded in the cricket”

“This is not the first time that this (incident) has happened. Winning or losing is part of the game. Emotions must be kept in check because if you cannot build such an atmosphere you cannot proceed as cricket playing nation.” he added.

Following the defeat of the Afghan team, disturbing videos of Afghan fans, damaging the stands and assaulting Pakistani fans went viral on social media.

“We’ll definitely write to the ICC and show our concerns because we owe our fans and anything could’ve happened to them. Even our cricket team could have been at risk. We will share our protest with ICC and take action according to the protocols.” he said.

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‘People have forgotten that I am also a bowler’ says Naseem Shah

SHARJAH: Pakistan’s hero of the all-important Super Four clash against Afghanistan – Naseem Shah said that people forgot that he is also a bowler.

Naseem, who smashed two sixes on the first two deliveries of the final over against Afghanistan and powered Pakistan into the final of the Asia Cup 2022 interacted with presenter Ravi Shastri and said that he was confident to win the match as he practised a lot in the nets.

“There was full confidence that we can win this match. We practice in the net, so we were confident that we would achieve the target,” said Naseem.

The speedster then went on to claim that his Afghanistan counterpart Fazalhaq Farooqi would bowl the yorkers and had full faith in himself for hitting those sixes.

“I knew the bowler would try to go for a yorker and was confident I could hit sixes. So, I tried and it paid off,” he stated.

Naseem then went on to reveal that he exchanged his bat with Mohammad Hasnain after Asif Ali’s dismissal in the 19th over and was confident that he will win it for Pakistan.

“After Asif Ali got out, I went to Hasnain and changed the bat, I had practised and was confident that we would be able to do it,” Naseem shared.

The right-handed batter then humorously said that after hitting those two sixes people have forgotten that he is also a bowler.

“Now people have forgotten that I am also a bowler,” he concluded.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan edged past Afghanistan in a final-over nail-biter courtesy of two astounding sixes from Pakistan pacer Naseem that powered the side into the final of Asia Cup 2022.

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Pakistan down Afghanistan in a nail-biter to book Asia Cup Final berth

SHARJAH: Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah held his nerves calm in a tense run chase and smashed consecutive sixes to power his side over the line and into the final of the Asia Cup 2022.

Set to chase 130, Afghanistan bowlers made it hard for Pakistan but Naseem smashed two sixes on the first two deliveries of the final over to power the Green Shirts into the final of the continental event.

The men in green were off to a dismal start to their run chase as their captain Babar Azam perished for a golden duck in the first over, while top-order batter Fakhar Zaman also made his way back to the pavilion in the fifth over for a mere five.

World No.1 batter Mohammad Rizwan and all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed then attempted to script recovery for Pakistan as the duo added a crucial 27 runs for the third wicket before Rashid Khan trapped the top batter for 20 and Pakistan, as a result, slipped to 45/3 in the ninth over.

Following his departure, Iftikhar then joined hands with vice-captain Shadab Khan and added the highest partnership of 42 runs in the run chase before the former fell while attempting to shift the momentum. He scored 30 off 33 deliveries.

Shadab, however, who was scoring at a rapid pace fell in the next over after top-scoring for Pakistan with 36 in the next over. He faced 26 deliveries and smashed four boundaries including three sixes.

The side then ran into a frustrating collapse and soon slipped to 119/9 in 19 overs as Asif Ali also perished after hitting a six off Fareed Ahmad and scored an important 16 in a tense chase.

Naseem then stole the show with two blistering hits on the first two delivery of the final over and guided Pakistan to an astonishing victory.

Following the victory, both Pakistan and Sri Lanka qualified for the final while India and Afghanistan crashed out of the tournament.

Fazalhaq Farooqi and Fareed were the picks of the bowlers for Afghanistan as they bagged three each, while Rashid made two scalps.

Afghanistan, after being put into bat first by Pakistan captain Babar Azam, had a flying start to their inning as openers Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Guzrbaz attacked Pakistan bowlers with blistering hitting.

The appeared solid appeared and was dealing in boundaries till the fourth over before Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf castled Gurbaz for 17.

Following Gurbaz’s departure, his partner Zazai also fell soon after in the next over as Mohammad Hasnain outdid him with a slower delivery. The left-handed batter scored 21 off 17 deliveries.

Karim Janat and Ibrahim Zadran then anchored the inning briefly with their 35-run partnership for the third wicket.

Ibrahim was looking impressive amid the stand and was scoring more efficiently, while Janat, who was struggling to get going, perished in the 12th over after scoring a snail-paced 15.

Following his dismissal, Afghanistan began to lose wickets at an alarming rate and soon slipped to 91/5 in the 15th over with their captain Mohammad Nabi being the latest casualty after bagging a golden duck off Naseem Shah.

Afghanistan top-scorer Ibrahim also fell victim to the strong Pakistan bowling attack in the 17th over as the extra bounce and pace stunned the right-handed batter. He scored 35 off 37 deliveries, laced with two boundaries and a six.

Following the slump, all-rounder Rashid Khan stood up for his team and scored an important 18 off just 10 deliveries and bolstered his side to finish at 129/6 in the allotted 20 overs.

Haris led the bowling attack for Pakistan with two wickets, while Naseem, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, and Mohammad Hasnain struck out a batter each.

Naseem shines with two vital sixes as Pakistan sink Afghanistan

Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah held his nerves calm in a tense run chase and smashed consecutive sixes to power his side over the line and into the final of the Asia Cup 2022.

PAK 131/9 (19.2 Overs)

Pakistan need 11 runs with one wicket in hand. Fareed to bowl the final over

PAK 119/9 (19 Overs)

Farooqi comes to bowl his last

PAK 109/7 (18 Overs)

17.1: It’s the off-cutter. Pitches on off, and nips in. The batter looks to work this onside and looks to have been struck in front of off on the back foot.

Farooqi comes to bowl his last

PAK 105-5 (17 Overs)

16.2: Again tossed up outside off – brave from Rashid considering the result last ball – but this time it’s the leg spinner. Shadab looks to smash this down towards long-off, but only manages a thick looping outside edge to short third man

Rashid comes to bowl his last

PAK 91-4 (16 Overs)

15.3: Short and pulled straight into gleeful hands of deep midwicket! This was the slower ball, and it sounded clean off Iftikhar’s bat, but he just couldn’t get the distance.

Fareed continues

PAK 85-3 (15 Overs)

Rashid comes again

PAK 82-3 (14 Overs)

Fareed comes back

PAK 79-3 (13 Overs)

Mujeeb comes to bowl his last

PAK 72-3 (12 Overs)

Nabi comes again

PAK 58-3 (11 Overs)

Azmatullah Omarzai comes into the attack

PAK 52-3 (10 Overs)

Nabi continues

PAK 48-3 (9 Overs)

8.4: Another googly from Rashid, pitching outside off and hurrying the batter. Rizwan was on the back foot, looking to flick it but missed and was struck in front of the middle.

Rashid continues

PAK 43-2 (8 Overs)

Mohammad Nabi comes into the attack

PAK 39-2 (7 Overs)

Rashid Khan comes into the attack

PAK 35-2 (6 Overs)

Mujeeb comes to bowl his third

PAK 32-2 (5 Overs)

Fareed Ahmad comes into the attack

PAK 20-2 (4 Overs)

3.1: Full length around off, drops it towards extra cover and sets off. Najibullah charges at the ball, swoops low, picks it up with his right, turns around and nails a direct hit at the bowler’s end… and Fakhar is short of his ground.

Mujeeb continues

PAK 18-1 (3 Overs)

Farooqi continues

PAK 8-1 (2 Overs)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to bowl from the other end

PAK 6-1 (1 Over)

0.2: A length ball, pitching around middle and just straightening to beat the inside edge and hit on the front pad.

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan come out to chase for Pakistan. Fazalhaq Farooqi opens the bowling attack for Afghanistan.

PAKISTAN vs AFGHANISTAN (2nd INNING)

Pakistan bowlers displayed combined effort and decimated Afghanistan batting line-up as the Men in Green reduced Afghanistan to 129/6 in the allotted 20 overs of the all-important Super Four clash of Asia Cup 2022.

AFG 129-6 (20 Overs)

Haris to bowl the final over

AFG 119-6 (19 Overs)

Naseem comes to bowl his last

AFG 113-6 (18 Overs)

Hasnain comes to bowl his last

AFG 105-6 (17 Overs)

16.3: This is back of a length, quick and rushes Ibrahim who is looking to punch this down the ground off the back foot. The extra bounce surprises him though, and he can only manage a thick edge through to Rizwan.

Haris comes into the attack

AFG 104-5 (16 Overs)

Shadab comes to bowl his last

AFG 93-5 (15 Overs)

14.1: This is chopped on, as Nabi just hangs his bat out to this back of a length delivery in the channel. The ball crashes into the base of the stumps off the inside edge.

Naseem comes back into the attack

AFG 91/4 (14 Overs)

13.6: This is the pick of the punch as it’s quicker, seam up, and Zadran is unable to get the distance on this loft over long-on. It goes high, but straight down the gullet of the man in the deep.

Shadab comes back

AFG 83-3 (13 Overs)

Hasnain replaces Haris

AFG 79-3 (12 Overs)

11.2: This is high and straight down the throat of Fakar at long-on! The pressure has paid off, as Janat looks for the big slog sweep against the spin, but only ends up top-edging this high into the Sharjah sky.

Nawaz comes to bowl his last

AFG 77-2 (11 Overs)

Haris comes back into the attack

AFG 72-2 (10 Overs)

Nawaz comes to bowl his third

AFG 64-2 (9 Overs)

Shadab comes again

AFG 61-2 (8 Overs)

Nawaz continues

AFG 53-2 (7 Overs)

Shadab Khan replaces Hasnain

AFG 48-2 (6 Overs)

Mohammad Nawaz replaces Haris

AFG 43-2 (5 Overs)

4.5: A length ball around off and middle, bowled at 119kph. Zazai failed to spot it early, and ended up pushing at it to work it towards short midwicket. But the ball sneaked through the gap between bat and pad to uproot the leg stump.

Hasnain comes back

AFG 37-1 (4 Overs)

3.5: A length ball at 144kph, pitching around off and slightly coming in with the angle. Gurbaz moves across and looks to smash through midwicket. No contact and the ball crashes into the off stump.

Haris Rauf comes into the attack

AFG 27-0 (3 Overs)

Naseem continues

AFG 20-0 (2 Overs)

Mohammad Hasnain to bowl from the other end

AFG 4-0 (1 Over)

Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz come out to bat for Afghanistan. Naseem Shah to open the bowling attack.

PAKISTAN vs AFGHANISTAN (1st INNING)

SHARJAH: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to field first against Afghanistan in the all-important Super Four clash of the Asia Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain

Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-2, Pakistan-2, Afghanistan-0

Pakistan win toss, opt to bowl first against Afghanistan in Asia Cup

SHARJAH: Pakistan have won the toss and elected to field first against Afghanistan in the all-important Super Four clash of the Asia Cup 2022.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain

Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi

HEAD TO HEAD

Matches-2, Pakistan-2, Afghanistan-0

Pakistan to face Afghanistan in a bid to secure Asia Cup Final berth

SHARJAH: Momentum-filled Pakistan will lock horns with a passionate Afghanistan cricket team today in a bid to storm into the final of the ongoing Asia Cup 2022.

All eyes will be on the fourth match of the ongoing Asia Cup Super Four which can confirm the finalists of the continental event.

Pakistan, ranked second in the Super Four points table with a victory that came against India on Sunday, will be hoping to imitate the outcome against Afghanistan as it would confirm the Men in Green qualification in the final.

Whereas, table toppers Sri Lanka with two wins against Afghanistan and India will also be hoping for Pakistan to win their all-important clash against Afghanistan as the outcome would also confirm their berth in the Asia Cup 2022 final.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, will be aiming to win their first Super Four match in order to stay in the competition, as will India, who will also be eliminated from the continental tournament if Afghanistan fail to defeat Pakistan.

The Green Shirts will be heavily backing themselves to sink Afghanistan as the side have remained victorious in the last two matches against Hong Kong and India respectively, while Afghanistan will be looking to bounce back after a frustrating defeat against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan will be heavily relying on their in-form batter Mohammad Rizwan, who is also the top-scorer of the ongoing tournament, while also hoping their captain Babar Azam and top-order batter Fakhar Zaman to fire.

In the bowling department, however, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz can play a crucial role for the nation as they did in the high-octane clash against Pakistan. Whereas, pacers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf will also be handy for the side.
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Afghanistan, on the other hand, will be relying heavily on their explosive openers and their spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

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