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Zaka Ashraf meets Pakistan team ahead of Afghanistan series

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Chairman PCB Management Committee, Zaka Ashraf, had a meeting with the Pakistan men’s cricket team before their first One-Day International against Afghanistan in Hambantota.

On this occasion, the Chairman Management Committee PCB addressed the team, stating, “I have great hope that with your efforts and hard work, Pakistan will win the Asia Cup. After securing victory, I am sure you will carry this momentum and confidence in the World Cup, bringing the World Cup trophy back home.”

“This team under our great captain [Babar Azam] is performing really well. He has a talented team, and they are all performing in their respective roles. We have world-class batters and bowlers on the side. We have a good combination and I don’t find any reason why we should not win this trophy.”

Zaka Ashraf also stated that former cricketers from Pakistan and around the world were backing Pakistan as favourites for the Asia Cup because of their current form. He further told the players, “All of you are capable enough to beat your opponents. We have won the World Cup before and secured the Asia Cup twice. There is no reason to believe we cannot do it again. Show your best performance on the field. Best wishes are with you.”

Pakistan will play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan with the first match set to be played on 22 August. The series will conclude on 26 August before the team travels back to Pakistan to take play the opening match of the Asia Cup against Nepal on August 30.

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Commentary panel, match officials unveiled for Pak-Afghanistan T20Is

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KABUL: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Friday, unveiled the commentary panel and match officials for the three-match T20I series between Pakistan and Afghanistan, scheduled to commence today.

Former Pakistan cricketer Aamir Sohail and renowned commentator Sikandar Bakht, alongside New Zealand’s Simon Doull, India’s Raman Bhanot, Zimbabwe’s Tino Mawoyo and England’s Owais Shah will commentate during the upcoming series.

Mawoyo will be available for the second and third T20Is while Shah will only be commentating in the first fixture.

 

Furthermore, the ACB also announced match officials for the historic T20I series against Pakistan. Ahmad Shah Pakteen, Bismillah Jan, Farooq Khan and Akbar Ali will officiate the matches during the series while Hamim Talwar will serve as the match referee.

 

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.

For the series, PCB announced a fresh-look squad under the captaincy of Shadab for the upcoming away assignment as the key players, including all-format captain Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi were rested.