SHARJAH: The trophy for the T20I tri-series featuring Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was unveiled here on Thursday.
The trophy unveiling ceremony took place at the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium and was attended by Salman Ali Agha, the captain of Pakistan, along with Rashid Khan from Afghanistan and Muhammad Waseem from the UAE.
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 Men’s T20 Asia Cup, scheduled to take place in the UAE from 9 to 28 September.
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It’s 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 – Afghanistan v Pakistan – 7pm local time
- 30 August – UAE v Pakistan – 7pm local time
- 1 September – UAE v Afghanistan – 7pm local time
- 2 September – Pakistan v Afghanistan – 7pm local time
- 4 September – Pakistan v UAE – 7pm local time
- 5 September – Afghanistan v UAE – 7pm local time
- 7 September – Final – 7pm local time
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