Pakistan Tour of Afghanistan 2023: Full squads, schedule, live streaming platform – All you need to know

Afghanistan Team (Photo Source: Twitter)

Despite a lot of political tension between the two neighbouring nations, Pakistan Cricket Board and Afghanistan Cricket Board have joined hands to host their first-ever T20I series in history. Notably, the three-match tournament is set to begin on Friday, March 24, while the final match will be played on Monday, March 27. All the games will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, UAE.

Leading up to the historic series, Pakistan management has announced many new names in the support staff. Umar Gul will be seen as the interim bowling coach, while the veteran coach Abdul Rehman has been appointed as the new interim head coach. Notably, designated skipper Babar Azam will miss the series, with Shadab Khan leading the Men in Green. They have also given rest to the pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.

For Afghanistan, it will be a tough challenge in the middle. They have a strong squad and some brilliant bowlers in the mix, but with the kind of form some Pakistani players are in, it will prove to be a task for the Rashid Khan-led side. Meanwhile, the series can finally see the debut of Sediqullah Atal, known for his furious striking of a cricket ball. On the other hand, the team management has excluded Rahmat Shah and Hazratullah Zazai, and thus it needs to be seen what combination they go ahead with.

Squads

Afghanistan:
Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Sediqullah Atal, Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Naveen Ul Haq

Pakistan:
Shadab Khan (c), Abdullah Shafique, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir, Zaman Khan

Schedule

AFG vs PAK Live Streaming and Broadcast details

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