- Rashid Khan will lead a 17-man Afghanistan squad.
- Former skipper Mohammad Nabi is also in the squad.
- Shadab Khan will lead Pakistan from the front.
Pakistan vs Afganistan 3rd T20I Live Score Updates
Rashid Khan will lead a strong 17-man Afghanistan squad in the Twenty20 international series against Pakistan, which begins this week in Sharjah, selectors confirmed Tuesday.
The three-match series, the first bilateral between the neighbors, will be held in Sharjah on March 24, 26, and 27.
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief executive Naseeb Khan stated that the best available players had been chosen.
Former skipper Mohammad Nabi, who stood down after the Twenty20 World Cup in November, is also in the squad.
Hazratullah Zazai, the fast opener, and Rahmat Shah, the middle-order hitter, have been cut from the squad.
Sediqullah Atal, a left-handed opener, has been added and might make his debut for Afghanistan in the series.
PAK vs AFG Schedule:
March 24: 1st T20I, Sharjah
March 26: 2nd T20I, Sharjah
March 27: 3rd T20I, Sharjah
Playing XI:
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Fareed Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Usman Ghani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai
Pakistan: Shadab Khan (c), Iftikhar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris, Ihsanullah, Azam Khan, Zaman Khan, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Abdullah Shafique, Naseem Shah, Tayyab Tahir, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Wasim
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