Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Streaming: Afghanistan and Pakistan are ready to for thier first game of the T20I tri-series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday, August 29. This tournament also includes the United Arab Emirates, who are hosting the event. For all three sides, this series will act as a warm-up before the Asia Cup begins in early September.
Rashid Khan will lead the Afghan team, who are playing their first T20I match of this year. They will need to start fast against Pakistan, who are now captained by the young Salman Agha. Pakistan dropped two senior names, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, a move that surprised many fans.
Their results in recent matches have been mixed, and this series gives them a chance to rebuild. For the UAE, led by Muhammad Waseem, is a rare chance to play against two full member nations and gain valuable exposure.
Tri-series format and schedule
The tri-series is being played in a round-robin style. Each of the three teams will play the other two sides twice. After these matches, the top two teams in the points table will move into the final. All games are set to take place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The series will run from August 29 until September 7, which is only two days before the Asia Cup starts on September 9.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan Match Timings
The first match between Afghanistan and Pakistan begins at 8:30 PM IST, while the toss will happen at 8 PM IST.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Streaming: How to watch it live?
The opening game between Afghanistan and Pakistan will not have a live TV telecast in India. But Indian fans can watch the live stream through the FanCode app and website.
For those who want to follow the whole UAE T20I Tri-Series, Eurosport will show the matches on TV in India, while all seven games will be streamed live on FanCode.
UAE T20I Tri-series Squads
Pakistan: Salman Agha (c), Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Haris (wk), Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem
UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Haider Ali, Rahul Chopra, Ethan D’Souza, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Harshit Kaushik, Asif Khan, Rohid Khan, Saghir Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Zohaib
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, AM Ghazanfar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad
UAE T20I Tri-Series Schedule
- Friday, Aug 29: Afghanistan vs Pakistan at 8:30 PM IST
- Saturday, Aug 30: UAE vs Pakistan at 8:30 PM IST
- Monday, Sep 1: UAE vs Afghanistan at 8:30 PM IST
- Tuesday, Sep 2: Afghanistan vs Pakistan at 8:30 PM IST
- Thursday, Sep 4: UAE vs Pakistan at 8:30 PM IST
- Friday, Sep 5: UAE vs Afghanistan at 8:30 PM IST
- Sunday, Sep 7: Final at 8:30 PM IST
