Afghanistan has announced the schedule for the upcoming home series against Pakistan, set to take place in the end of March. The three-match T20I series will begin on March 25, with the third and final game scheduled for March 29.
All three T20Is will be held at the same location in Sharjah. This is the first time that these two nations will play a bilateral series of multiple matches. Previously, Pakistan and Afghanistan have only competed against each other in a solitary ODI in Sharjah in 2012 and a T20I in 2013, both of which Pakistan won. Apart from these two occasions, the two neighbouring countries have only met in multi-team events.
Mirwais Ashraf, the Chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), expressed his hope for strengthening Afghanistan’s relationship with Pakistan through this series.
“We are hopeful and looking forward to extending our ties with PCB, as well as continuing great partnerships and frequent cricketing assignments with them, which will help us further strengthen our team and our cricket altogether.
“Overall, we are excited to host and play Pakistan in what will be a thrilling series of cricket games between the two countries,” Ashraf said in his official statement.
Meanwhile, PCB Chairman Mr. Najam Sethi said: “I am delighted that the inaugural Pakistan versus Afghanistan T20I series will be played later this month in a city that has a large ex-pat community and which has always supported cricketers from both countries.”
Schedule for Afghanistan versus Pakistan T20I series:
- 1st T20I: March 25, Sharjah
- 2nd T20I: March 27, Sharjah
- 3rd T20I: March 29, Sharjah
