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After two back-to-back victories over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group stage, an unbeaten Afghanistan cricket team will take on Sarfraz Ahmed-led Pakistan on Friday in the second match of Super Four in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018. The match will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
After winning their first Group clash against Hong Kong by eight wickets, Pakistan were thrashed by India by 8 wickets on Tuesday.
On Friday, while a confident Afghanistan team will aim to continue their winning momentum by defeating Pakistan, Sarfraz Ahmed’s boys will look to banish memories of their previous group match loss to India.
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Ahead of the Pakistan vs Afghanistan, here is everything you need to know:
Date: September 21, 2018 (Friday).
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Time: the match begins at 5:00 PM IST. The toss will take place at 4:30 PM IST.
Live Broadcast: Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD in English commentary and Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 3 HD in Hindi Commentary.
Live Streaming: Hotstar.
Squads for Pakistan vs Afghanistan clash:
Pakistan Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (c & wk), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Amir, Hasan Ali, Usman Khan, Shan Masood, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Nawaz, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Afridi
Afghanistan Squad: Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Asghar Afghan (c), Ihsanullah Janat, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Munir Ahmad, Sayed Shirzad, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Javed Ahmadi
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