Tri-Series: Afghanistan win toss, bat first against UAE

SHARJAH: Afghanistan have won the toss and opted to bat first against UAE in the sixth fixture of the T20I tri-series here at the iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Playing XIs

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran (c), Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Abdullah Ahmadzai

UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Muhammad Zohaib, Asif Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra (wk), Harshit Kaushik, Haider Ali, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Rohid, Junaid Siddique, Simranjeet Singh

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Both teams have faced each other 13 times in T20Is. Afghanistan leads with 10 victories, while the UAE have managed to win only three games.

Matches 13, UAE 3, Afghanistan 10

The ongoing tri-series serves as a launching pad for the teams to prepare for and acclimatise to the conditions ahead of the eight-team ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup, scheduled to take place in the UAE from 9 to 28 September.

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