RAWALPINDI: Afghanistan will host a three-match T20 bilateral series with Pakistan, scheduled to start on March 25 in Sharjah.
This is the first of a kind bilateral series of multiple matches between the two nations.
The second match of the series will take place on March 27 with the decider to be played on March 29. All the matches will be held after Iftar.
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) season eight final will be played on March 19 after which Pakistan’s national team will travel to Sharjah on March 23 to play the three-match series.
According to International Cricket Council (ICC), both teams played a solitary ODI in Sharjah back in 2012 and a T20I in 2013 at the same venue. Both matches were won by Pakistan.
The two neighbouring countries have only met in multi-team events apart from this.
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chairman Mirwais Ashraf hoped for extending Afghanistan’s ties with Pakistan through this series.
