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Afghanistan win toss, elect to bat against Pakistan in Asia Cup

Afghanistan win toss, elect to bat against Pakistan in Asia Cup
September 21, 2018
ABU DHABI (92 News) – Pakistan faces Afghanistan in the Super Four Asia Cup clash today (Friday) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. While in other match Bangladesh will face India in Dubai today. In Thursday's match, Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 136 runs. Batting first, Afghanistan scored two hundred and fifty-five runs for the loss of seven wickets in stipulated fifty overs. In reply, Bangladesh was all out for paltry 119 in 42.1 overs. Earlier, Pakistan had defeated Hong Kong by eight wickets in their opening match of Group A and defeated by India in the second match. Squad: Pakistan Sarfraz Ahmed (captain/wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Haris Sohail, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, Usman Khan Shinwari and Shaheen Shah Afridi Afghanistan Asghar Afghan (captain), Mohammad Shahzad (wicketkeeper), Ihsanullah Janat, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Hashmat Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Aftab Alam, Samiullah Shinwari, Munir Ahmad Kakar (wicketkeeper), Sayed Ahmad Sherzad, Sharafudin Ashraf, Wafadar