The two Asian giants last met six months ago in February at the same venue during the Champions Trophy.
Pakistan scored a total of 207 in 20 overs after captain Salman Ali Agha won his second successive toss and chose to bat.
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Salman Ali Agha’s unbeaten 53 off 36 balls anchored Pakistan to 182-7 in spin-heavy Afghanistan’s first T20 of the year.
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Pakistan cricket team have announced their squad for the Asia Cup 2025 set to begin in September.
Sannia Ashfaq also shared a cryptic post on Instagram, announcing the birth of her and Imad Wasim’s third child, Zayan. Notably, there was no mention of Imad in the post.
Pakistan cricketer Inzamam also shocked everyone when he charged into the stands, grabbing a bat on his way.
Players are penalized five percent of their match fees for each over in which their team fails to bowl within the allotted time, according to Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which regulates minimum over-rate offenses.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Azam stated, "Today, I am stepping down as the captain of Pakistan in all formats. It's a difficult decision but I feel it is a right time for this call. I will continue to represent Pakistan as a player in all three formats."
The Pakistan squad was supposed to reach Hyderabad via Dubai where a two-day team bonding exercise was planned before travelling to India on September 27.
Speaking with reference to the threat made by his predecessor, Ramiz Raja, that Pakistan will consider pulling out of the mega event if India didn't come to Pakistan for the Asia Cup, Sethi said on Monday that, "if the government says don't go to India, we will not go".