Pakistan, Afghanistan to play T-20 friendly series

Published May 27th, 2017 - 07:08 GMT
Pakistan Shoaib Malik (2R) celebrates the wicket of Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim during an ICC Champions Trophy Warm-up match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, England on May 27, 2017.
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Pakistan Shoaib Malik (2R) celebrates the wicket of Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim during an ICC Champions Trophy Warm-up match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, England on May 27, 2017. Lindsey Parnaby / AFP

Pakistan and Afghanistan cricket teams would play two Twenty-twenty overs games in the future, a media report said on Saturday.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shahryar Khan has announced that Pakistan and Afghanistan would play two T20 matches with each other, according to dawn.

Speaking at a press conference alongside the chairman of Afghan Cricket Board Atif Mashal, Khan said the short friendly series could be played in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Sharjah.

He said the date of the series could not yet be decided as the two cricketing sides were preoccupied in their own commitments at the moment.

Shahryar said that regional teams from the two countries would also play possible series, which would include A-teams and under-16 teams.

He added that Pakistan would help Afghanistan in International Cricket Council (ICC) issues and in making the country a permanent member of the international cricket governing body.

The PCB chairman said eight or nine Pakistani players would be facilitated in their endeavours to participate in an Afghan cricket league.

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