The warm-up match between Pakistan and Afghanistan for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was called off on Wednesday due to rain at The Gabba, Brisbane.
Pakistan were only able to bat for 2.2 overs with the openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan scoring a total of 19 runs, after which the match was delayed and then called off.
🚨 Match has been called off due to uninterrupted rain 🚨#PAKvAFG | #WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/Z0N64QdlUg
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 19, 2022
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and chosen to field first, inviting Afghanistan to bat. The Afghans set a target of 155 runs.
Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf took two wickets each while Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab shared two wickets between them, according to a tweet by the Pakistan Cricket Board.
We are set a target of 155 🎯
Two wickets each for Haris and Shaheen while the spin duo of Nawaz and Shadab shared two wickets between them 🙌#PAKvAFG | #WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/Oa8foU0EHw
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 19, 2022
Squads
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood.
Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Qais Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Salim Safi, Usman Ghani.
Shaheen Afridi seen taking tips from Indian fast bowler Mohammed Shami
