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Afghanistan v Pakistan in Sri Lanka 2023

Afghanistan vs Pakistan 1st ODI: Haris Rauf's maiden ODI fifer helped Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 142 runs

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Haris Rauf's fiery fifer helps Pakistan bundle out Afghanistan for lowly 59 after batters' flop show in Sri Lanka

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Watch: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan make a mess of easy run out as latter crashes into stumps

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam experienced an unexpected hiccup in his lead-up to the Asia Cup 2023. Facing Afghanistan in the first game of a 3-match ODI series in Hambantota, Azam was dismissed without scoring in the series opener, a crucial preparatory match before the much-anticipated Asia Cup kicks off on August 30.

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PAK vs AFG: Babar Azam begins Asia Cup preparations with a blip, gets dismissed for a duck in 1st ODI against Afghanistan

AFG vs PAK 1st ODI: Afghanistan's left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi dismissed Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman in the first over of the first ODI

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Watch: Mohammad Nabi gets angry at teammate for dropping Fakhar Zaman's catch in slips after grabbing it on rebound

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1st ODI, Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

Haris Rauf's fiery fifer helps Pakistan bundle out Afghanistan for lowly 59 after batters' flop show in Sri Lanka

Match Details

Afghanistan and Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 3 ODI Series, 2023

Tue 22 August, 15:00:00 IST

Pakistan, who chose to bat

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head ( Last 5 Matches )

ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 On Oct 23

PAK
282/7 (50.0 ov)

AFG
286/2 (49.0 ov)

Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 8 wickets

Asian Games Men’s T20I, 2023 On Oct 06

PAK
115 (18.0 ov)

AFG
116/6 (17.5 ov)

Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 4 wickets

Afghanistan and Pakistan in Sri Lanka, 3 ODI Series, 2023 On Aug 26

AFG
209 (48.4 ov)

PAK
268/8 (50.0 ov)

Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 59 runs

Umpires

Umpire
Ahmed Shah Durrani (AFG), Nitin Menon (IND) and Sharfuddoula (BAN)

Referee
Ranjan Madugalle (SL)

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Haris Rauf's fiery fifer helps Pakistan bundle out Afghanistan for lowly 59 after batters' flop show in Sri Lanka

Watch: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan make a mess of easy run out as latter crashes into stumps

PAK vs AFG: Babar Azam begins Asia Cup preparations with a blip, gets dismissed for a duck in 1st ODI against Afghanistan

Watch: Mohammad Nabi gets angry at teammate for dropping Fakhar Zaman's catch in slips after grabbing it on rebound

Afghanistan vs Pakistan Match Stats

1st ODI, Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

Haris Rauf's fiery fifer helps Pakistan bundle out Afghanistan for lowly 59 after batters' flop show in Sri Lanka

Match Details

Afghanistan and Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 3 ODI Series, 2023

Tue 22 August, 15:00:00 IST

Pakistan, who chose to bat

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

Team Details

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Head To Head ( Last 5 Matches )

ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 On Oct 23

PAK282/7 (50.0 ov)

AFG286/2 (49.0 ov)

Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 8 wickets

Asian Games Men’s T20I, 2023 On Oct 06

PAK115 (18.0 ov)

AFG116/6 (17.5 ov)

Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 4 wickets

Afghanistan and Pakistan in Sri Lanka, 3 ODI Series, 2023 On Aug 26

AFG209 (48.4 ov)

PAK268/8 (50.0 ov)

Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 59 runs

Umpires

UmpireAhmed Shah Durrani (AFG), Nitin Menon (IND) and Sharfuddoula (BAN)

RefereeRanjan Madugalle (SL)

News updates

Haris Rauf's fiery fifer helps Pakistan bundle out Afghanistan for lowly 59 after batters' flop show in Sri Lanka

Watch: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan make a mess of easy run out as latter crashes into stumps

PAK vs AFG: Babar Azam begins Asia Cup preparations with a blip, gets dismissed for a duck in 1st ODI against Afghanistan

Watch: Mohammad Nabi gets angry at teammate for dropping Fakhar Zaman's catch in slips after grabbing it on rebound

PAK
282/7 (50.0 ov)

AFG
286/2 (49.0 ov)

PAK
115 (18.0 ov)

AFG
116/6 (17.5 ov)

AFG
209 (48.4 ov)

PAK
268/8 (50.0 ov)

Umpire
Ahmed Shah Durrani (AFG), Nitin Menon (IND) and Sharfuddoula (BAN)

Referee
Ranjan Madugalle (SL)