Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Ibrahim Zadran

Rahmat Shah

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)

Ikram Alikhil

Mohammad Nabi

Azmatullah Omarzai

Abdul Rahman

Rashid Khan

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Pakistan

Imam-ul-Haq

Fakhar Zaman

Babar Azam (C)

Mohammad Rizwan (W)

Iftikhar Ahmed

Agha Salman

Shadab Khan

Usama Mir

Shaheen Afridi

Naseem Shah

Haris Rauf

Abdullah Ahmadzai

Abdul Malik

Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bashir Ahmad

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Gulbadin Naib

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Karim Janat

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Sediqullah Atal

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Wafiullah Stanikzai Tarakhil

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Zubaid Akbari

Syed Muhammad Abdul Samad

Abrar Ahmed

Mohammad Babar Azam

Faheem Ashraf

Faisal Akram

Muhammad Ghazi Ghori

Mohammad Hussain Talat

Khawaja Muhammad Nafay

Maaz Ahmad Sadaqat

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Rizwan

Mohammad Wasim

Naseem Abbas Shah

Saad Masood

Sahibzada Farhan

Saim Ayub

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shamyl Hussain

Usman Khan

Usman Tariq

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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

AFG vs PAK 1st ODI: Pakistan fielders missed out on an easy run out opportunity to dismiss rookie Afghan batter Ikram Alikhil

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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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Boston Celtics receive a boost as Jaylen Brown returns ahead of their clash with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Indiana Pacers head into their clash against the Los Angeles Lakers with Pascal Siakam likely to play despite multiple injury concerns in the squad.


The Pacers are riding on a pathetic 16-56 record and stand at the 15th place in the Eastern Conference.

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The LA Lakers stand at third place in the Western Conference.

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Barcelona are eyeing Julián Álvarez as a long-term replacement for Robert Lewandowski, with Victor Osimhen emerging as a backup option.


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Victor Osimhen lined up as alternative, €70M deal likely for Galatasaray striker.

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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