Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Ibrahim Zadran

Riaz Hassan

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)

Ikram Alikhil

Mohammad Nabi

Rashid Khan

Shahidullah Kamal

Abdul Rahman

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Pakistan

Fakhar Zaman

Imam-ul-Haq

Babar Azam (C)

Mohammad Rizwan (W)

Agha Salman

Iftikhar Ahmed

Shadab Khan

Usama Mir

Shaheen Afridi

Naseem Shah

Haris Rauf

Abdullah Ahmadzai

Abdul Malik

Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Azmatullah Omarzai

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

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

Haseebullah Khan

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

Pakistan's prodigious pace-bowling talent Naseem Shah has an uncanny ability of keeping his composure under extreme pressure and winning his team matches with the bat.

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'I hope I don't get a heart attack someday': 20-year-old Pakistan pace sensation after batting under extreme pressure

AFG vs PAK 2nd ODI: Babar Azam did not hold back his emotions after Pakistan's thrilling last-over win over Afghanistan

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Watch: Babar Azam loses his cool after thrilling one-wicket win, has heated encounter with Mohammad Nabi

In a nerve-jangling 2nd ODI between Pakistan and Afghanistan on August 24 (Thursday) at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota, wild scenes became a spectacle for the onlookers after the Men in Green secured a thrilling victory.

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Watch: Pakistan players erupt with wild celebration after Naseem Shah's heroics; Fazalhaq Farooqi runs out Shadab Khan at non-striker's end

AFG vs PAK 2nd ODI: Abdul Rahman was the most expensive bowler for Afghanistan as he conceded 83 runs from his quota of 10 overs including 13 extras

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'Abdul Rahman gave some easy balls to hit': Afghanistan captain blames death overs bowler for one-wicket defeat to Pakistan

AFG vs PAK 2nd ODI: Naseem Shah's final over cameo saved Pakistan from suffering their first-ever ODI win against Afghanistan

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Naseem Shah becomes Afghanistan's last-over villain again as Pakistan win 2nd ODI by 1 wicket despite Gurbaz's record-breaking 151

AFG vs PAK 2nd ODI: Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz broke a few records with his 151-run knock against Babar Azam-led Pakistan

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves MS Dhoni behind, becomes first wicketkeeper-batter to hit 150 against Pakistan in ODIs

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IPL 2026: Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis believes Rishabh Pant will be under immense pressure in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face Delhi Capitals (DC) in their tournament opener in Lucknow.


IPL 2026 is scheduled to start from March 28. 

LSG will start their IPL 2026 campaign against DC.

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Not SKY or Rohit, ex-RCB captain names player under most pressure in IPL 2026

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is scheduled to start from March 28. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play the tournament opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

RCB will face SRH in the IPL 2026 opener clash.

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RCB hit by major concern ahead of IPL 2026 opener as star faces fitness doubt

Sunrisers Leeds become the first Indian-owned team in the history of The Hundred to sign a Pakistan player in the auction.

Sunrisers Leeds become the 1st Indian-owned team in the history of The Hundred to sign a Pakistan player.

The Hundred is scheduled to start from July 21. 

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Sunrisers Leeds breaks silence on picking Abrar Ahmed in Hundred auction

IPL 2026: Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will start their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign against Rajasthan Royals on March 30

CSK will start their IPL 2026 campaign against Rajasthan Royals.

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MS Dhoni advised to promote batting order for CSK in IPL 2026

Cricket boards such as England, New Zealand, Ireland, and Sri Lanka have asked the BCCI to increase the number of ODIs during India’s overseas tours ahead of the ODI World Cup 2027.

BCCI is considering requests from several cricket boards to add more ODI matches.

More ODIs could mean additional playing time for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

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BCCI asked to add more ODIs ahead of 2027 ODI World Cup

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'I hope I don't get a heart attack someday': 20-year-old Pakistan pace sensation after batting under extreme pressure

Watch: Babar Azam loses his cool after thrilling one-wicket win, has heated encounter with Mohammad Nabi

Watch: Pakistan players erupt with wild celebration after Naseem Shah's heroics; Fazalhaq Farooqi runs out Shadab Khan at non-striker's end