Pakistan batting line collapses in first T20 international against Afghanistan in UAE
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Pakistan Friday set an easy 93-run target for Afghanistan in the 1st T20I of the three-match series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Afghanistan bowlers Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Muhammad Nabi ran through the green caps. They all claimed two-wicket each and set an easy target for their batters against Pakistan.
Pakistan made only 92 for nine wickets in their mandatory 20 overs.
Just four Pakistani players could make it to the double figure. Imad Wasim, Saim Ayoub, and Tayyab Tahir could offer a miner resistance to the formidable Afghan attack. They made 18, 17, and 16 runs respectively.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan.
Pakistan already named a dynamic XI for the first of the three T20Is against Afghanistan.
Shadab Khan confirmed that Pakistan had four debutants in the playing XI, who were Saim Ayub, Tayyab Tahir, Zaman Khan and Ihsanullah.
Opener Saim Ayub, middle-order batter Tayyab Tahir and right-arm quicks Zaman Khan and Ihsanullah will make Pakistan debuts. Top-order batter Abdullah Shafique, all-rounders Faheem Ashraf and Imad Wasim, and Azam
