Mohammad Nawaz has been replaced by fast bowling all-arounder Faheem Ashraf in Pakistan’s Playing XI for their opening Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s match against Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Faheem replaces Nawaz in Playing XI: According to the specifics, Faheem Ashraf, who just played in his maiden ODI match since his comeback, made the Pakistani Playing XI for their opening Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s match.
Pakistan’s playing XI includes Imam-ul-Haq, Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf as well as captain Babar Azam and Shadab Khan, who serves as Azam’s deputy.
The Pakistan and India matchup during the Asia Cup 2023 group stage was the two teams’ first ODI matchup since the 2019 World Cup. Heavy rain complicated cricket fans’ plans to see the eagerly anticipated match, resulting in its cancellation.
After splitting the points with archrival India, the hosts Pakistan, who kicked off their Asia Cup campaign with a thumping 238-run victory over Nepal in the curtain-raiser, became the first team to advance to the next round.
Pakistan was ready to take on either Bangladesh or Afghanistan after their Super 4s qualification.
However, Bangladesh’s 89-run victory over Afghanistan the following day gave them a good chance to advance to the Super 4s.
Sri Lanka and Afghanistan’s final group-stage encounter at the present Asia Cup will determine the fate of both teams in the competition.
Kusal Mendis, the wicketkeeper batsman for Sri Lanka, scored a superb 92 runs to help his team set Afghanistan a target of 292 to chase.
To beat Lanka and go to the Super 4, Afghanistan will need to chase down the score in 37.1 Overs.
At the time this story was file, Rahmat Shah (45) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (36) were on the crease, guiding Afghanistan to a score of 120/3 in 18 overs.