The final match of the three-game ODI series between Pakistan and Afghanistan will be played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Pakistani captain Babar Azam decided to bat first after winning throw. After the throw he said the wicket was looking good to take. A score of 280-290 should be achieved here.
The Pakistani team, which won the first two ODIs, went into the third ODI with four changes. Surprisingly Naseem Shah, who won the second ODI against Pakistan, is not part of the playing eleven today.
In preparation for the Asian Cup, Pakistan’s team have come onto the field with four changes in the third ODI. Fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf, middle-order batsman Iftikhar Ahmed and leg-spinner Usama Mir are not part of the playing XI in the third ODI. In place of those four, mid-level hitter Saud Shakeel, fast bowler Mohammad Wasim Junior, and all-rounders Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf were added to the team.
The Afghan team, who have already lost the series, want to avoid the Clive sweep today. In the third ODI, the Afghan team landed with two changes. Today, fast bowler Farid Malik and all-rounder Gulbadin Naib have joined the team. At the time of the draw, Afghan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said we will do our best to win.
Rehmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Gulbadin Naib, Riaz Hasan, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Fareed Ahmed Malik, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Fazalhaq Farooqui.
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr.