Asia Cup 2018: Pakistan replace Amir, Faheem, Shadab Khan

Pakistan have made three changes  in  their first encounter with  Afghanistan the Super Four of Asia Cup 2018 in Abu Dhabi  (Friday).

Pakistan brought in Haris Sohail, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Nawaz after losing to India by eight wickets on Wednesday, leaving out Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan and Faheem Ashraf.

Shaheen is making his one-day international debut.

Teams:

Pakistan: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Usman Khan Shinwari, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Afghanistan: Asghar Afghan (captain), Mohammad Shahzad, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Aftab Alam, Ihsanullah Janat

Umpires: Shaun George (RSA) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI)

Tv umpire: Marais Erasmus (RSA)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)

Pakistan defeated Hong Kong in its first match of the tournament and was beaten by arch rival India on Wednesday.

Afghanistan have won its two group matches against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.