{"id":97136,"date":"2025-08-01T15:25:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-afghanistan-uae-to-play-t20i-tri-series-in-sharjah\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T15:25:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T15:25:57","slug":"pakistan-afghanistan-uae-to-play-t20i-tri-series-in-sharjah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pakistan-afghanistan-uae-to-play-t20i-tri-series-in-sharjah\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, Afghanistan, UAE to play T20I tri-series in Sharjah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will participate in a tri-series of Twenty20 international matches to tune up for next month\u2019s Asia Cup, followed by the Twenty20 World Cup next year, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tri-series will feature teams from Pakistan, Afghanistan and the UAE from 29 August to 7 September at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium,\u201d the PCB said in a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcb.com.pk\/press-release-detail\/pakistan-to-play-t20i-tri-series-in-uae.html\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The T20I tournament will serve as a \u201claunching pad\u201d for the teams to prepare for the Asian Cricket Council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1926436\">T20 Asia Cup<\/a>, scheduled to take place in the UAE from September 9-28, it added.<\/p>\n<p>According to the schedule, the opening match of the tri-series tournament will be played between Afghanistan and Pakistan on August 29. Each team will play the others twice, giving all sides at least four matches before the top two teams qualify for the final, scheduled on September 7.<\/p>\n<p>India and Sri Lanka will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1923820\/italy-qualify-for-t20-world-cup-for-first-time#:~:text=The%202026%20tournament%20will%20be%20jointly%20hosted%20by%20India%20and%20Sri%20Lanka\">co-host<\/a> the Twenty20 World Cup in February-March next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tournament schedule<\/strong> (all matches at Sharjah Cricket Stadium):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>August 29<\/strong> \u2014 Afghanistan v Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>August 30<\/strong> \u2014 UAE v Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>September 2<\/strong> \u2014 Pakistan v Afghanistan<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>September 4<\/strong> \u2014 Pakistan v UAE<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>September 7<\/strong> \u2014  Final<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will 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