Afghanistan win toss, opt to bowl first against Pakistan in final T20I

SHARJAH: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the third T20 international at Sharjah Stadium on Monday.

Afghanistan, who lead the three-match series 2-0, left out pacer Azmatullah Omarzai and Naveen-ul-Haq to include Sediqullah Atal and Farid Ahmad.

Pakistan left out batter Azam Khan and pacer Naseem Shah and brought in Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Wasim in two changes to the side that lost the second match by seven wickets.

Afghanistan won the first match by six wickets; all matches were played in Sharjah.

Teams:

Pakistan: Shadab Khan (captain), Mohammad Haris, Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Tayyab Tahir, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Ihsanullah, Zaman Khan

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Farid Ahmad, Usman Ghani, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi