Summary
The United Arab Emirates will host a cricket series with Afghanistan and Pakistan to prepare for the next year's T20 World Cup. The tri-series will start on August 29 in Sharjah, with each team playing each other twice, and the top two teams playing in the final. This series will happen before the Asia Cup, which is also set to be held in the UAE starting September 9.
Key Facts
- The series is a T20 cricket tri-series involving Afghanistan, Pakistan, and UAE.
- Sharjah, UAE will host seven games starting on August 29.
- Each team will play the others twice in the initial rounds.
- The top two teams will qualify for the final match of the series.
- Pakistan and Afghanistan are already qualified for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
- Afghanistan has not played a T20 match since last year against Zimbabwe.
- Pakistan is currently playing T20 matches against the West Indies in the US.
- The series will precede the Asia Cup, which starts on September 9 in the UAE.
