Afghan cricket team in Pakistan in 2013

The Afghanistan national cricket team visited Pakistan from 6 to 13 February 2013 and played a series of limited-overs matches against the Pakistan A team and some regional sides.[1] They played five one-days and a Twenty20 at three venues around the country. Afghanistan won the first match of the series, but lost the next five matches. All matches were broadcast live on GEO Super television.[2]

Afghan cricket tour of Pakistan in 2013
 
  Pakistan A Afghanistan
Dates 6 February – 13 February
Captains Shahid Afridi Nawroz Mangal
One Day International series
Results Pakistan A won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Kamran Akmal (104) Gulbodin Naib (111)
Most wickets Wahab Riaz (6) Dawlat Zadran (2)
Twenty20 International series
Results Pakistan A won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Ahmed Shehzad (68) Asghar Stanikzai (47)
Most wickets Wahab Riaz (2) Nawroz Mangal (2)

List A Tour Matches

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Hyderabad and Karachi v Afghanistan

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6 February 2013
9:30
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Hyderabad and Karachi
112 (37.5 overs)
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  Afghanistan
116/1 (18.4 overs)
Mohammad Sami 21 (39)
Amir Hamza 5/15 (10 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 58 (35)
Atif Maqbool 1/13 (5.4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 9 wickets
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Akbar Khan and Khalid Mahmood
  • Hyderabad and Karachi won the toss and elected to bat

Match Report

Bahawalpur and Multan v Afghanistan

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8 February 2013
9:30
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Bahawalpur and Multan
160/7 (42 overs)
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  Afghanistan
157/9 (50 overs)
Naved Yasin 50* (84)
Amir Hamza 3/36 (10 overs)
Mohibullah Paak 49* (100)
Zulfiqar Babar 4/28 (10 overs)
Bahawalpur and Multan won by 3 wickets
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Umpires: Aftab Gillani and Nadeem Iqbal
  • Bahawalpur and Multan won the toss and elected to field

Match Report

Faisalabad and Rawalpindi v Afghanistan

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10 February 2013
09:30
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Faisalabad and Rawalpindi
167/2 (31 overs)
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  Afghanistan
166 (49.1 overs)
Awais Zia 75 (77)
Rahmat Shah 1/28 (3 overs)
Rahmat Shah 48 (79)
Sohail Tanvir 3/30 (10 overs)
Faisalabad and Rawalpindi won by 8 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ahmed Shahpakteen (Afg) and Riazuddin (Pak)
Player of the match: Awais Zia (Faisalabad and Rawalpindi)
  • Faisalabad and Rawalpindi won the toss and elected to field
  • List A debuts: Fazal Niazai, M Nasim Baras, Rahmat Shah and Yamin Ahmadzai (Afghanistan)

List A Series

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1st One Day

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11 February 2013
13:30 (D/N)
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Pakistan A  
125/2 (16.1 overs)
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  Afghanistan
122 (38.5 overs)
Umar Akmal 47* (30)
Izatullah Dawlatzai 1/34 (4 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 33 (51)
Wahab Riaz 3/18 (7.5 overs)
Pakistan A won by 8 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Wahab Riaz (Pakistan A)

Match Report

2nd One Day

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12 February 2013
13:30 (D/N)
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Pakistan A  
208/3 (41.3 overs)
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  Afghanistan
207/9 (50 overs)
Kamran Akmal 104 (105)
Mirwais Ashraf 1/28 (6 overs)
Gulbodin Naib 100 (93)
Imran Khan 3/35 (8 overs)
Pakistan A won by 7 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Shozab Raza and Zameer Haider
Player of the match: Kamran Akmal
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat

T20 series

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Only T20

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13 February 2013
18:00 (D/N)
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Pakistan A  
189/6 (20 overs)
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  Afghanistan
140/9 (20 overs)
Ahmed Shehzad 68 (45)
Nawroz Mangal 2/17 (2 overs)
Asghar Stanikzai 47* (45)
Wahab Riaz 2/8 (4 overs)
Pakistan A won by 49 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Ghaffar Kazmi and Shozab Raza
Player of the match: Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan A) and Asghar Stanikzai (Afghanistan)
  • Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field
  • Twenty20 debut: Mohibullah Paak (Afghanistan)

Broadcasters

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References

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  1. ^ "Afghanistan XI to play series against Pakistan A".
  2. ^ GEO Super television Archived February 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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