Afghanistan win toss and bat against Pakistan in second one-day international

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (second left) and Pakistan captain Babar Azam (third left) gesture during a toss ahead of the second ODI between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 23, 2023. (Photo courtesy: Afghanistan Cricket Board)

• Pakistan have kept the same eleven that won the first match against Afghanistan by a 142-run margin
• Afghanistan made two changes by dropping fast bowler Azmatullah Omarzai and allrounder Rahmat Shah

COLOMBO: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bat in the second one-day international (ODI) against Pakistan in Colombo on Thursday.

Pakistan kept the same eleven that won the first match in Hambantota in Sri Lanka on Tuesday by a 142-run margin, while Afghanistan brought in Shahidullah Kamal and Riaz Hassan in a double change.

Fast bowler Azmatullah Omarzai and allrounder Rahmat Shah were left out.

The last match will also be played in Colombo on Saturday.

Teams:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Mohammad Nabi, Shahidullah Kamal, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman

Umpires: Sharfuddoula (AFG) and Bismillah Shinwari (AFG)

TV umpire: Nitin Menon (IND)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)