World Cup 2019 warm-up: Pakistan bats against Afghanistan

Pakistan opted to bat against Afghanistan in their first ICC World Cup 2019 warm-up match on Friday  at Bristol County Ground.

Pakistan made massive changes in their playing 15, after they picked bowling spearhead Mohammad Amir and fast bowler Wahab Riaz in the World Cup 15, the duo were selected in place of Junaid Khan and Faheem Ashraf, respectively.

The decision was taken in light of dismal bowling performance by Sarfraz’s men against England, however, the arrival of the two bowling veterans has boosted the otherwise inexperienced bowling attack.

Squads:

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Sohail

Afghanistan: Mohammad Shahzad(w), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib(c), Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ali Zadran, Samiullah Shenwari, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan