Afghan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2011–12
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The Afghanistan national cricket team played a single One Day International (ODI) cricket match against the Pakistan national cricket team on 10 February 2012.[1][2] The match took place at a time when Pakistan were due to play England in a follow-up ODI series in the UAE after defeating them 3–0 in a Test series.
Afghan cricket team vs Pakistan in the UAE in 2011–12 | |||
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Afghanistan | Pakistan | ||
Date | 10 February 2012 | ||
Captains | Nawroz Mangal | Misbah-ul-Haq | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Pakistan won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Karim Sadiq (40) | Younis Khan (70) | |
Most wickets | Dawlat Zadran (2) | Shahid Afridi (5) | |
Player of the series | Shahid Afridi (Pak) |
Held at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in the United Arab Emirates, it was the first time that the Pakistani cricket team had faced Afghanistan in a formal international-level cricket series.[3] This was the first time Afghanistan played against a Test-playing nation and a Full Member of the International Cricket Council in an ODI, since achieving their own ODI status at the 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Afghanistan batted first after winning the toss, posting a modest total of 195 after being bowled out in the 49th over. Pakistan reached their target comfortably by seven wickets with thirteen overs to spare. The match was seen as significant for Afghanistan, who had made rapid progress in international cricket over the preceding five years, as well as politically, with Afghanistan and Pakistan sharing a tense relationship between the neighboring countries.