Pakistan registered victory against the West Indies by 14 runs in the 1st T20I.
Pakistan are set to participate in a tri-series alongside Asian counterparts Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This series will be played in the months of August-September. As a result, it will act as preparation for the teams before entering into the Asia Cup this year. After a disappointing outing in Bangladesh, the Shaheens have started their series against the West Indies on a positive note. They registered victory in the first T20I by a margin of 14 runs.
ABF
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SKA
95/4
SLK
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BR
–
DCDM
210/6
DVDM
60/3
MIEDM
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GGDM
–
SWDM
–
ADKRDM
–
GGDM
–
DCDM
–
NDT
69/1
CDK
167/8
New Delhi Tigers beat Central Delhi Kings by 9 wickets (D/L) method
SDS
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WDL
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PD
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CDK
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SDSW
121/8
CDQW
26/1
ROM
129/6
CZR
133/7
Czech Republic beat Romania by 3 wickets
ROM
143/4
CZR
155/3
Czech Republic beat Romania by 12 runs
ROM
93/4
CZR
92/8
Romania won by 6 wickets
AUST
155/6
BEL
154/10
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
AUST
146/6
BEL
144/9
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
BAC
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UCCB
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LKLS
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ACB
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UCCB
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ACB
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BAC
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UCCB
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LKLS
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ACB
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DURH
300/8
BB
163/3
NOR
189/10
MID
192/6
KENT
269/9
SOM
213/4
ESS
289/10
GLO
159/10
Essex beat Gloucestershire by 130 runs
SUSS
284/9
YOR
74/1
HAM
179/3
DER
339/5
LEI
150/4
WOR
328/10
NOT
78/2
SURR
289/8
QAT
127/1
KNY
242/8
PNG
148/10
KWT
149/6
Kuwait beat Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets
JER
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DEN
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GER-W
44/8
IRE-W
223/1
Ireland Women beat Germany Women by 179 runs
ITA-W
86/9
NED-W
21/0
KRMPS
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SBSCC
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BNC
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KUMS
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CAGS
174/3
ATR
173/7
Calicut Globstars beat Adani Trivandrum Royals by 7 wickets
KBTS
14/0
ARKS
236/5
ARKS
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TTS
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ALRS
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ATR
–
BNB
146/9
MGD
149/1
Mangalore Dragons won by 9 wickets
SML
39/3
MYW
180/6
SML
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HBT
–
MGD
–
GBM
–
YSG
128/10
ROS
133/3
Royal Oman Stallions beat Yallah Shabab Giants by 7 wickets
MAT
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RNC
9/0
RNC
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ROS
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MUT
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IAI
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AUS
431/2
SA
155/10
Australia won by 276 runs
IPS
116/10
TMB
119/2
Toombul beat Ipswich by 8 wickets
SBB
2/0
WSS
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SGR
149/5
WYN
148/10
Sandgate Redcliffe beat Wynnum Manly by 5 wickets
RLS
173/6
SSC
158/10
Redlands beat Sunshine Coast by 15 runs
GCT
133/7
UOQ
132/8
Gold Coast beat University of Queensland by 3 wickets
NSBB
187/8
VLLY
232/4
Valley beat Northern Suburbs by 45 runs
NSBB
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GCT
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WEF
150/6
TRR
152/7
MAO
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BIP
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OVI
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LOS
–
WFW-W
122/9
TRW-W
145/6
Trent Rockets Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 23 runs
MOW-W
84/7
BIP-W
111/3
OIW-W
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LSW-W
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CHK
130/10
AS-A
131/4
Adelaide Strikers Academy beat Chicago Kingsmen by 6 wickets
PS
107/10
PSA
155/8
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Pakistan Shaheens by 48 runs
AS-A
190/6
PSA
205/2
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Adelaide Strikers Academy by 15 runs
MEMA
184/7
NOSK
143/9
Meerut Mavericks beat Noida Super Kings by 41 run
KARS
126/1
LUF
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KASS
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MEMA
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KARS
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GOLS
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The tri-series is scheduled to be hosted by the UAE, and will be played in a round-robin format. Each team will face the other two teams twice. And the top two teams after the league stage will lock horns in the final. Afghanistan are yet to play a T20I in 2025, and this tri-series will be a stepping stone for them before the coveted Asian tournament. They last played a series against Zimbabwe, winning by a margin of 2-1.
On the other hand, the UAE has played as many as nine T20Is in 2025 till date, and have ended up on the winning side in six of those. Their record in the Asia Cup isn’t very promising, as they have only made three appearances in the tournament so far. But with this tri-series acting as a good stepping stone for the team, they will be expected to come hard in the league in September.
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Pakistan cricket is entering into a phase which ensures turbulence. They decided to keep their three most experienced players out of the equation for the series against Bangladesh. But after the series loss against the Tigers, pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was recalled to the squad for the series against the West Indies. He bowled his quota of four overs and also bagged a wicket to help the Shaheens keep the hosts at bay. While the speedster has been included in the squad for the shortest format, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have been named in the ODI setup.
Before the series against Bangladesh, the Pakistan Cricket Board spoke about revamping for the shortest format. The aim was to let the players like Babar Azam and Rizwan focus on the ODI and Test setup. Pakistan are on the cusp of two major tournaments in the next eight months. They will have to ensure that their preparation is not tinkered with.
Pakistan have played just a solitary T20I against the UAE, and have come out on the winning side. However, their match-up against Afghanistan is where things get interesting. Having played seven matches against the Afghans, they have managed to win four. As a matter of fact, six of these seven games have been played on UAE soil. So both these Asian counterparts have an idea about the conditions they will be playing in.
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