Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold a T20 series in the UAE

• The T20 series will take place in Sharjah starting from September 29.
• Afghanistan and Pakistan have already qualified for the T20 World Cup.
• The UAE needs to go through qualification to participate in the championship.

The United Arab Emirates will host a T20 series in which Afghanistan and Pakistan will participate in September of this year. The matches will be held in Sharjah, starting from September 29. All teams will play each other twice, after which the two best teams will advance to the final.

Afghanistan and Pakistan have already secured their direct qualification for the T20 World Cup, which will also feature India and Sri Lanka. For the UAE to also qualify for the championship, teams need to go through qualifying matches in Oman in June.

Afghanistan, which placed sixth in the last T20 World Cup, has not played in T20s since a two-match series against Zimbabwe last year. Currently, Pakistan is playing a T20 series against West Indies in the USA.

The series will take place before the Asian Cup, which will also be held in the UAE, starting from September 9, when Afghanistan will play against Hong Kong in the first match.

Tags: Middle East/Sport