ODI World Cup 2023: Pakistan win toss, elect to bat first against Afghanistan

Shadab Khan replaced Mohammad Nawaz in Pakistan's playing eleven

Pakistan's team coach Mickey Arthur Pakistan's team coach Mickey Arthur, left facing camera, talks with the team ahead of their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup match against Afghanistan in Chennai, India, on October 23, 2023 | AP

Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat against Afghanistan in their World Cup match in Chennai on Monday.

Shadab Khan replaced Mohammad Nawaz in Pakistan's playing eleven. Nawaz is down with fever.

Afghanistan brought in an extra spinner in Noor Ahmad at the expense of pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Teams:

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (w), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq and Noor Ahmad.

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