World Cup 2019 Practice Match, Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score: Pakistan and Afghanistan clash ahead of the World Cup. (Source: Pakistan Cricket Twitter)Pakistan vs Afghanistan World Cup Practice Match Live Cricket Score Online: After ten straight ODI defeats, Pakistan will be keen to gather some upward momentum ahead of the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 in the United Kingdom with a strong performance against dark horses, Afghanistan. Pakistan will be hoping that recalls for out-of-sorts left-armer Mohammad Amir, who missed the final four England games with chicken-pox, and 33-year old all-rounder Wahab Riaz, who last played ODI cricket in June 2017, can catalyse something of a resurgence for Sarfaraz Ahmed’s side, as they seek to break their duck which has inconveniently come at the foot of cricket’s flagship tournament.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan skittled for 138 in a woeful batting display in Belfast as Ireland prevailed comfortably by 78 runs. That being said, with seven wins from their last 10 games in the 50-over format, the lowest ranked team in this World Cup will enter this game with plenty of confidence.
150 up
Pakistan have crossed the 150-run mark in 30 overs with a loss of four wickets.
Babar Azam half-century
While the other Pakistani batsmen struggled, Babar Azam completes his half-century off 52 balls. PAK are 121/4 after 25 overs
OUT
OUT! Rahmat Shah manages to hold on to the catch as Hafeez departs for 12. Rashid Khan claims his first as PAK are 102/4 after 21 overs.
100 up for PAK
Pakistan cross the 100-run mark in the first 20 overs with a loss of three wickets. Babar Azam seems to be the only Pakistani batsmen to be handling spin today, he has moved to 30 from 38 balls.
OUT
A brilliant over for Nabi as he strikes twice in four balls. Harris and Fakhar Zaman depart as PAK are 65/3 after 12 overs. Mohammad Hafeez comes to the crease. Afghanistan have made a great start in their first warm-up game
WICKET
WICKET! Hamid hands Afghanistan their first breakthrough as Imam-ul-Haq departs for 32. Imam fails to go on top of the ball, it clips his inside edge and shatters his stumps. Babar Azam comes to the crease. PAK are 47/1 after 8.3 overs
Match begins
Imam-ul-Haq has given Pakistan a flying start. Hitting one boundary almost every over, he has quickly moved to 27 off 26 balls. Fakhar Zaman, who had an lbw decision overturned with a successful review, is on 7 off 10 balls. Pakistan moving the score along at around 6 runs per over.
Toss
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat against Afghanistan.
Pak vs AFG Live
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the World Cup warm-up match between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan are desperate for a win in order to gain much-needed confidence for the crucial tournament after coming from ten straight defeats. Follow this page for live score and updates.