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'Asia Cup aur World Cup mein bhi yehi dekhne ka maza aaega' - Fans react as video of verbal fight between Pakistan and Afghanistan fan goes viral

During the third ODI between Afghanistan and Pakistan, a Sri Lankan man supporting Pakistan had a fight with an Afghanistan fan.

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'Asia Cup aur World Cup mein bhi yehi dekhne ka maza aaega' - Fans react as video of verbal fight between Pakistan and Afghanistan fan goes viral

Verbal fight between Afghanistan and Pakistan fans (Image Credit: Twitter)

In the last few years, fan fights between Pakistan and Afghanistan fans isn't something new. Four years back, during the ODI World Cup 2019, some fans from both teams had a fight. This has led to some fans from both countries dying on the spot outside the stadium. Last year, during the Asia Cup 2022, Afghanistan fans inside the Sharjah Stadium threw chairs at Pakistan fans.

In the recently concluded series, in the first two games, crowds weren't present at the venues. However, the Sri Lanka Cricket asked the fans to watch the game without purchasing the tickets. Some Sri Lankans were cheering for Pakistan while Afghan fans were present at the venue. During the third ODI, a Sri Lanka fan and an Afghani fan had a verbal fight.

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Pakistan became the number-one ODI side

For the first time in their history, the Asian side has become the number-one ODI side for the second time in this year. In April, they became the number-one side after beating New Zealand in two ODIs. However, the glory stayed for long as they lost the last ODI against the Blackcaps. This led to them dropping in the rankings.

However, ahead of the Afghan series, they needed to win by 3-0 to become number one ahead of Asia Cup 2023. For the first time, the two-time winners will enter the upcoming edition being a top side.

Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir (traveling reserve).

Asia Cup 2023 schedule

Date Day Fixture Time Venue
30-08-2023 Wednesday Pakistan vs Nepal 1:30 PM Multan, Pakistan
31-08-2023 Thursday Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1:30 PM Kandy, Sri Lanka
02-09-2023 Saturday Pakistan vs India 1:30 PM Kandy, Sri Lanka
03-09-2023 Sunday Bangladesh vs Afghanistan 1:30 PM Lahore, Pakistan
04-09-2023 Monday India vs Nepal 1:30 PM Kandy, Sri Lanka
05-09-2023 Tuesday Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan 1:30 PM Lahore, Pakistan
06-09-2023 Wednesday A1 vs B2 1:30 PM Lahore, Pakistan
09-09-2023 Saturday B1 vs B2 1:30 PM Kandy, Sri Lanka
10-09-2023 Sunday A1 vs A2 1:30 PM Kandy, Sri Lanka
12-09-2023 Tuesday A2 vs B1 1:30 PM Dambulla, Sri Lanka
14-09-2023 Thursday A1 vs B1 1:30 PM Dambulla, Sri Lanka
15-09-2023 Friday A2 vs B2 1:30 PM Dambulla, Sri Lanka
17-09-2023 Sunday Final 1:30 PM RPICS, Colombo

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