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The Afghanistan Cricket Board is likely to host Pakistan for a white ball series in the United Arab Emirates in August-September confirmed by a source in the Pakistan.

The boards of both sides are discussing the series, which is likely to comprise three ODIs and as many T20Is. Babar Azam’s side is currently scheduled to tour England and West Indies in July and August.

"The Afghanistan board is keen to have the series before the World T20 Cup which is in October," the source said.

When key Afghan players including Muhammad Nabi met Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan in January this year, he requested the PCB to organize a bilateral series with Afghanistan. The Afghan players had requested to initiate a real bilateral series between the two countries.

The source said that the PCB was looking at the option of playing the series when the team returns from West Indies in August.

"The plan is for the Pakistan team to stop over in UAE and play the series in August as the Indian cricket board is also likely to host the remaining matches of its unfinished Indian Premier League in the UAE sometime in September-October,”

“And a number of Afghan players including their captain, Rashid Khan, Nabi, Mujeeb ur Rehman and a few others take part in the IPL for different teams," the source said.