Pakistan have made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Anwar Ali in place of Bilawal Bhatti.
Afghanistan are playing for the first time in the Asia Cup.
Teams:
Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Anwar Ali, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan.
Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (c), Mohammad Shahzad, Noor Ali Zadran, Asghar Stanikzai, Nawroz Mangal, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Mirwais Ashraf, Hamza Hotak, Dawlat Zadran and Shapoor Zadran.