Afghanistan to play ODI and T20I series against Zimbabwe in UAE

Afghanistan would be playing Zimbabwe in a two-match T20I series and a five-match ODI series in February 2018 at the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Afghanistan would be playing Zimbabwe in a two-match T20I series and a five-match ODI series in February 2018 at the United Arab Emirates (UAE). All the matches are scheduled to be held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The tour begins with the T20Is on February 5, and ends with the ODI series on February 19. Afghanistan, who have recently been granted Test status by the International Cricket Council (ICC), were rumored to be playing their maiden Test against Zimbabwe in the UAE. However, plans for that have been put on hod for now, as the teams currently would be contesting in the limited-overs format. Afghanistan to play Zimbabwe in maiden Test post Ireland ODIs: reports

On the limited-overs series

“The two T20Is and five-match ODI series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium will give both sides a valuable opportunity to face each other for competitive cricket ahead of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in March. Both sides have played closely fought series in the past and this will again ensure that cricket fans witness some great cricket between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe,” said Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) ACB chairman Shukrullah Atif Mashal in a press release. Cremer reveals being approached for fixing during Tests vs WI; ACU to takeover

“We have in recent times enjoyed riveting cricket series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan and we believe the upcoming one-day international and Twenty20 international matches will be no different. For us, the Afghanistan tour will be very important because, as a team that has not played a great deal of limited-overs cricket over the last couple of years, the series will present a great opportunity for our side to try and gel together as a unit before the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 which will be staged in Zimbabwe,” said Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) spokesperson Darlington Majonga in a press release.

Schedule:

1st T20I – 5 February 2018
2nd T20I – 6 February 2018

1st ODI – 9 February 2018
2nd ODI – 11 February 2018
3rd ODI – 13 February 2018
4th ODI – 16 February 2018
5th ODI – 19 February 2018

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