United Arab Emirates will host Afghanistan in a T20I series from December 29. Here’s everything you need to know about the UAE vs AFG T20Is schedule, including the full fixtures list, match timings and venues.
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The first match of the series will start on December 29 followed by the second match on December 31, 2023, before the final fixture unfolds on January 2, 2024. The iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium is the preferred venue for all the games.
Afghanistan played two 50-over practice games ahead of the event and emerged victorious comprehensively in both of them. They will be eager to stretch their good run of form into the shortest format of the game.
RESULT | AFGHANISTAN WON BY 95 RUNS 🚨
AfghanAtalan put on yet another all-round performance to beat the hosts UAE by 95 runs in the 2nd 50-over practice match. 👏#AfghanAtalan | #UAEvAFG202324 pic.twitter.com/lcGiUyTx1L
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) December 27, 2023
Muhammad Waseem will lead the UAE side, while his counterpart Ibrahim Zadran is entrusted with the leadership duty of the tourists.
In T20I cricket history, the two sides have met on nine occasions, with Afghanistan prevailing in seven matches, clearly having the upper hand over the UAE, who have managed only two wins.
UAE are hosting Afghanistan for a T20I series for the second time this year. In February, the tourists clinched the bilaterals 2-1, thanks to Karim Janat’s 53 (38) in the first T20I before signing off in the final match with a rampant unbeaten 56 off 22 balls.
UAE vs AFG T20Is 2023/24 squad: Full team lists, injury update
UAE squad: Muhammad Waseem (c), Ali Naseer, Dhruv Parashar, Nilansh Keswani, Samal Udawaththa, Rahul Chopra (wk), Tanish Suri (wk), Muhammad Zuhaib, Mayank Chowdary, Sagar Kalyan, Aayan Khan, Akif Raja, Ayman Ahamed, Muhammad Jawadullah, Omid Rahman, Rahul Bhatia.
Afghanistan squad: Ibrahim Zadran (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Darwish Rasooli, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmaullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem and Qais Ahmad.
Reserves: Rashid Khan, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Ikram Alikhil and Gulbadin Naib have been included in the squad as reserves.
