In an eagerly anticipated cricket showdown, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is about to host Afghanistan in an exhilarating three-match T20 Worldwide (T20I) collection, commencing this Friday, December 29. Cricket fans are gearing up for an thrilling conflict between the 2 formidable groups, and anticipation is excessive for the collection that guarantees to be a cricketing spectacle.
This marks the second bilateral collection between the UAE and Afghanistan within the Emirates this 12 months, with their earlier encounter happening in February. Throughout that collection, Afghanistan emerged victorious, securing a 2-1 win over the hosts. The upcoming collection supplies the UAE with a possibility to show the tables and redeem themselves on their residence turf.
Muhammad Waseem, a seasoned campaigner, might be main the UAE facet, bringing his wealth of expertise to the captaincy function. On the opposing facet, Ibrahim Zadran has the honour of captaining the touring Afghan group. Each skippers might be trying to encourage their squads to ship top-notch performances and safe bragging rights on this T20I collection.
Afghanistan tour of UAE 2023-24, T20I collection, Fixtures, Venues and Timings:
- December 29, 2023: First T20I, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 7:30 pm IST/ 2 pm GMT/ 6 pm native
- December 31, 2023: Second T20I, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 7:30 pm IST/ 2 pm GMT/ 6 pm native
- January 2, 2024: Third T20I, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 7:30 pm IST/ 2 pm GMT/ 6 pm native
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Squads:
UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Ali Naseer, Aayan Afzal Khan, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Khalid Shah, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Junaid Siddique, Nilansh Keswani, Omid Rahman, Raja Akifullah, Samal Udawaththa, Tanish Suri and Vriitya Aravind.
Afghanistan: 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