Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced the national team squads for the upcoming one-test and three-match t20i row against zimbabwe. Afghanistan, which has several star players, will play multi-format games against Zimbabwe on October 20 – Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club.
Afghanistan and Zimbabwe have faced each other in four Test matches to date, with both sides emerging victorious. Afghanistan cricket team recently played a white ball series against Bangladesh. They lost the three-match T20I series but bounced back in the three-match Odi Series in Bangladesh.
Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead Afghanistan in the one-off Test against Zimbabwe
On Wednesday, October 15, the Afghanistan Cricket Board announced the squad for the upcoming one-off Test against Zimbabwe. Shahid of Hashmatullah was named captain for the match.
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Left-arm pacer Bashir Ahmed, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Khalil Gurbaz won maiden calls after impressive performances in domestic red-ball cricket. Left-arm spinner Shahidullah Kamal has been included in the team.
Test squad of Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim ZadranAbdul Malik, Abdul Malik, Afsar Zazai (WK), Ikram Alikhel (WK), Shahidullah Kamal, Ismat Alam, Sharafdan Ashraf, Zia ur Rahman Akrar, Yamin Ahmadzai, Khalil Gurbaz and Bashir Ahmad.
Reserves: Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai, Sediqullah Atal and Shams Ur Rahman
Rashid Khan will lead Afghanistan in the T20I series Against Zimbabwe
Rashid Khan has rested from the upcoming test as a measure to manage his workload and ensure peak performance for the upcoming international fixtures. However, the veteran leg-spinner will lead the side in the T20I series later this month.
Shahidullah Kamal also followed up his strong performances in the SCL season, the middle-order batsman returns after making his T20I debut in 2024.
Afghanistan T20I squad: Rashid Khan (c), Ibrahim Zadran (VC), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Azmatullah OmarzaiMuhammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Bashir Ahmed, Fareed Ahmed Malik and Abdullah Ahmadzai.
Reserves: Am Ghazanfar and Faridoon Dawoodzai
We have successfully implemented our plans – Afghanistan Cricket Board Director General
Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Naseeb Khan said the board’s long-term development programs in domestic cricket and high-performance centers have helped to play consecutive bilateral series with positive results.
“Apart from our domestic cricket and high-performance central programmes, we are successfully implementing our plans in international cricket. As a result, we are now playing back-to-back bilateral series and the results of our long-term efforts so far have been very positive,” said Naseeb Khan.
“After the Bangladesh series hosted by ACB, our national team will play a Test match against Zimbabwe and a T20I series against the host nation. Later, we will play series against other countries in sequence,” he said.
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