The Afghanistan national cricket team will travel to Sri Lanka for a seven-match tour in early February that will see the two teams play a one-off Test match, three One Day Internationals, and three T20 Internationals. Upon its conclusion, the AfghanAtalan will return to their home base in the United Arab Emirates and engage in a seven-game all-format series against Ireland, with the matches distributed in the same proportions. (More Cricket News)
However, Afghanistan will commence the new cricket year with a three-game T20I battle against India, in India. The first of the three games will take place on January 11, 2024, in Mohali, followed by matches in Indore and Bengaluru in the next six days.
Naseeb Khan, the CEO of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, highlighted the upcoming ICC T20 Cricket World Cup as a significant reason for the India, Sri Lanka, and Ireland series, expressing his delight at the leaps Afghanistan cricket has undertaken in the bygone years.
“The Year 2024 is a very busy and full of highly voltage competitions for the Afghanistan National Team which is a very good and positive sign for Afghanistan Cricket. The upcoming tours of India, and Sri Lanka, and then the home series against Ireland will help us to prepare the team for the much-important T20 World Cup. Eagerly looking for the multiple series upfront,” he said in a media release.
In June 2024, Afghanistan will participate in the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies and the United States of America. They have been drawn alongside New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, and hosts West Indies for the event.
Afghanistan Cricket Team Fixtures
Date | Opponent | Format | Location |
January 11, 2024 | India | T20I | Mohali |
January 14, 2024 | India | T20I | Indore |
January 17, 2024 | India | T20I | Bengaluru |
February 2-6, 2024 | Sri Lanka | Test | Colombo |
February 9, 2024 | Sri Lanka | ODI | Colombo |
February 11, 2024 | Sri Lanka | ODI | Colombo |
February 14, 2024 | Sri Lanka | ODI | Colombo |
February 17, 2024 | Sri Lanka | T20I | Dambulla |
February 19, 2024 | Sri Lanka | T20I | Dambulla |
February 21, 2024 | Sri Lanka | T20I | Dambulla |
February 28 - March 3, 2024 | Ireland | Test | Abu Dhabi |
March 7, 2024 | Ireland | ODI | Sharjah |
March 9, 2024 | Ireland | ODI | Sharjah |
March 12, 2024 | Ireland | ODI | Sharjah |
March 15, 2024 | Ireland | T20I | Sharjah |
March 17, 2024 | Ireland | T20I | Sharjah |
March 18, 2024 | Ireland | T20I | Sharjah |