ACB Name Squad for two 50-Over Practice Matches against UAE

Kabul: December 22, 2023: Afghanistan Cricket Board’s National Selection Committee today named a 17-member Afghanistan Squad to face the United Arab Emirates in two practice matches starting this Monday in Sharjah.

The Squad will be led by Afghanistan’s ODI captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and includes the regular members of Afghanistan’s ODI side in Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Riaz Hassan, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Abdul Rahman Rahmani, Gulbdain Naib, Farid Ahmad and Sharafuddin Ashraf, who were also part of the recently concluded ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

The squad also features youngsters such as the wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Ishaq Rahimi, T20I capped middle-order batter Darwish Rasooli, Test-capped middle order batter Baheer Shah Mahboob and the right-arm quick Bilal Sami, who have excelled in the domestic circuit recently. In addition, the likes Yamin Ahmadzai, Qais Ahmad and Zia Ur Rehman Akbar have also been recalled to the team to face UAE.

The Series which is sponsored by Super Cola and Etisalat Afghanistan Telecommunication Company, will be Afghanistan’s last 50-Over assignment in 2023 and is being played to provide valuable match-time practice for the national team ahead of the multiple bilateral commitments in the months upfront.

Afghanistan Squad for the Two 50-Over Practice Matches against the UAE:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Ikram Alikhail (WK), Mohammad Ishaq Rahimi (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Darwish Rasooli, Bahir Shah Mahboob, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Abdurahman Rahmani, Farid Ahmad Malik, Yamin Ahmadzai, Bilal Sami and Zia Ur Rehman Akbar.

Series Schedule:

Day, Date	Match	Venue
Mon, Dec 25	First 50-Over Match	Sharjah
Wed, Dec 27	Second 50-Over Match	Sharjah