DHAKA, August 30, 2019 (BSS) – Afghanistan, led by new captain Rashid Khan arrived in Bangladesh on Friday to play one-off Test match and a tri-nation T20 series.
After landing at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 9:30 am, they went straight to Chittagong by boarding another flight.
They will play a one-off Test against the hosts Bangladesh, scheduled to start from September 5 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.
They however start their tour in Bangladesh with a two-day practice match against BCB XI, slated to begin on October 1 at MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong.
Bangladesh team however will reach Chittagong on October 1 also.
The Tigers will be looking to bounce back in winning-way after a disappointing World Cup that was followed by a humiliating 3-0 whitewash at the hands of Sri Lanka in an ODI series.
The one-off Test will be followed by a triangular T20I series featuring hosts Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, starting from September 13.
Afghanistan squads
Test: Rashid Khan (captain), Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Ihsanullah, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Zahir Khan, Javed Ahmadi, Ahmad Shirzad, Yamin Ahmadzai, Afsar Zazai (wk), Shapoor Zadran, Qais Ahmad
T20I: Rashid Khan (captain), Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Hazratullah Zazai, Najeeb Tarakai, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Najibullah Zadran, Shahidullah, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Fareed Ahmad, Shafiqullah, Fazal Niazai, Dawlat Zadran, Naveen-ul-Haq, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)