Afghan cricket team in India in 2023–24 explained

Series Name:Afghan cricket team in India in 2023–24
Team1 Image:Flag of India.svg
Team1 Name:India
Team2 Image:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg
Team2 Name:Afghanistan
From Date:11
To Date:17 January 2024
Team1 Captain:Rohit Sharma
Team2 Captain:Ibrahim Zadran
No Of Twenty20s:3
Team1 Twenty20s Won:3
Team2 Twenty20s Won:0
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs:Shivam Dube (124)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs:Gulbadin Naib (112)
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Axar Patel (4)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Fareed Ahmad (3)
Player Of Twenty20 Series:Shivam Dube (Ind)

The Afghanistan cricket team toured India in January 2024 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] [2] [3] The series marked the first time these nations engaged in a multi-match white-ball series as prior to this series, the Afghan cricket team had visited India to play a one-off test match with the Indian cricket team in 2018.[4] The series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[5] [6]

Squads

On 10 January 2024, Rashid Khan was ruled out of Afghanistan's squad because of not recovering from a lower-back surgery.[9]

T20I Series

3rd T20I

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BCCI announces fixtures for International Home Season 2023-24 . 25 July 2023 . Board of Control for Cricket in India.
  2. Web site: India's home season: Major Test venues set to miss out on England series . 7 December 2023 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  3. Web site: Afghanistan lock in all-format series against Sri Lanka and Ireland . International Cricket Council . 9 January 2024 . 9 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Afghanistan to Tour India for a three-match T20I Series in January . 7 December 2023 . Afghanistan Cricket Board.
  5. Web site: India's T20I campaign roadmap before 2024 T20 World Cup . Crictoday . 6 December 2023 . 20 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Afghanistan to play Tests against Sri Lanka and Ireland in February . ESPNcricinfo . 9 January 2024.
  7. Web site: India's squad for three T20Is against Afghanistan announced . Board of Control for Cricket in India . 7 January 2024.
  8. Web site: ACB Name Squad for the T20I Series against India. Afghanistan Cricket Board. 6 January 2024.
  9. Web site: Rashid Khan ruled out of T20I series against India . 2024-01-10 . ESPNcricinfo . en.