In an eagerly anticipated cricket showdown, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to host Afghanistan in a thrilling three-match T20 International (T20I) series, commen?cing this Friday, December 29. Cricket enthusiasts are gearing up for an exciting clash between the two for?midable teams, and anticipation is high for the series that promises to be a cricketing spectacle.

This marks the second bilateral series between the UAE and Afghanistan in the Emirates this year, with their previous encounter taking place in February. During that?? series, Afghanistan emerged victorious, securing a 2-1 win over the hosts. The upcoming series provides the UAE with an op?portunity to turn the tables and redeem themselves on their home turf.

Muhammad Waseem, a seasoned campaigner, will be leading the UAE side, bringing his wealth of experience to the captaincy role. On the opposing side, Ibrahim Zadran?? has the honour of captaining the touring Afghan team. Both skippers will be looki??ng to inspire their squads to deliver top-notch performances and secure bragging rights in this T20I series.

Afghanistan tour of UAE 2023-24, T20I series, Fixtures, Venues and Timings:

• December 29, 2023: First T20I, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 7:30 pm IST/ 2 pm GMT/ 6 pm local
• December 31, 2023: Second T20I, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 7:30 pm IST/ 2 pm GMT/ 6 pm local
• January 2, 2024: Third T20I, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 7:30 pm IST/ 2 pm GMT/ 6 pm local

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Squads:

UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Ali Naseer, Aayan Afzal Khan, Basil?? Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Khalid Shah, Muh?ammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Junaid Siddique, Nilansh Keswani, Omid Rahman, Raja Akifullah, Samal Udawaththa, Tanish Suri and Vriitya Aravind.

Afghanistan: Ibrahim Zadran (c), Rahmanullah ?Gurbaz (WK), Mohamma??d Ishaq (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Darwish Rasooli, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmaullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem and Qais Ahmad.

Reserves: Rashid Khan, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Ikram Al??ikhil and Gulbadin Naib

Broadcast and Live Streaming details:

• UAE and ROW: Sportseye on Facebook/YouTube
• India: Fancode
• Afghanistan: RTA Sports
• Pakistan: A Sports
• USA and Canada: Sling TV â€?Willow TV (sign up here)

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Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), on Wednesday, announced their men’s squad for the upcoming tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where the Tigers are scheduled to play a two-match T20 International (T20I) series.

However, the team will travel without their regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan as the apex board has allowed him to continue his participation in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2022. Shakib is representing Guyana Amazon Warriors as a replacement for Tabraiz Shamsi, though the former hasn’t yet made an appearance this season.

In the absence of Shakib, Nurul Hasan, who led the side against Zimba?bwe in the T20I leg before returning home due to injury, will captain the side against UAE.

Meanwhile, Soumya Sarkar has returned to the T20I setup after previously representing his team in the home T20Is against Australia last year. Further, left-arm speedster Shoriful Islam was also named in the squad along with leg-spinner Rishad Hossain, who got a maiden call-up.

Bangladesh will depart for Dubai on Thursday evening (September 22) and are scheduled to play two T20Is against the host on September 25 and 27, respectively. The team is expected to ??return on September 28 before boarding the flight to New Zealand to feature in the tri-series involving the hosts and Pakistan. The tri-series will begin from October 7 in Christchurch.

Bangladesh squad for UAE tour:

Nurul Hasan (captain), Shabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Musaddek Hossain, Liton Kumar Das, Yasir Ali, Mustafizur Rahman, M Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nasum Ahmed, Shoriful Isla?m, Soumya Sarkar, Rishad Hossain.

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