Afghanistan Cricket Board signs five year mutual agreement with Emirates Cricket Board

Afghanistan Cricket Board and the Emirates Cricket Board have entered into a five-year mutual cooperation agreement. The basis of the historic agreement will see the Afghanistan Cricket Board host its home fixtures, and utilize the world-class venues, in the UAE. Afghanistan Cricket Board will also play a series of three T20I matches each year with UAE National Team. In return, Emirates Cricket Board will provide valuable logistic support to the Afghanistan Board, including visa assistance and office space.

Naseeb Khan, Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO, acknowledged the cooperation between both countries and expressed his confidence that this agreement will be fruitful, and serve to greatly benefit future goals and ambitions.

 Mubashshir Usmani, General Secretary of, the Emirates Cricket Board said “Both the Emirates and Afghanistan Cricket Boards enjoy long, cordial relations, and we are happy to support the ACB in ensuring that they have a home for their cricket. We are also thankful to Afghanistan Cricket Board for agreeing to play T20 internationals against UAE Team each year. This will provide our UAE team with the invaluable exposure and help in their development."

Afghanistan are one step away from a historic series victory in Sri Lanka

The Afghanistan cricket team are currently engaged in a three-match ODI series against hosts Sri Lanka in their first-ever tour of the island. The visitors fired a warning shot to the rest of the world after dismantling Sri Lanka in the series opener to register their 11th win in 13 games of the ongoing ODI Super League.

Hashmatullah Shahidi's side extinguished the disappointment of the T20 World Cup in Australia, defeating the newly crowned Asian Champions by a comprehensive margin of 60 runs. Ibrahim Zadran's masterful ton in the first innings propelled Afghanistan to a competitive total of 294 runs in Pallekelle before Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Gulbadin Naib ran riot with the ball, sharing seven wickets between them during Sri Lanka's chase. A win in the second ODI will seal a historic series victory for the Afghans.