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Afghanistan-Pakistan ODI series shifted from Sri Lanka to Pakistan

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Afghanistan crew will now mosey to Pakistan later this week and the ACB is but to boom the venue(s) for the ODIs initiating September 3.

Afghanistan cricket crew (Source: Twitter)

Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series towards Pakistan has been moved from Sri Lanka’s Hambantota to Pakistan due to of logistical challenges in the Afghanistan crew’s mosey.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) CEO Hamid Shinwari confirmed the shift of the ODI series to ESPNcricinfo. No commercial flights are taking off from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of the nation and Sri Lanka introduced a 10-day lockdown on Friday, two days after the nation reported 3,793 fresh cases and a absolute top-ever single-day dying toll of 187.

All three matches in the series between Afghanistan and Pakistan had been to be conducted in Hambantota and enthusiastic a 3-day quarantine length on arrival for all facets. Afghanistan crew will now mosey to Pakistan later this week and the ACB is but to boom the venue(s) for the ODIs initiating September 3.

On Sunday, Azizullah Fazli changed into reappointed as the fresh chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). Fazli has already served one term as ACB chairman, from his appointment in September 2018 – following the resignation of Atif Mashal – until July 2019, when he changed into changed by Farhan Yusufzai following Afghanistan’s bottom-positioned live at the 2019 World Cup in England.

His appointment came per week after the Taliban seized adjust over Kabul and the collapse of the manager with President Ashraf Ghani fleeing the nation.

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