Afghanistan to host Sri Lanka for white-ball series in March in the UAE
The tour ends on March 25, just one day before the IPL and PSL get underway
Afghanistan will host Sri Lanka for the first time in March for a multi-format white-ball series, with three ODIs and three T20Is to be played in the UAE from March 13 to 25.
The T20I leg of the tour will be played in Sharjah on March 13, 15 and 17. The ODI leg will be played in Dubai on March 20, 22 and 25.
The T20I series will start just five days after the T20 World Cup ends on March 8. The ODI series will end just one day before both the IPL and PSL get underway on March 26. Players from both countries - Dasun Shanaka, Rashid Khan, Kusal Perera and Noor Ahmad, among others - are in various squads across the two franchise competitions.
This will be only the second bilateral T20I series between the two teams. The first time was in February 2024.
In ODIs, this will be the fourth bilateral series between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka after previous meetings in 2022, 2023 and 2024.