Afghanistan A to replace Australia A in triangular series

Cricket365
July 17, 2017

The Afghanistan Cricket Board has accepted Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) invitation to replace Australia A in the triangular series against South Africa A and India A to be played later this month.

“We are delighted that Afghanistan have accepted our invitation and look forward to welcoming them to our country for the very first time,” commented CSA Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat.

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“Afghanistan were deservedly granted Full Member status at the ICC annual conference last month after showing impressive growth in recent years.

“They are a passionate cricket nation and I expect the Afghanistan A team to compete strongly against our A team and India A in the upcoming tri-series,” concluded Mr. Lorgat.

“We are very pleased to accept Cricket Soth Africa’s invitation to participate in the upcoming triangular series,” commented Afghanistan Chief Executive, Shafiqullah Stanikzai .

“This will be our first-ever visit to South Africa and I am certain that this will give Afghansitan A team very good exposure to competitive cricket.”

India A will continue their tour after the final of the one-day series for the two four-day matches against South Africa A.

SA ‘A’, Afghanistan ‘A’ and India ‘A’ Tri-Series Fixtures in South Africa
Date	Day (s)	Home Team	Away Team	Format	Venue
26 Jul 17	Wed	Afghanistan ‘A’	India ‘A’	1st. 1 – Day Match	Groenkloof, Pretoria
28 Jul 17	Fri	South Africa ‘A’	India ‘A’	2nd. 1 – Day Match	Tuks Oval, Pretoria
30 Jul 17	Sun	South Africa ‘A’	Afghanistan ‘A’	3rd. 1 – Day Match	Tuks Oval, Pretoria
01 Aug 17	Tue	India ‘A’	Afghanistan ‘A’	4th. 1 – Day Match	Tuks Oval, Pretoria
03 Aug 17	Thu	South Africa ‘A’	India ‘A’	5th. 1 – Day Match	Tuks Oval, Pretoria
05 Aug 17	Sat	South Africa ‘A’	Afghanistan ‘A’	6th. 1 – Day Match	Tuks Oval, Pretoria
08 Aug 17	Tue	T. B. C	T. B. C	Final	Tuks Oval, Pretoria
12 – 15 Aug 17	Sat – Tue	South Africa ‘A’	India ‘A’	1st. 4 – Day Match	Willowmoore Park, Benoni
19 – 22 Aug 17	Sat – Tue	South Africa ‘A’	India ‘A’	2nd. 4 – Day Match	Senwes Park, Potchefstroom