Afghanistan to tour West Indies in June 2017

Series Schedule

SCHEDULE : Afghanistan will play their first full series against West Indies when they embark on a tour to the Caribbean in June 2017. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), on Monday (July 25), announced that the national team will play five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in mid-June, although the cricket board did not reveal the specific dates.

OVERVIEW : Afghanistan have only played two full series & both against Zimbabwe. Afghanistan toured Zimbabwe for a series of 5 ODIs and 2 T20Is in October 2015 & hosted Zimbabwe in return series in Sharjah two months later. Both times came up with a fine performance, winning the ODIs 3-2 and then went on to clinch a 2-0 victory in the two-match T20I series. Afghanistan are yet to suffer a series loss. After a 1-0 victory in the two-match ODI series against Scotland earlier this month, Afghanistan returned home with a 2-2 result at the conclusion of the five-match ODI series against Ireland in july 2016.While they  Afghans recently clinched a thrilling six-run win against the Darren Sammy-led side during the league stage of the ICC World T20 2016. But they are yet to face West Indies in an ODI. It'll be interesting to see how these teams will go against each other in carrabean island where Afghanistan played their 1st ICC event few years ago.

COMMENTS ;

Michael Muirhead (WICB CEO) : "This series will add to the variety of cricket our teams will be playing for the next year and we are happy to be able to have teams visit the region to add exposure for all our players,"

Shafiq Stanikazi (ACB Chief) :"This is a major series with very attractive teams featuring some of the world's best players. We look forward to some very entertaining cricket in T20 and ODI. On behalf of Afghanistan Cricket Board, I am very thankful to West Indies Cricket Board for agreeing to be hosts for the series,"

NOTE : Fixtures list will be updated after final confirmation by both boards.