Afghanistan to Tour India for Three-Match T20I Series in January 2024

Afghanistan has announced that they will tour India for a three-match T20I series in January, next year. The three-match series will start on 11th January and the final match will be played on 17 January. It will be the first time when the two teams will play each other in a white-ball series, as earlier they have only faced each other in ACC and ICC events.

Afghanistan will face off against India in the three-match T20I series which starts off at Mohali on 11th January 2024.

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This will be followed by the second T20I match which will take place in Indore on 14th January 2024

The final match of the T20I series will take place in Bengaluru on the 17th of January 2024.

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India will look to make use of the T20 matches to better prepare for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 which is jointly hosted by the West Indies and the United States.

Afghanistan has had a stellar campaign in the 2023 ODI World Cup where the side managed to finish at sixth spot in the league table while registering wins over top sides like England, Pakistan Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. They missed out on qualifying for the semi-finals by just two points as New Zealand got an extra win to send them through to the knockouts.

Afghanistan also will look to prepare themselves well by going up against a top side like India eyeing the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup as well. With several players having played for IPL sides, they are expected to rack up performances to get some momentum ahead of the big tournament.

Meanwhile, India will get started with the five-match T20I series against Australia which starts off from November 23, 2023. Suryakumar Yadav has been announced as the captain of the side marking his first stint of captaincy for the Indian team.