Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022

The Afghanistan cricket team were scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in June 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The ODI series will form part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[2][3] In April 2022, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[4]

Afghan cricket team Zimbabwe in 2022
 
  Afghanistan Zimbabwe
Dates 12 – 27 June 2022
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

Background

Afghanistan were originally scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in July and August 2020 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches,[5][6] subject to lockdown restrictions being lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The tour was not part of the Future Tours Programme.[8] In June 2020, the Zimbabwe cricket team resumed their training, after passing COVID-19 tests.[9] On 20 July 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) requested clearance from the government for the tour to go ahead,[10] with a spokesperson from ZC stating that Afghanistan were still committed to touring.[11] However, on 8 August 2020, the tour was called off, following an increase of COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe.[12][13]

A revised tour was scheduled to take place in February 2022.[14][15] However, in January 2022, both cricket boards agreed to postpone the tour after Zimbabwe Cricket could not secure all the broadcasting services including the Decision Review System.[16][17] Despite the second postponement, both cricket boards were working to reschedule the matches as soon as possible.[18] In April 2022, the rescheduled dates for the tour were confirmed.[19]

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

T20I series

1st T20I

2nd T20I

3rd T20I

4th T20I

5th T20I

References
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  2. "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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  6. "Zimbabwe Cricketers Undergo COVID-19 Tests Ahead of Training". All Africa. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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  8. "Reeling financially, Afghanistan Cricket Board to cut coaching staff salary first". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. "Zimbabwe Cricket nearly debt-free after 'horrible' year, says chairman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. "Zimbabwe Cricket Still Hopeful Of Afghanistan Series". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  11. "Zimbabwe: Afghan Tour of Zimbabwe Hangs in the Balance". All Africa. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  12. "Covid-19 impact: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan T20I series called off". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  13. "Zimbabwe's T20I series against Afghanistan called off due to coronavirus". Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  14. "Afghanistan to host the Netherlands in three-match ODI series in January". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  15. "Afghanistan to host Netherlands in Qatar in January". CricBuzz. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  16. "Afghanistan's tour of Zimbabwe postponed again". CricBuzz. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  17. "Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan postponed a second time". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  18. "Zimbabwe and Afghanistan agree to postpone tour". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  19. "Afghanistan tour to Zimbabwe rescheduled to June". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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