Rashid Khan Returns As Afghanistan Names Squad for South Africa ODI Series

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Afghanistan Cricket Board’s selection panel has announced the squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa, which will be held from September 18 to 22 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE. 

The Afghan team will be without their star top-order batsman Ibrahim Zadran, who has been ruled out with a left ankle sprain. Meanwhile, spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rahman is also set to miss the series, still recovering from a right phalanx injury. 

Meanwhile, Abdul Malik, a talented right-hand top-order batter who shined in recent domestic List A matches, has been selected as a replacement for the injured Zadran. 

Darwish Rasooli, who has seven T20I caps and consistent form in the List A Cup and SCL9, has also been named in the squad for the South Africa series.

Rashid Khan Returns 

The AfghanAtalan squad will also welcome back their legendary spinner Rashid Khan, who missed the last ODI series against Ireland. The rest of the team remains unchanged from the squad that secured a 2-0 win in the three-match ODI series against Ireland in March.

Afghanistan Squad for 3-Match ODI Series vs South Africa:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Rahmat Shah (VC), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Abdul Malik, Riaz Hassan, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran and Farid Ahmad Malik.  

Afghanistan vs South Africa ODI series fixtures:

• 18th September, 2024: 1st ODI – Sharjah
• 20th September, 2024: 2nd ODI – Sharjah
• 22nd September, 2024: 3rd ODI – Sharjah

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