Afghanistan names ‘A’ squads for Sri Lanka tour

Wicket-keeper/batsman Ikram Alikhil will lead Afghanistan ‘A’ on their tour of Sri Lanka later this month to play a five-match unofficial ODI series and a one-off unofficial 4-day test against Sri Lanka ‘A’.

The Afghanistan squad for unofficial ODI series: Riaz Hassan, Abdul Malik, Zubaid Akbari, Shahid Kamal, Bilal Tarin, Darwish Rasooli, Ikram Alikhil (captain), Mohammad Ishaq, Nangyal Kharoti, Farmanullah Safi, Qais Ahmed, Ziar ur Rahman Akbar, Saleem Safi, Abdul Rahman, Bilal Sami.

The Afghanistan unofficial 4-day test squad: Abdul Malik, Ihsanullah Jannat, Imran Mir, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Rahmanulah Zadran, Ijaz Ahmad Mehri, Ikram Alikhil (captain), Abdul Hadi, Mohammad Tahir Adil, Abdullah Tarakhil, Khalil Gurbaz, Ziar ur Rahman Akbar, Naveed Zadran, Naseem Mangal, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad.  

The five unofficial ODIs will be played at the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota on 28 and 30 April, and again on 3, 5, 7 May. The unofficial 4-day test will take place at the P Sara Oval from 11-14 May.