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Sri Lanka have indefinitely postponed a six-match limited-overs cricket series against Afghanistan that was due to start in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
“We had to cancel because of the flight situation… and the ongoing fighting in the region,” a Sri Lanka Cricket official told the AFP news agency on Monday.
The teams were scheduled to play three T20 internationals in Sharjah on 13. 15 and 17 March and three one-day internationals in Dubai on 20, 22 and 25 March.
It would have been the first time that Afghanistan had hosted Sri Lanka for a bilateral series.
Fighting has spread across the Middle East since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, with Tehran launching retaliatory strikes.
The conflict has disrupted flights across the region, including in Dubai, where the airport was briefly closed as Iran fired drones and missiles at targets across the Gulf.
Afghanistan has never hosted an international cricket match, instead having to play its home fixtures in India or the UAE.
