New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The Afghanistan-Sri Lanka white-ball sequence, scheduled within the UAE from March 13-25, is more likely to be postponed indefinitely on account of escalating army battle in West Asia.
In response to ESPNcricinfo, neither Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) nor Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has issued an official assertion relating to this, however each boards have agreed that the sequence can not happen within the UAE.
Whereas each boards are nonetheless discussing alternate options, the bilateral sequence is unlikely to be shifted elsewhere on account of logistical challenges.
The Afghanistan-Sri Lanka white-ball sequence was set to kick off on March 13 with three T20Is in Sharjah, adopted by three ODIs in Dubai.
The sequence was set to be Afghanistan’s first project underneath Ibrahim Zadran’s management, with the opener taking on the reins from veteran spinner Rashid Khan after a group-stage exit within the not too long ago concluded T20 World Cup.
The journey plans of a number of groups that had been in India and Sri Lanka for the lads’s T20 World Cup have additionally been disrupted owing to airspaces being closed or limitations in West Asia.
The West Indies and South Africa cricket groups, regardless of their exit from the T20 WC, are caught in Kolkata. South Africa misplaced to New Zealand within the semi-finals on March 4, whereas the West Indies had been eradicated after a five-wicket defeat to India within the Tremendous Eights on March 1.
As a consequence of airspace closures in West Asia, their journey plans had been disrupted, however they’ve acquired readability on their departure, and they are going to be flying out on Tuesday. (ANI)
