Afghanistan’s World Cup campaign will kick off against Bangladesh in Dharamsala on 7th October. This will be followed by matches against India and England in New Delhi on 11th and 15th October respectively. On 23rd October, Afghanistan will clash with Pakistan in Chennai, and on 7th November, they will face Australia in Mumbai. Afghanistan final match in the league stage will be against South Africa on 10th November, which will take place in Ahmedabad.

 

“The game against Bangladesh will be our first game of the World Cup. Every game played at the World Cup is important, it gives you confidence and a good morale if you go out there and win. We will prepare ourselves and work hard as much as we can and try to start positively,” Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said.

 

“The World Cup is a great event, and we are looking forward to it. It’s a dream for every player to play there, especially in India where we hope we can get a lot of support. It’s near Afghanistan, so hopefully a lot of people will come to watch our games,” he said.

 

“There is a lot of expectation back home during big events. People back home are expecting a lot from us, they want us to win. This time, Inshallah, we will try our best to perform well in this World Cup and to give happiness to people of Afghanistan back home,” Shahidi added.

 

A total of 10 teams are participating in the tournament, with eight teams having already secured direct qualification. The final two spots will be determined through the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe.

 

Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, West Indies, Netherlands, and Scotland are the primary contenders competing for those remaining places in the highly anticipated event in India.

 

Afghanistan’s Full schedule, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023:

 

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, HPCA Stadium, Oct 7, Dharamsala

Afghanistan vs India, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Oct 11, Delhi

Afghanistan vs England, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Oct 14, Delhi

Afghanistan vs New Zealand, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Oct 18, Chennai

Afghanistan vs Pakistan, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Oct 23, Chennai

Afghanistan vs vs Qualifier 2, MCA Stadium, Oct 30, Pune

Afghanistan vs Qualifier 1, Ekana Cricket Staidum, Nov 3, Lucknow

Afghanistan vs Australia, Wankhede Stadium, Nov 7, Mumbai

Afghanistan vs South Africa, Narendra Modi Stadium, Nov 10, Ahmedabad