ICC ODI World Cup 2023 schedule: Check Afghanistan’s full fixtures, venues, dates, squads, and more

Below is the list of all the teams Afghanistan will face in the 2023 ODI World Cup.

ICC ODI World Cup 2023 schedule: Check Afghanistan’s full fixtures, venues, dates, squads, and more

Afghanistan cricket team (Image via ESPNcricinfo)

Afghanistan will kick start their campaign in the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup on October 7, two days after the commencement of the tournament. They will face Bangladesh in Dharamsala on October 7. World Cup starts on October 5 between England and New Zealand (the 2019 World Cup finalists).

In total, the Afghanistan team will play nine league matches across seven venues. Their last match is against South Africa in Ahmedabad.

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Except for their campaign opener against Bangladesh, all their matches will start at 2 PM (IST). They will square off against Bangladesh at 10:30 AM (IST).

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Check Afghanistan’s full fixture, venues, dates, and more

10 teams have qualified for the World Cup and there will be 48 matches held between October 5 and November 19. The final on November 19 will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Below is the list of all the teams Afghanistan will face in the 2023 ODI World Cup. 

ICC ODI World Cup 2023 schedule: Check Afghanistan's full fixtures, venues, dates, squads, and more
Afghanistan cricket team (Image via ESPNcricinfo)
S. No.OpponentDate Venue
1.BangladeshOctober 7, 2023Dharamsala
2.IndiaOctober 11, 2023Delhi
3.EnglandOctober 15, 2023Delhi
4.New ZealandOctober 18, 2023Chennai
5.Pakistan October 23, 2023Chennai
6.Sri LankaOctober 30, 2023Pune
7.NetherlandsNovember 3, 2023 Lucknow
8.Australia November 7, 2023Mumbai
9.South AfricaNovember 10, 2023Ahmedabad

In the 2019 ODI World Cup, Afghanistan were able to qualify for the tournament after contesting in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier held in Zimbabwe. However, they experienced only disappointment as they ended up at the bottom of the points table with zero wins from the nine matches.

Afghanistan’s squad for 2023 ODI World Cup: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Reyaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah Zurmati, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil, Ikram Ali Khil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan Arman, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad Lakanwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman Rahmani, Naveen ul Haq Murid.

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