Afghanistan team land in India for ICC World Cup 2023
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Afghanistan team will play its first warm-up match against South Africa on Sept 29
MUMBAI (Dunya News) - Afghanistan cricket team has reached India to participate in the ICC World Cup 2023.
The Afghanistan team will play its first warm-up match against South Africa on Sept 29 (Friday).
Pictures of the cricket team players who landed in India have also been shared by the Afghanistan Cricket Board on its X (formerly known as Twitter) account.
AfghanAtalan have arrived in Thiruvananthapuram, India, ahead of their first warmup match against South Africa this Friday. #AfghanAtalan | #CWC23 | #WarzaMaidanGata pic.twitter.com/TcIST78syk
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) September 26, 2023
The opening match of the mega event will be held on Oct 5 and the Pakistani team will play its first match against the Netherlands on Oct 6.
Highly charged match between Pakistan-India will be held in Ahmedabad on Oct 14.
As many as total 48 matches will be played during the World Cup and the final will be held on Nov 19.