Afghanistan gave chance to 3 new players for the test series to be held in Noida, know when will the match start?

New Delhi. Afghanistan included three uncapped players – opener Riaz Hassan, all-rounder Shamsur Rahman and fast bowler Khalil Ahmed – in the final 16-member squad for the only Test against New Zealand starting on September 9 in Greater Noida. Star all-rounder Rashid Khan is not in the team due to recovering from injury. In Rashid’s absence, Zahir Khan and Zia ur Rahman will lead Afghanistan’s spin attack.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board said in a press release, “The team has been selected on the basis of the performance of the players in the preparation camp. 19 players participated in the preparation camp which lasted for about 10 days in Greater Noida. After the advice of the captain and coaching staff, a 16-member team was selected. “

After getting permission from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the management has started preparations before the match. Preparations have also started for the pitch. The match will be held from September 9. That means there are still 3 days left for it. The teams of Afghanistan and New Zealand have announced their squads for this. Hasmatullah Shahidi will lead the Afghanistan team. Team Saudi will lead the Kiwi team.

The Afghanistan squad is as follows: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Abdul Malik, Riaz Hasan, Afsar Zazai (wicketkeeper), Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Bahir Shah, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Umarzai, Shams ur Rehman, Zia ur Rehman, Zahir Khan, Qais Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed and Nijat Masood.

New Zealand team: Tim Southee (captain), Kane Williamson, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (vice-captain), Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ejaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Will Young.

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