Afghan cricket team in Australia in 2021–22

The Afghanistan cricket team are scheduled to tour Australia in November 2021 to play a one-off Test match.[1] It will be the first Test match to be played between the two teams.[2] Originally the match was planned to take place in December 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Afghan cricket team in Australia in 2020–21
 
  Australia Afghanistan
Date November 2021
Test series

Background

Originally the Test match was scheduled to take place in December 2020,[4] at the Perth Stadium.[5] On 28 May 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed that the one-off Test match would be a day/night match.[6][7] In July 2020, Cricket Australia also confirmed they were doing everything to ensure that the match goes ahead, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9] Originally, the Test match was scheduled to start on 21 November 2020,[10][11] but the fixture was pushed back to 7 December 2020 due to the rescheduling of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[12] However, in September 2020, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]

Only Test
November 2021
v
TBA

References
  1. "Australia-Afghanistan Only Test to be held in 2021". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. "'Helping hand': Afghanistan optimistic historic Test will go ahead". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. "Australia-Afghanistan one-off Test to be held in November 2021". CricBuzz. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. "Cricket Australia India tour 2020: Optus Stadium, Perth, overlooked". News.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. "Dates set for India, Afghanistan Tests". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. "National team to play Test against Australia at Perth in November". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. "Adelaide quarantine camp firming ahead of India Test series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. "World Cup call paves the way for summer like no other". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  10. "Adelaide to host India for pink-ball Test in December". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  11. "Afghanistan To Play Test In Australia In 2020 Under New FTP". Tolo News. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  12. "Afghanistan set to play December Test against Australia in Perth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  13. "Australia-Afghanistan Test postponed due to Covid-19 scheduling difficulties". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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