Afghan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2020

The Afghanistan cricket team were scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in July and August 2020 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches,[1][2] subject to lockdown restrictions being lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The tour was not part of the Future Tours Programme.[4] In June 2020, the Zimbabwe cricket team resumed their training, after passing COVID-19 tests.[5] On 20 July 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) requested clearance from the government for the tour to go ahead,[6] with a spokesperson from ZC stating that Afghanistan were still committed to touring.[7] However, on 8 August 2020, the tour was called off, following an increase of COVID-19 cases in Zimbabwe.[8][9]

Afghan cricket team Zimbabwe in 2020
 
  Afghanistan Zimbabwe
Dates July – August 2020
Twenty20 International series

References
  1. "Zimbabwe Cricket plan post Covid-19 busy schedule". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. "Zimbabwe Cricketers Undergo COVID-19 Tests Ahead of Training". All Africa. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "Zimbabwe Cricket reacts to India series cancellation". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. "Reeling financially, Afghanistan Cricket Board to cut coaching staff salary first". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. "Zimbabwe Cricket nearly debt-free after 'horrible' year, says chairman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. "Zimbabwe Cricket Still Hopeful Of Afghanistan Series". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  7. "Zimbabwe: Afghan Tour of Zimbabwe Hangs in the Balance". All Africa. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  8. "Covid-19 impact: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan T20I series called off". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. "Zimbabwe's T20I series against Afghanistan called off due to coronavirus". Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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