Afghanistan to host the Netherlands for three-match ODI series in January

Afghanistan will host the Netherlands for a three-match ODI series in Qatar in January 2022. The three ODIs which are scheduled to be held in Late January, are part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, which counts towards qualification for the ICC Men’s CWC 2023. The three-match ODI series will begin on January 21st, with the second and third games set to be played on January 23rd and 25th respectively.

All three games will be staged at Asian Town Cricket Stadium, Doha, Qatar. Afghanistan has played only one series of three ODIs in the Super League against Ireland earlier this year, winning all three games and carrying 30 points from the three matches they have played.

Afghanistan National cricket team will feature in seven three-match ODI series on a home and away basis, including the upcoming home series against the Netherlands, followed by an away series against Zimbabwe in Jan-February.

The ICC Cricket World Cup Super League is a 13-team tournament

The National team is scheduled to host Australia & Pakistan and will then travel. to India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka in their away three series at the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League till 2023.

The ICC Cricket World Cup Super League is a 13-team tournament that will take place across two years and will determine which teams qualify for the CWC 2023. India, who are the hosts in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, and the other top seven teams from the Super League, will qualify automatically for the World Cup.

The World Cup which is scheduled after every four years is all set to take place in India for the year 2023. England stand to be the defending champions who grabbed the glory in 2019 while defeating New Zealand. The English side under the captaincy of Eoin Morgan went on to grab the WC in 2019 while dominating NZ by the ‘boundary count’ rule which was later scrapped owing to controversies around it. It was brought into the scene after the Super Over couldn’t seal the fate of the game two years back.