Aghanistan to tour Scotland next summer for two games

Scotland has played some great cricket off late.

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The Afghanistan side, as a part of their preparations for the World Cup 2019, will be touring Scotland next year. Along with the Windies, they made it through to the final in the Qualifiers that were played this year. The Asian side will play the hosts in two games as part of next year’s Summer Internationals.

They will be playing against Scotland international on 8th and 10th May in Edinburgh at the Grange. Hence, this would essentially mean that a few of the Afghan players will miss the last stages of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Scotland defeated Afghanistan the last time they met

The Afghanistan team was granted the Full ICC Membership back in 2017. The side has toured Scotland much before that in 2016 when they played two One-day internationals at the Grange. The last time these two teams met each other was in the ICC World Cup 2019 Qualifiers earlier this year.

In that encounter, Scotland registered one of their most memorable victories. They managed to get over the line with a 7-wicket margin in that thrilling encounter. Afghanistan, who batted first, were bowled out for only 255 runs. A brilliant century from Callum Macleod (157*) helped them get over the line. Richie Berrington (67*) also played a critical part in this win.

“Our win versus Afghanistan earlier this year was for me the highlight of 2018, as we played them at their own game. It was very pleasing to watch the team manage their world-class spin attack with the skills we had been developing throughout the winter,” acting head coach Toby Bailey said as per reports in www.cricketscotland.com.

Commenting on next year’s international fixtures, Cricket Scotland CEO Malcolm Cannon said: “It is fantastic to have attracted two Full Members for our Summer Internationals and we are delighted to be playing Afghanistan in May.”

“With our quadrangular series in February and the new ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 starting in July 2019 looks set to be a busy year for the men’s international team,” he added.

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