BAN vs AFG T20 Series: Afghanistan heaved a sigh of relief after all the members of the
team returned negative for Covid-19, paving the way for the white-ball series against Bangladesh to begin as per schedule. Follow BAN vs AFG updates on Insidesport.IN
A report on Tuesday had said that eight members of the touring party tested positive for the virus ahead of the series against hosts Bangladesh.
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Afghanistan Touring Party Tests Negative for COVID-19
The whole group of Afghan players and support personnel tested negative for Covid-19 in the 2nd Rapid Antigen tests that were taken by the squad on Wednesday.
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BAN vs AFG T20 Series: Afghanistan survive Covid scare, all players return negative test, set to play practice match ahead of Bangladesh series
“They are expected to have a practice match tomorrow after all their members were found corona negative,” a BCB official was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz on Wednesday.
BAN vs AFG T20 Series: A 22-member Afghanistan team had arrived in Dhaka on February 12 to compete in the white-ball series comprising three ODIs and two T20Is starting on February 23.
The three ODIs are scheduled for February 23, February 25 and 28 respectively, followed by the two T20Is on March 3 and March 5 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Bangladesh Squad: Tamim Iqbal (c), Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmud Ullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Mahmudul Hasan Joy
Afghanistan squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazrat Zazai, Usman Ghani, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi (c), Najib Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Azmat Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Qais Ahmad, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Nijat Masood, Farid Ahmad Mailk.
BAN vs AFG T20 Series: Afghanistan survive Covid scare, all players return negative test, set to play practice match ahead of Bangladesh series
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