The tri -series is going to start in the UAE from August 29, in which Rashid Khan will take command of the Afghan team. The return of Ibrahim Jadaran and Mujib ur Rehman has strengthened the Afghanistan camp. Naveen-ul-Haq has not been given a chance in this 17-member team of Afghanistan. In his place, 22 -year -old fast bowler Abdullah Ahmedzai is included in the team.

Abdullah Ahmedzai, who has taken 14 wickets in 10 T20 matches, has not yet made his international debut. He is one of the reserve players for the Asia Cup.

Left -arm spinner Nangalia Kharote has been excluded from the main team, but he will be a reserve player for the Asia Cup. An important change for the tri -series is to include the Mystery Spinner AM Gajanfar in the team, which has joined the strong spin bowling unit like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujib ur Rehman and Noor Ahmed.

The Afghanistan team will start their campaign on August 29 with the first match of the series played against Pakistan in Sharjah. This tournament will give these teams an opportunity to get information about their rivals before the Asia Cup starting on 9 September.

Afghanistan will take on UAE on 1 September after challenging Pakistan in the opening match of the double round-robin format. After this, he will face Pakistan on 2 September, while on September 5, the UAE team will be in front of him once again. The top two teams will reach the finals to be held on 7 September. All the matches of the tournament are to be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Afghanistan team for the tri -series: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Jadaran, Darvesh Rasuli, Sedikullah Atal, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishak, Majib urid, Majib urid, Nahur Ahmed, Ahmed, Abdullah Ahmedzai and Fazalhak.