Rashid Khan returns for ODI series against South Africa

While Afghanistan and New Zealand are frustrated with the ongoing Noida Test, which hasn’t seen the toss yet at the end of the fourth day, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced the 17-member ODI squad for their three-match ODI series against South Africa. Star leg-spinner Rashid Khan has returned to the squad for the upcoming ODI series.

Afghanistan and South Africa will play a three-match ODI series in Sharjah, starting on September 18. It will be their first ODI series, as they have only met twice in the ODIs during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup tournaments. 

It will be the first ODI series for Afghanistan since last March when they hosted a three-match ODI series against Ireland in Sharjah. On the other hand, South Africa are also ready for their first ODI in 2024, as they last played a three-match home ODI series against India last December. 

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Rashid Khan played his last ODI during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023

Rashid Khan has been named in the Afghan ODI squad. He last played an ODI match during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. 

Mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman is still recovering from his index finger injury on the right hand. Meanwhile, the wrist-spinner Noor Ahmed has also missed out on the ODI squad for the forthcoming ODI series. Off-spinner AM Ghazanfar has been selected in the 17-member Afghan squad. 

On the other hand, Ibrahim Zadran has also been ruled out from the upcoming ODI series against South Africa due to an ankle sprain.

ACB named three uncapped ODI players

The ACB has named three uncapped ODI players for the upcoming ODI series. These three players are medium-pace bowler Bilal Sami and top-order batters Darwish Rasooli and Abdul Malik. Malik has played two Tests and Rasooli has played seven T20Is, while Sami is yet to play his first international match. 

Afghanistan's full squad for the three-match ODI series against South Africa

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil, Abdul Malik, Riaz Hassan, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran, Fareed Ahmad