By Madhav Dada 
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is all set to host Afghanistan for a T20I series consisting of three matches. The series will start on 16 February 2023 in Abu Dhabi.
The 3-match T20I series is a part of the agreement signed by the two cricket boards in November 2022 wherein the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) will be offering the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) logistical and infrastructure support for the next five years, including hosting their “home” matches for the period of time. As a result of the agreement signed, Afghanistan committed to playing UAE in the 3-match T20I series annually as long as the deal is active.
Afghanistan and the UAE both have announced their squads for the T20I series to be played in February 2023.
Afghanistan Tour of UAE 2023 Squads:
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Abdul Rahman Rahmani, Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Bilal Sami, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Nangyal Kharoti, Naveen Ul Haq, Nijat Masoud, Noor Ahmad, Rahmat Shah, Sediqullah Atal, Shahidullah Kamal, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Zahir Khan
UAE: CP Rizwan, Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind, Alishan Sharafu, Mustafa, Basil Hameed, Zawar Farid, Aayan Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan, Fahad Nawaz, Akif Raja, Muhammad Jawadullah, Sanchit Sharma, Ansh Tandon
Fixtures of Afghanistan tour of UAE:
16 February 2023: 1st T20I, UAE vs Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi
18 February 2023: 2nd T20I, UAE vs Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi
19 February 2023: 3rd T20I, UAE vs Afghanistan, Abu Dhabi
Zainab Shafiq