2 hours ago The Afghanistan women's exile squad volition circuit England this summertime successful their continued bid to beryllium recognised for planetary competition.
More than 20 members of what was the Afghanistan nationalist squad person been exiled successful Australia since 2021, erstwhile the Taliban returned to powerfulness and efficaciously outlawed pistillate information successful athletics successful the country.
An Afghanistan Women's XI played its archetypal competitory lucifer successful Melbourne successful January 2025 and the squad were successful India astatine the aforesaid clip arsenic the 50-over World Cup precocious past year.
Now, the exile squad volition circuit England from 22 June, playing T20 matches alongside grooming opportunities. The players volition besides be the last of the T20 World Cup, which is being held successful England.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said the circuit "carries important taste and sporting importance".
The ECB presently has nary plans for the England men's squad to play Afghanistan successful immoderate bilateral contests.
England's 7 erstwhile matches against Afghanistan person each been successful planetary tournaments.
Early past year, determination were calls for England to boycott their lucifer against Afghanistan astatine the Champions Trophy, with much than 200 politicians signing a missive asking the ECB to instrumentality a stance.
The fixture inactive went ahead, but the ECB labelled the concern successful Afghanistan arsenic "nothing abbreviated of sex apartheid".
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