The iconic Sharjah Cricket Stadium is set to host its 250th ODI on Wednesday with Afghanistan taking on South Africa in the milestone match.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium was inaugurated in 1984 during the Asia Cup with Pakistan facing Sri Lanka. Since then the stadium has hosted a record 249 ODIs, which is the highest for any venue.
It’s worth noting that Zimbabwe’s Harare Sports Club is second on the list with 182 ODIs, while the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground is third with 161 matches.
Afghanistan, due to the situation in the country, host their matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India.
They will host South Africa in the three-match ODI series in Sharjah from September 18 to September 22.
Schedule of Afghanistan vs South Africa series
1st ODI — September 18
2nd ODI — September 20
3rd ODI— September 22
Squads
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Abdul Malik, Riaz Hassan, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran and Farid Ahmad Malik.
South Africa: Jason Smith, Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Andile Phehlukwayo, Andile Simelane, Wiaan Mulder, Kyle Verreynne, Tristan Stubbs, Bjorn Fortuin, Lizaad Williams, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Burger, Nqaba Peter, Ottniel Baartman.
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