The Afghanistan Cricket Board has selected a 15-player squad and three reserves for the tour. The team is due to leave on October 10 and begin the Bangladesh series three days later.
The five matches against Bangladesh will run from October 13 to 23. Afghanistan will then face Oman on October 27 and 30 at the Oman Cricket Academy Ground, before the ACC Under-19 Men’s Asia Cup in early November.
Sohail has scored 240 runs in five Youth ODI innings against Bangladesh, including an unbeaten century, according to player records published by NDTV Sports. His average against them is 80.
Farid Zadran, Subhan Ali, Noman Salarzai, Faisal Mubariz, Taher Sarwary, Abidullah Abid, Hamza Alikhil, Amir Hamza, Sami Mubariz, Mohammad Ali, Lutfullah, Abdullah Hamdard, Imran Mohammadi and Noor Ali Niazai complete the squad. Haibat Khan, Hikmatullah and Bilal Sulimankhil are the reserves.
Sources: Pajhwok; Amu TV; Ariana News; NDTV Sports.
