The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday confirmed that its Under-19 national team will tour India for a Youth Tri-Series featuring India U-19 ‘A’ and India U-19 ‘B’ sides, to be held in Bengaluru from November 17 to 30.
The Tri-Series will start on November 17 with a match between India U-19 ‘A’ and India U-19 ‘B’, while Afghanistan will begin their campaign against India U-19 ‘B’ on November 19.
Each team will play four matches in a double round-robin format, with the top two sides progressing to the final on November 30.
The upcoming tour follows Afghanistan’s recent assignment in Bangladesh and forms part of the team’s preparation for the ACC Men’s U-19 Asia Cup and the ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026, to be jointly hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Afghanistan Future Stars to Tour India for a Youth Tri Series
Kabul, October 20, 2025: The Afghanistan Cricket Board confirms that the Afghanistan National U19 Cricket Team will tour India for a Tri Youth ODI series, featuring India U19 A and India U19 B, scheduled from… pic.twitter.com/TPqdLWvpQS
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“The ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup is approaching, and we have been preparing our team for this event for the past two to three months through various phases of rigorous training and preparation camps in Khost and Nangarhar provinces,” Naseeb Khan, CEO of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, said in a statement.
“These preparation camps are complemented by international tours, including a five-match series in Bangladesh and this upcoming Tri-Series in India.
“I am hopeful that these preparations, coupled with quality international assignments, will provide our Future Stars with excellent competitive experience ahead of the two major events, the Asia Cup and the World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia.” Meanwhile, the Afghanistan U-19 squad is set to depart from Kabul to Bangladesh later on Monday for a week-long conditioning camp before facing the hosts in a five-match Youth ODI series from November 28 in Bogura.
Series Schedule:
November 17 – India U-19 ‘A’ vs India U-19 ‘B’, COE, Bengaluru November 19 – India U-19 ‘B’ vs Afghanistan U-19, COE, Bengaluru November 21 – India U-19 ‘A’ vs Afghanistan U-19, COE, Bengaluru November 23 – India U-19 ‘A’ vs India U-19 ‘B’, COE, Bengaluru November 25 – India U-19 ‘B’ vs Afghanistan U-19, COE, Bengaluru November 27 – India U-19 ‘A’ vs Afghanistan U-19, COE, Bengaluru November 30 – Final, COE, Bengaluru.
