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Afghanistan Tour West Indies 2026-27 Schedule Squads Venues Tickets

Vikram Bhatt 6 May 2026 Updated 6 May 2026 ~4 min read ~710 words

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Afghanistan's 2026-27 tour of the West Indies is one of the most consequential bilateral tours of Afghanistan's short Test history. Indicatively scheduled across May and June 2027, the tour features two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is — the most balanced bilateral format split Afghanistan has been offered. Cricket West Indies and the ACB have aligned on the dates, and ticketing windows open in early 2027.

The fixture grid

Tour grid is indicative based on Cricket West Indies' calendar template.

Match	Indicative Date	Format	Venue
1	24 May 2027	T20I	Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba
2	26 May 2027	T20I	Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba
3	28 May 2027	T20I	Daren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia
4	01 Jun 2027	ODI	Daren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia
5	03 Jun 2027	ODI	Daren Sammy Stadium, St Lucia
6	05 Jun 2027	ODI	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
7	12 Jun 2027	1st Test	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
8	22 Jun 2027	2nd Test	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

Day 1 timings

Caribbean cricket runs on AST. The 1st Test starts at 10:00 a.m. AST, and white-ball games are largely day-night.

Format	Local Start	IST	GMT	AEST
Test	10:00 AST	19:30	14:00	00:00 (next day)
ODI	13:30 AST	23:00	17:30	03:30 (next day)
T20I	16:00 AST	01:30 (next day)	20:00	06:00 (next day)

Squad projections

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar.

The Test squad pivots on Rashid Khan's back-injury management. If he plays, Afghanistan brings two leg-spin options with Noor and Rashid. If not, AM Ghazanfar is the lead spinner.

West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (c, Test), Shai Hope (c, ODI), Rovman Powell (c, T20I), John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Alick Athanaze, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Shamar Joseph, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein, Jomel Warrican.

Broadcast and streaming

ESPN Caribbean is the host broadcaster. India: FanCode is the expected carrier (Afghanistan is in the FanCode bilateral pool). UK and Ireland on TNT Sports. South Africa on SuperSport. Australia on Kayo Sports.

Tickets and venue logistics

Tickets sold through Cricket West Indies portal and 3D Hospitality for premium hospitality. Brian Lara Stadium tickets typically run TTD 100-300; Sir Vivian Richards Stadium runs XCD 50-200; Daren Sammy Stadium runs XCD 50-180; Kensington Oval runs BBD 30-400. Inter-island travel is by LIAT Airlines and Caribbean Airlines; book accommodation in Bridgetown, Antigua and St Lucia in advance, particularly for Test windows.

What this tour means

This is Afghanistan's most credible Test exposure window. The two Tests offer a chance to climb the WTC seeding — a series win lifts ICC pathway funding and broadcaster appetite. The ODIs are CT 2027 audition windows for both sides. For West Indies, the rubber tests Brathwaite's captaincy through a hostile lower-tier opponent that has spin-bowling depth West Indies hasn't historically faced at home.

For Afghanistan's broader scheduling context, see the Afghanistan tour of India 2026 schedule piece. For Caribbean Test recent reading, the Pakistan vs West Indies test series 2026 statistical post-mortem sets the surface and form context.

Final ICC release expected by January 2027. The tour spans roughly six weeks across multiple Caribbean islands; logistics are challenging but the cricket value is substantial.