As Mohammad Nabi resigned from his captaincy post after the T20 world cup, Hashmatulla Shahidi has been announced captain of the Afghanistan side. Rahmat Shah has been handed vice-captain. Gulbadin Naib and debutant Noor Ahmad have been included in the side. Naib replaces Hazratullah Zazai.
Full squad:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Rahmat Shah (vice-capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib, Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Riaz Hassan, Shahidullah Kamal, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zia-ur-Rehman