The tri-series will be held in South Africa later this month. Australia, India and South Africa 'A' were supposed to take part in the tournament.
Australia 'A' team is not participating in this series due to the contract with the Board. That is why instead they were invited to join the Afghanistan A team. The team is going to visit South Africa for the first time in response to the invitation.Likewise, South Africa's chief executive officer Haroon Lorgat said: "We are very happy that Afghanistan accepted our proposal. This will be the first time they come to visit our country. We are ready to welcome them.Lorgat praised Afghanistan, "As expected, the ICC meeting unanimously passed the Test status to Afghanistan in the month of the month. The full membership of the ICC is given. And it has been given in recent times considering their progress in cricket. They are cricket crazy nation. Hopefully, Afghanistan 'A' team will compete against us and India 'A' in the upcoming tri-series''
