Sri Lanka nationwide cricket crew have indefinitely postponed their upcoming white-ball sequence in opposition to Afghanistan nationwide cricket crew, which was scheduled to start within the United Arab Emirates this week, an official confirmed on Monday.“We needed to cancel due to the flight state of affairs… and the continued combating within the area,” a Sri Lanka Cricket official informed AFP.

The 2 groups had been scheduled to play three T20 internationals in Sharjah on March 13, 15 and 17, adopted by three One-Day Internationals in Dubai on March 20, 22 and 25.The tour would have marked the primary time Afghanistan hosted Sri Lanka for a bilateral sequence.Tensions have escalated throughout the Center East after america and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.The battle has disrupted flights throughout the area, together with in Dubai, the place the airport was briefly shut on Saturday as Iran fired drones and missiles at targets throughout the Gulf.Conflict-torn Afghanistan has by no means hosted a global cricket match and has as a substitute staged its dwelling fixtures in India or the United Arab Emirates.