Afghanistan to Host India in T20I Series in Delhi
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Afghanistan will play India in cricket.
They will play a T20I series.
A T20I is a short cricket match.
The series has three matches.
The matches will happen in Delhi.
Delhi is a city in India.
Afghanistan cannot play home matches in its own country now.
So Afghanistan will host India in a different place.
The ACB is Afghanistan's cricket board.
The ACB gave the dates for the matches.
The BCCI is India's cricket board.
The BCCI said yes to the series.
This is called a greenlight.
Fans in Delhi will watch India and Afghanistan play.
This is good news for cricket fans.
Vocabulary15 words
- T20I
- a short cricket match between two countries
- ACB
- the group that runs cricket in Afghanistan
- BCCI
- the group that runs cricket in India
- greenlight
- saying yes to something
- host
- to hold an event at your place
- series
- a group of matches between two teams
- confirm
- to say something is true and sure
- cricket
- a sport played with a bat and ball
- match
- one game between two teams
- board
- a group of people who make decisions
- venue
- the place where an event happens
- fan
- a person who loves a sport or team
- team
- a group of players
- date
- a day when something happens
- approve
- to agree that something is okay
Quiz
Answer key
1. India 2. Three 3. Delhi
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Afghanistan will play _____ in cricket.
They will play a _____ series.
The series has _____ matches.
The matches will happen in _____.
Afghanistan cannot play home matches in its own _____ now.
The _____ is Afghanistan's cricket board.
The ACB gave the _____ for the matches.
The _____ is India's cricket board.
The BCCI said yes to the series.
This is called a _____.
Fans in Delhi will watch India and Afghanistan _____.