Afghan cricket star Rashid Khan has joined Afghanistan's national team in the United Arab Emirates to prepare for the One Day International (ODI) series that will kick off on January 21. 

The Afghan team won an unofficial match with the Ireland in Abu-Dhabi on Friday to prepare for the series, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed.

The Afghan team has been training in the UAE for matches scheduled for January 21, 24 and 26.  

The matches will be played at Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, ACB said.  

The series was scheduled to begin on January 18 but will now instead start three days later following a request by the ACB.  

Cricket Ireland agreed to the delay which was in part caused by the Covid-19 quarantine regulations.