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A star-studded MCC team welcome Afghanistan to Lords on Tuesday 11 July for a historic 50-over match that will be streamed live.

Captained by former New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum, MCCs side also features Pakistan duo Misbah ul-Haq and Yasir Shah, as well as, ex-West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Warwickshire batsman Sam Hain is a new addition in MCCs team, replacing the injured Kumar Sangakkara.

21-year-old Hain averaged 65.14 In the Bears Royal London One-Day Cup campaign, scoring 456 runs, including two centuries.

He will face an Afghanistan side appearing at the Home of Cricket for the very first time in their history, with the match to be streamed live on the Lords Facebook and YouTube channels.

MCCs side also contains England all-rounder Samit Patel and former wicket-keeper Chris Read, both of whom recently tasted victory at Lords when when they lifted the Royal London One-Day Cup with Nottinghamshire.

The full MCC team to face Afghanistan can be found here.

MCC: Misbah ul-Haq

The fixture will give spectators perhaps their final opportunity to see Misbah in action following his retirement from international duty with Pakistan in May.

The former Pakistan captain finished his career with 5,222 Test runs to his name at an average of 46.62 with a further 5,122 runs in One-Day Internationals.

The 43-year-old batsman has fond memories of Lords, having hit 114 last year for Pakistan against England in their Test victory at the Home of Cricket.

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan

The 18-year-old is one of the brightest prospects in the game, having already taken 63 wickets in 28 One-Day Internationals for Afghanistan.

The right-arm leg-break bowler was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2017 Indian Premier League and finished the tournament as the sixth-highest wicket-taker with 17 wickets from 14 matches.

Khan also took seven wickets for just 18 runs against the West Indies in March, guiding his country to a 63-run victory.

Tickets for the match are priced at 20 for Adults, 10 for Over 65s & 5 for Under 16s.

They will be on sale from 9:30am at the North Gate and Grace Gate on the day of the match.

Cash payment is preferred.

The match will be streamed on http://www.lords.org, as well as the Lords Facebook and YouTube accounts.

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MCC v Afghanistan - Match Preview - Lord's