Afghan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023
| Afghan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023 | |||
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| Bangladesh | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 14 June – 16 July 2023 | ||
| Captains |
Litton Das(Test) Tamim Iqbal(ODIs)[n 1] Shakib Al Hasan(T20Is) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi(Test & ODIs) Rashid Khan(T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Bangladesh won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Najmul Hossain Shanto(270) | Afsar Zazai(42) | |
| Most wickets |
Shoriful Islam(5) Ebadot Hossain(5) | Nijat Masood(5) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Litton Das(96) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz(173) | |
| Most wickets |
Shoriful Islam(4) Shakib Al Hasan(4) | Fazalhaq Farooqi(8) | |
| Player of the series | Fazalhaq Farooqi(Afg) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Towhid Hridoy(66) | Mohammad Nabi(70) | |
| Most wickets |
Shakib Al Hasan(4) Taskin Ahmed(4) |
Karim Janat(3) Mujeeb Ur Rahman(3) Azmatullah Omarzai(3) | |
| Player of the series | Shakib Al Hasan(Ban) | ||
TheAfghanistan cricket teamtouredBangladeshin June and July 2023 to play oneTest,threeOne Day International(ODI) and twoTwenty20 International(T20I) matches.[1]TheInternational Cricket Council(ICC) confirmed this FTP tour in their press release.[2]
Initially, Afghanistan were scheduled to play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is in the series.[3]However, on 11 May 2023, a Test and a T20I was dropped from the itinerary, due to scheduling problems.[4]On 17 May 2023,Bangladesh Cricket Board(BCB) confirmed the dates and venues for the series.[5][6][7]
Bangladesh won the only Test by 546 runs.[8]It was the biggest Test victory for Bangladesh in terms of runs.[9]It was also the biggest Test win for any team, in terms of runs, in the 21st century.[10]
Afghanistan won the first ODI match by 17 runs according to theDLS methodafter the match was interrupted due to rain.[11]A day after the match, Bangladesh's ODI captainTamim Iqbalannounced his retirement from international cricket,[12]andLitton Daswas named as the stand-in captain for the final two ODI matches.[13]In the 2nd ODI, Afghanistan won by 142 runs courtesy of a record-breaking opening partnership, helping them to seal their first ever ODI series win against Bangladesh.[14]Bangladesh went on to win the third ODI by a comprehensive margin of 7 wickets with 159 balls to spare and eventually lost the series by 2–1 margin.[15]
Bangladesh won the first T20I by 2 wickets in a thrilling way, chasing 154, which was their highest successful run chase against Afghanistan in T20I.[16]Bangladesh also won the 2nd T20I by 6 wickets and won the series by 2–0 margin, their first ever T20I series win against Afghanistan.[17]
Squads
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Afghanistan namedAzmatullah Omarzai,Sayed Shirzad,Noor Ali ZadranandZia-ur-Rehmanas reserves in their Test squad.[24]
Ahead of the Test match,Tamim Iqbalwas ruled out of the match with a lower back pain.[25][26]After Tamim Iqbal retired from international cricket during the ODI series,Rony Talukdarwas added as a replacement in Bangladesh's ODI squad for the remaining two ODIs.[27]
Naveen-ul-Haqwas ruled out of the T20I series with a knee injury, andNijat Masoodwas named as his replacement.[28]Ebadot Hossaintoo was ruled out of Bangladesh's T20I squad due to a knee injury.[29]
Only Test
[edit]14–17 June 2023
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- 11 overs, 17 overs and 20 overs of play was lost on Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 respectively due to bad light.
- Karim Janat,Nijat MasoodandBahir Shah(Afg) all made their Test debuts.
- Litton Dascaptained Bangladesh in Testsfor the first time.[30]
- Nijat Masood(Afg) became the first Afghan and overall twenty-secondbowler to take a wicket with his first ball in Tests.[31]
- Nijat Masood (Afg) took his firstfive-wicket haulin Tests.[32]
- Najmul Hossain Shantobecame the second batter for Bangladesh toscore centuries in both innings of a Test.[33]
- Hashmatullah Shahidi(Afg) was replaced byBahir Shahasa concussion substituteon the third day of the Test.[34]
- This wasBangladesh's biggest margin of victory in a Test in terms of runsand overallthird biggest Test win in terms of runs.[35]
ODI series
[edit]1st ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 43 overs per side due to rain.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Mohammad Saleem(Afg) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Mushfiqur Rahimbecame the first player from Bangladesh to play 250 ODIs.[36]
- Rahmanullah GurbazandIbrahim Zadran's 1st wicket partnership was the biggest partnership for any wicket for Afghanistan in ODIs in terms of runs (256).[37]
3rd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Abdul RahmanandZia-ur-Rehman(Afg) both made their ODI debuts.
T20I series
[edit]1st T20I
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Karim Janat(Afg) took his firsthat-trick in T20Is.[38]
2nd T20I
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain. Bangladesh were set a revised target of 119 runs from 17 overs.
- Wafadar Momand(Afg) made his T20I debut.
Notes
[edit]- ^Litton Dascaptained Bangladesh in the second and third ODIs.
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