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The Bangladesh cricket team toured India to play three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against the Afghanistan cricket team in Dehradun.[1]
Afghanistan won the first two matches of the series, therefore giving them an unassailable lead.[2] This gave them their first bilateral T20I series win against another Test team other than Zimbabwe.[3][4] Afghanistan went on to win the series 3–0.[5]
Background
Originally the matches were scheduled to be played as One Day Internationals (ODIs),[6] but the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) agreed to change the fixtures to T20Is in preparation for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.[1] In May 2018, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed that all three matches will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.[7] These were the first international cricket matches to be played at the venue.[8]
Ahead of the T20Is, Bangladesh played a practice match against Afghanistan A.[9]
Prior to this series, Afghanistan and Bangladesh had only played each other once before in a T20I, in the group stage of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament, with Bangladesh winning by nine wickets.[10]
Squads
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Ahead of the series, Mustafizur Rahman was ruled out of Bangladesh's squad due to injury.[13] Abul Hasan was named as his replacement.[14] Hazratullah Zazai was added to Afghanistan's squad ahead of the first T20I.[15]
Tour match
Practice match:Afghanistan A vs Bangladesh
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T20I Series
1st T20I
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2nd T20I
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3rd T20I
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Afghanistan to play three-match T20 series against Bangladesh in Dehradun. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ↑ Rashid & Nabi hand Afghanistan series win over Bangladesh. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ Can Afghanistan land knockout blow?. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ Rashid, Nabi wrap up historic series win for Afghanistan. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ↑ Rashid defends eight off the last over to seal 3–0 whitewash. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ↑ Afghanistan To Play Three-Match ODI Series Against Bangladesh. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ↑ Afghanistan announce first bilateral T20I series against Bangladesh. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ Courtney Walsh to continue as head coach for Afghanistan T20Is. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ 'Afghanistan hold advantage in T20I series' – Mushfiqur Rahim. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ Afghanistan to host Bangladesh for T20Is in India. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ↑ Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ Mosaddek Hossain back in Bangladesh T20 squad. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ↑ Mustafizur Rahman ruled out of T20I series against Afghanistan. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ Abul Hasan replaces injured Mustafizur Rahman in Bangladesh squad for T20s against Afghanistan. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ↑ Afghanistan make sudden new call ahead of first T20I. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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