Skipper Azizul Hakim Tamim struck a brilliant hundred to help the Bangladesh Under-19 team to a 45-run win over Afghanistan in their opening fixture of the ACC Men’s U-19 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE today.
Bangladesh kept on breaking Afghanistan’s momentum in phases to eventually come out on top and level the three-match ODI series with a 68-run win in the second ODI at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium yesterday.
Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz claimed that the pitch used for the first ODI of the three-match against Afghanistan on Wednesday changed abruptly to cause a thumping collapse in the Tigers’ batting effort, leading to a 92-run loss at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Mustafizur Rahman pointed to the sky knowingly, a smile spread across his face. The delivery to Rahmat Shah, only his second of the first ODI against Afghanistan, got him a wicket. But it was the satisfaction in execution of his plan that brought assuredness for Bangladesh’s ‘cuttermaster’, who managed his first four-for in ODIs yesterday in over a year’s time.
Bangladesh will be bolstered by the presence of pacer Nahid Rana and left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed for the second ODI of the ongoing three-match series against Afghanistan as both cricketers are set to travel to the UAE tomorrow on a 10:00 am flight after receiving their visas on Wednesday.
If you are a left-handed top-order Bangladesh batter, you would not like the sight of Afghanistan’s left-handed pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi steaming in at you with the new ball.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in talks with its Afghan counterparts to arrange a three-match ODI series as part of the national team’s preparation for next year’s ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan.
No shortage of excitement, tension, and twists with the semifinals spot at stake: one could not have expected more drama than what unfolded during an absorbing T20 World Cup Super Eights contest between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at the Arnos Vale Stadium in Saint Vincent yesterday.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has requested the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) to postpone next month’s white-ball series to be played in Greater Noida between July 25 and August 6.
Bangladesh managed some reprieve as they picked up three quick wickets after a hammering in the initial stages by Afghanistan in the second ODI against Afghanistan at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Saturday.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan provided the Tigers with their first breakthrough by dismissing Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the second of the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday.
Afghanistan openers Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz recorded the the highest-ever ODI stand for the country as they put on 223 runs after the completion of the 34th over in the second of the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday.
Soon after arriving for their practice session in the morning, the Bangladesh team appeared to be in good spirits as they warmed up with a football session. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was seen telling one of the other players to move, perhaps to initiate better link-up play and the kind of vibrancy that game was played with clearly showed they were enjoying themselves.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon said that the board still considers Tamim Iqbal as their ODI captain and that it will wait and hope for a change of heart from the opener, who had shocked the nation earlier on Thursday with the news of his retirement from international cricket.
Right-handed batter Rony Talukdar was named as replacement for former Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal, who announced his retirement on Thursday.
Bangladesh goalkeeper Anisur Rahman Zico was pleasantly surprised to have won the best goalkeeper award despite his team being eliminated from the semifinals of the recently concluded SAFF Championship.
Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal said he knew there was a risk involved in playing the first ODI of the Afghanistan series, as he was not feeling a 'hundred per cent'. His decision was to learn how much he was able to cope with facing the challenge of playing Afghanistan in an international game while worrying about injury concerns.
Expectations were sky-high as Bangladesh came into the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan on a phenomenal run of form in the 50-over format and following a record 546-run win in the lone Test against the same opposition, but that sense of superiority was dented by a quality bowling attack from the visitors as Bangladesh could post just 169 for nine in their 43 overs in the first ODI in Chattogram yesterday.
Afghanistan clinched the first ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh by 17 runs (DLS) after rain interrupted play for the third time at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday.
