Bangladesh to play Afghanistan bilateral series in two parts
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Bangladesh to play a Multi-format series against Afghanistan in two parts as the two boards decided to host the only test match before the Eid al Adha and the white ball series will be played prior to Eid vacation.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) operations committee chairman Jalal Yunus has confirmed the development.The schedule has not been finalized yet but according to sources, the only test will be played from June 14.
“We were supposed to have two Tests against Afghanistan. We have reduced one test. Now we will play only one Test, three ODIs and two T20Is. Since the previous schedule has changed, it was being discussed with the Afghanistan Board. I think the venue will be finalized soon. It was already planned since there is Eid al-Adha,” said Yunus.
“They wanted to leave for India after playing a format here. They will play an ODI series with India. The test match will be played here. Then they will go to India to play the series during Eid. After playing the series, the touring party will play T20 and ODI series. It was already planned. They are very excited about the India series. After the series was confirmed, they informed us about the schedule,” he added.
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The white-ball format of the series will be played in the first week of July. The change in schedule was being made at the request of the Afghan board.
Earlier, the two boards mutually decided to scrap one Test match from the series due to tight schedule ahead of the ODI World Cup.
