Shahidi boast confidence from 2019 Test win
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Afghanistan captain Hasmatullah Shahidi recalled his side's maiden Test victory against Bangladesh in 2019. The skipper aspires to move ahead into the upcoming ODI series while commemorating history.
Shahidi was determined and buoyed by the elusive Test win which happened three years ago, and he expressed a desire to do it again.
“Yes, of course, I want to start from there (that win). We have good memories here and took positive things. We will try to start it again from tomorrow,” said Shahidi on Tuesday.
The Afghan captain added, “We have a good spin attack. In the wickets in Bangladesh, spin bowling does very well. So, I am confident of that and hopefully, it will be a good sign for us,”
"To be honest, we think about the whole team. We plan for everyone (in the Bangladesh team). We know their strength and weak points. We are working on it. (But I mainly) care about our strengths, our boys, my team. We have a good team here. I have confidence in all our departments."
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Bangladesh had played 12 matches in four series so far in ICC ODI Super League and won eight matches. Currently, they are in the second spot with 80 points behind England in the point table.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan are still unbeaten in ICC ODI Super League, winning all six matches but they played against low ranked Ireland and Netherlands. They are in the sixth position in the point table.
In the head-to-head battle between the two sides, Bangladesh are ahead with 5-3 results in eight matches.
The three ODIs are scheduled on February 23, 25 and 28 and all of the matches will be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. The match will start at 11AM.
The teams then will travel back to Dhaka for two T20Is, slated to be held on March 3 and 5 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium. The matches will start at 3 pm.
