Bangladesh Under-19s produced a composed batting performance to chase down a challenging 284-run target and defeat Afghanistan Under-19s by three wickets in their Group B clash of the Under-19 Asia Cup at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai on Friday.
Zimbabwe Cricket has accepted the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) invitation to join a T20I tri-nation series alongside Sri Lanka, after Afghanistan withdrew due to recent tensions with Pakistan.
Afghanistan has pulled out of next month’s T20 tri-series in Pakistan following a deadly cross-border attack in Paktika’s Urgun district that killed three local cricketers.
Bangladesh’s batting woes continued as they failed to break free from their recurring collapse, suffering a humiliating defeat in the third and final ODI against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.
Afghanistan sealed the three-match ODI series 2–0 with one game in hand after thrashing Bangladesh by 81 runs in the second ODI at Abu Dhabi.
Bangladesh opener Naim Sheikh has finally received his visa and is set to join the national team in the United Arab Emirates ahead of the second ODI against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan began their three-match ODI series against Bangladesh with a confident five-wicket victory in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, chasing down 222 with 17 balls to spare.
Nurul Hasan Sohan has made a return to the national team after a long three-year gap, beginning with the Asia Cup. Although primarily known as a wicketkeeper-batter, he hasn’t been seen behind the stumps recently, featuring only as a lower-middle-order batter.
Due to visa complications, Soumya Sarkar missed the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates. Now, another Bangladeshi opener, Naim Sheikh, has found himself in a similar situation.
Afghanistan fast bowler Mohammad Saleem has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi due to a groin (adductor) overload.
Bangladesh capped off a dominant series with a commanding six-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third and final T20I on Sunday, completing a 3–0 whitewash or as fans call it, a Banglawash.
Bangladesh capped off a dominant series performance with a convincing six-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third and final T20I in Sharjah on Sunday, completing a 3–0 series whitewash.