Litton hopes Abu Dhabi pitch will offer more help for spinners on final day
Despite Bangladesh’s expectation of greater assistance for spinners as the Abu Dhabi Test progressed, the pitch has remained largely unchanged after four days.
Despite Bangladesh’s expectation of greater assistance for spinners as the Abu Dhabi Test progressed, the pitch has remained largely unchanged after four days.
Bangladesh tightened their grip on the one-off Test against Afghanistan as the hosts reached 132 for three at stumps on day four in Abu Dhabi on Monday, still needing 347 runs to win the match.
Enamul Haque Jr starred with four wickets as Bangladesh Champions defeated India Champions in a thrilling World Championship of Legends match.
Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim struck half-centuries to put Bangladesh in a commanding position against Afghanistan at the end of the third day of the one-off Test in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
Mystery spinner Aliss Al Islam has earned a place in Bangladesh’s 16-member ODI squad for the upcoming tri-series involving Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in the United Arab Emirates, despite yet to make his international debut.
Rahmat Shah led Afghanistan’s fightback with an unbeaten half-century as the hosts reached 211 for four at stumps on day two of the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Zimbabwe have announced their ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming tour of the United Arab Emirates, where they will face Bangladesh and Afghanistan in an ODI tri-series starting on October 17.
Bangladesh made a strong start to their first-ever Test at a neutral venue but lost their momentum in the second session against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
The memories of Bangladesh’s historic Test victory over Australia are still fresh, however, the Tigers must now put that success behind them as they prepare for a new challenge against Afghanistan.
After winning the U19 Asia Cup title in back-to-back editions, Bangladesh stumbled at the previous tournament, suffering a semi-final defeat to Pakistan.
While dealing with Afghanistan’s quality spin attack will be one of Bangladesh’s major challenges in the UAE, head coach Phil Simmons believes adapting to the intense heat in Abu Dhabi will be equally important.
Bangladesh spinners Nasum Ahmed and Sheikh Mahedi Hasan have made significant gains in the latest ICC T20I bowling rankings, breaking into the top 10 for the first time.