The Afghanistan cricket team toured Bangladesh in September and October 2016 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) matches.[1][2] This was Afghanistan's first full series against a Test-playing side other than Zimbabwe and was the first bilateral series between the two sides.[1] It was also Bangladesh's first home bilateral ODI series against an Associate Nation since Ireland toured in 2008.[3] Ahead of the ODI series there was a fifty-over warm-up game between the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI and Afghanistan in Fatullah.[4]
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| Bangladesh | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 23 September – 1 October 2016 | ||
| Captains | Mashrafe Mortaza | Asghar Stanikzai | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Tamim Iqbal (218) | Rahmat Shah (107) | |
| Most wickets | Taskin Ahmed (7) | Rashid Khan (7) | |
| Player of the series | Tamim Iqbal (Ban) | ||
Afghanistan won the warm-up match by 66 runs[5] and Bangladesh won the ODI series 2–1. This was Bangladesh's sixth consecutive series victory in ODIs.[6]
Squads edit
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Taskin Ahmed was added to Bangladesh's squad after his bowling action was cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC).[9] Mosharraf Hossain was added to the squad for the third ODI after Rubel Hossain was dropped.[10]
Tour match edit
One-day:Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Afghanistan edit
23 September 2016
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- Bangladesh Cricket Board XI won the toss and elected to field.
- 17 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
ODI series edit
1st ODI edit
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Naveen-ul-Haq (Afg) made his ODI debut.
- Shakib Al Hasan became the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in ODIs.[11]
2nd ODI edit
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Mosaddek Hossain (Ban) made his ODI debut.
- Mosaddek Hossain became the first player for Bangladesh to take a wicket with his very first delivery in an ODI.[12]
3rd ODI edit
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tamim Iqbal (Ban) scored his seventh century in an ODI.[13]
- This was Bangladesh's 100th win in ODIs.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b "Afghanistan ODI series in Bangladesh confirmed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Afghanistan to tour Bangladesh for the first time". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Taskin set to return for Bangladesh's first ODI in 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Anamul, Sabbir named in BCB XI to face Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Nabi, Shahidi deliver Afghanistan big win in low-scorer". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Tamim hundred paves way for Bangladesh series win". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Uncapped Mosaddek Hossain picked for Afghanistan ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Afghanistan pick three uncapped players for Bangladesh ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Taskin and Sunny cleared to bowl after remedial work". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Mosharraf Hossain returns for Bangladesh after eight years". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Shakib becomes Bangladesh's highest ODI wicket-taker". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Debutant Mossadek's golden touch". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ a b "DTamim, Mosharraf send Afghanistan packing". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.