The Bangladesh cricket team toured India to play three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against the Afghanistan cricket team in Dehradun.[1]
Afghanistan won the first two matches of the series, therefore giving them an unassailable lead.[2] This gave them their first bilateral T20I series win against another Test team other than Zimbabwe.[3][4] Afghanistan went on to win the series 3–0.[5]
Background
Originally the matches were scheduled to be played as One Day Internationals (ODIs),[6] but the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) agreed to change the fixtures to T20Is in preparation for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.[1] In May 2018, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed that all three matches will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.[7] These were the first international cricket matches to be played at the venue.[8]
Ahead of the T20Is, Bangladesh played a practice match against Afghanistan A.[9]
Prior to this series, Afghanistan and Bangladesh had only played each other once before in a T20I, in the group stage of the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 tournament, with Bangladesh winning by nine wickets.[10]
Squads
 Afghanistan[11]
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Ahead of the series, Mustafizur Rahman was ruled out of Bangladesh's squad due to injury.[13] Abul Hasan was named as his replacement.[14] Hazratullah Zazai was added to Afghanistan's squad ahead of the first T20I.[15]
Tour match
Practice match:Afghanistan A vs Bangladesh
T20I Series
1st T20I
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- The venue hosted its first international cricket match.[8]
- Rashid Khan (Afg) became the fastest bowler, in terms of time, to take 50 wickets in T20Is (2 years and 220 days).[16]
2nd T20I
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shakib Al Hasan became the quickest Bangladesh player and third overall to score 10,000 runs and take 500 wickets in international cricket.[17]
References
- ^ a b "Afghanistan to play three-match T20 series against Bangladesh in Dehradun". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Rashid & Nabi hand Afghanistan series win over Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Can Afghanistan land knockout blow?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Rashid, Nabi wrap up historic series win for Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Rashid defends eight off the last over to seal 3–0 whitewash". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan To Play Three-Match ODI Series Against Bangladesh". Tolo News. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan announce first bilateral T20I series against Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Courtney Walsh to continue as head coach for Afghanistan T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "'Afghanistan hold advantage in T20I series' – Mushfiqur Rahim". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan to host Bangladesh for T20Is in India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Mosaddek Hossain back in Bangladesh T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Mustafizur Rahman ruled out of T20I series against Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Abul Hasan replaces injured Mustafizur Rahman in Bangladesh squad for T20s against Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan make sudden new call ahead of first T20I". BDCrictime. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Advantage Afghanistan in spin-friendly Dehradun". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Shakib fastest to 500 wickets, 10,000 runs". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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