| Afghan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2023 | |||
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| Bangladesh | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 14 June – 16 July 2023 | ||
| Captains |
Litton Das (Test) Tamim Iqbal (ODIs)[n 1] Shakib Al Hasan (T20Is) |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Test & ODIs) Rashid Khan (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Bangladesh won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Najmul Hossain Shanto (270) | Afsar Zazai (42) | |
| Most wickets |
Shoriful Islam (5) Ebadot Hossain (5) | Nijat Masood (5) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Litton Das (96) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (173) | |
| Most wickets |
Shoriful Islam (4) Shakib Al Hasan (4) | Fazalhaq Farooqi (8) | |
| Player of the series | Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afg) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Towhid Hridoy (66) | Mohammad Nabi (70) | |
| Most wickets |
Shakib Al Hasan (4) Taskin Ahmed (4) |
Karim Janat (3) Mujeeb Ur Rahman (3) Azmatullah Omarzai (3) | |
| Player of the series | Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) | ||
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Bangladesh in June and July 2023 to play one Test, three One Day International (ODI) and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed this FTP tour in their press release.[2]
Initially, Afghanistan were scheduled to play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is in the series.[3] However, on 11 May 2023, a Test and a T20I was dropped from the itinerary, due to scheduling problems.[4] On 17 May 2023, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the dates and venues for the series.[5][6][7]
Bangladesh won the only Test by 546 runs.[8] It was the biggest Test victory for Bangladesh in terms of runs.[9] It was also the biggest Test win for any team, in terms of runs, in the 21st century.[10]
Afghanistan won the first ODI match by 17 runs according to the DLS method after the match was interrupted due to rain.[11] A day after the match, Bangladesh's ODI captain Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket,[12] and Litton Das was named as the stand-in captain for the final two ODI matches.[13] In the 2nd ODI, Afghanistan won by 142 runs courtesy of a record-breaking opening partnership, helping them to seal their first ever ODI series win against Bangladesh.[14] Bangladesh went on to win the third ODI by a comprehensive margin of 7 wickets with 159 balls to spare and eventually lost the series by 2–1 margin.[15]
Bangladesh won the first T20I by 2 wickets in a thrilling way, chasing 154, which was their highest successful run chase against Afghanistan in T20I.[16] Bangladesh also won the 2nd T20I by 6 wickets and won the series by 2–0 margin, their first ever T20I series win against Afghanistan.[17]
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- ^ "FTP Cycle 2023-2027: Bangladesh National Men's Cricket Team's Full Fixtures". United News of Bangladesh. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh's FTP announced". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "Bangladesh scrap one Test against Afghanistan". Cricbuzz. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশ সফরের মধ্যে ভারতে খেলতে যাবে আফগানিস্তান". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announces the itinerary for Afghanistan's Tour of Bangladesh 2023". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Afghanistan's one-off Test against Bangladesh to be played from June 14". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Schedule announced for Afghanistan's tour of Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh steer to record Test win over Afghanistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Shanto, bowlers shine as Bangladesh create history in Dhaka". Cricbuzz. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh script a record-breaking win over Afghanistan". BDCricTime. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Farooqi provides the spark as Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in the rain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Tamim Iqbal announces shock retirement ahead of CWC23". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Litton to lead Bangladesh in last two ODIs against Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Gurbaz-Zadran record stand helps Afghanistan seal series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Shoriful Islam's blistering spell sets up Bangladesh's consolation win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh seal last-over thriller despite Janat hat-trick". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Shakib Al Hasan and Taskin Ahmed lead Bangladesh to 2-0 series sweep". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2023.