Afghan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2019–20 explained

Series Name:Afghan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2019–20
Team1 Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Team1 Name:Bangladesh
Team2 Image:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg
Team2 Name:Afghanistan
From Date:1
To Date:9 September 2019
Team1 Captain:Shakib Al Hasan
Team2 Captain:Rashid Khan
No Of Tests:1
Team1 Tests Won:0
Team2 Tests Won:1
Team1 Tests Most Runs:Mosaddek Hossain (60)
Team2 Tests Most Runs:Asghar Afghan (142)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:Taijul Islam (6)
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:Rashid Khan (11)

The Afghanistan cricket team toured Bangladesh to play the Bangladesh cricket team in September 2019 in a one-off Test match.[1] [2] The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the schedule for the tour in August 2019.[3] [4]

Following the 2019 Cricket World Cup, where Afghanistan lost all of their matches, Rashid Khan was named as the new captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats.[5] [6] [7] Khan was 20 years and 350 days old when he led the side in the one-off Test, becoming the youngest cricketer to captain a team in a Test match.[8] On the first day of the match, Rahmat Shah became the first batsman to score a century for Afghanistan in a Test.[9] [10] During the one-off Test match, Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi announced his retirement from Test cricket, to allow him to focus on white-ball cricket.[11]

Afghanistan won the one-off Test match by 224 runs. It was Afghanistan's second win in Test cricket, their first overseas, and Rashid Khan became the youngest captain to win a Test match.[12] Bangladesh started the fifth and final day of the match on 136/6, with Afghanistan needing just four wickets to win.[13] Play did not start until after 4pm local time, with Afghanistan taking the wickets they needed to win the Test match in the 18.3 overs that were scheduled to be bowled.[14] Rashid Khan was named the player of the match, which he dedicated the award to the retiring Mohammad Nabi.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afghanistan set up maiden Test face-off with West Indies in India . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Afghanistan to host West Indies in November . Afghan Cricket Board . 6 July 2019 . 5 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190905062212/https://www.cricket.af/acb-news-info/1043 . dead .
  3. Web site: BCB announces Afghanistan Test, tri-nation series schedule . Bangladesh Cricket Board . 7 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Schedule announced for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe's visit to Bangladesh . International Cricket Council . 7 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Rashid to captain Afghanistan across formats, Asghar appointed his deputy . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Rashid Khan appointed Afghanistan captain in all formats . CricBuzz . 12 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Afghanistan squads announced for Bangladesh Test and Triangular Series in September . Afghan Cricket Board . 20 August 2019 . 20 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190820102038/https://cricket.af/acb-news-info/1114 . dead .
  8. Web site: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, One-off Test: Rashid Khan becomes the youngest Test captain . Times of India . 5 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Rahmat Shah becomes 1st Afghanistan cricketer to hit Test hundred . India Today . 5 September 2019.
  10. Web site: Rahmat makes history with Afghanistan's maiden Test century . International Cricket Council . 5 September 2019.
  11. Web site: Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi set to retire from Test cricket . Times of India . 6 September 2019.
  12. Web site: Only Test: Rashid Khan spins Afghanistan to famous Test triumph over Bangladesh . India Today . 9 September 2019.
  13. Web site: Cricket-Rashid leads Afghanistan to famous test win over Bangladesh . Reuters . 9 September 2019.
  14. Web site: Rashid Khan stars as Afghanistan seal historic second Test victory over Bangladesh . International Cricket Council . 9 September 2019.
  15. Web site: Rashid Khan dedicates Player of the Match award to retiring Nabi . International Cricket Council . 9 September 2019.
  16. Web site: Taskin returns to Bangladesh Test squad . Cricbuzz . 30 August 2019.
  17. Web site: Rashid Khan to lead new-look Afghanistan in Bangladesh Test . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 August 2019.

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