Afghan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2016–17
International cricket tour
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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]
| Afghan cricket team in Bangladesh in 2016–17 | |||
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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
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
One-day:Bangladesh Cricket Board XI vs Afghanistan
23 September 2016 Scorecard |
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Bangladesh Cricket Board XI 167 (38.1 overs) | |
- Bangladesh Cricket Board XI won the toss and elected to field.
- 17 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
ODI series
1st ODI
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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
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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
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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]