Bangladeshi cricket team against Afghanistan in the UAE in 2025–26
| Bangladeshi cricket team against Afghanistan in the UAE in 2025–26 | |||
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| Afghanistan | Bangladesh | ||
| Dates | 2 – 14 October 2025 | ||
| Captains |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (ODIs) Rashid Khan (T20Is) |
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (ODIs) Jaker Ali (T20Is) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ibrahim Zadran (213) | Saif Hassan (91) | |
| Most wickets | Rashid Khan (11) |
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (5) Tanzim Hasan Sakib (5) | |
| Player of the series | Ibrahim Zadran (Afg) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Bangladesh won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (82) | Tanzid Hasan (86) | |
| Most wickets | Rashid Khan (6) |
Nasum Ahmed (5) Rishad Hossain (5) | |
| Player of the series | Nasum Ahmed (Ban) | ||
The Bangladesh cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in October 2025 to play against Afghanistan cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3][4] In August 2025, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[5]
Squads
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| ODIs[6] | T20Is[7] | ODIs[8] | T20Is[9] |
Afghanistan also named Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar and Rahmat Shah as reserves for the T20I series while Bilal Sami and Faridoon Dawoodzai were named as reserves for the ODI series.[10] On 6 October, Mohammad Saleem was ruled out of the ODI series due to a groin injury and was replaced by Bilal Sami.[11] On 12 October, Rahmat Shah was ruled out of the third ODI due to a calf injury.[12]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bashir Ahmad (Afg) and Saif Hassan (Ban) both made their ODI debuts.
- Rashid Khan (Afg) took his 200th wicket in ODIs.[13][14]
- Rahmat Shah (Afg) scored his 4,000th run in ODIs.[15][16]
2nd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Azmatullah Omarzai (Afg) played in his 100th international match.[17]
- Rahmat Shah (Afg) scored his 5,000th run in international cricket.[18]
3rd ODI
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bilal Sami (Afg) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[19]
References
- ^ "BCB, ACB in discussions for white-ball series in October 2025". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan to host Bangladesh for white-ball bilateral tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan to host Bangladesh for bilateral white-ball series in the UAE after Asia Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan, Bangladesh to square off in white-ball series after Asia Cup". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "ACB to host Bangladesh for a white-ball series in October". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "ACB Name Squad for the White Ball Series against Bangladesh". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Farooqi, Naib, Janat left out of Afghanistan squad for white-ball series against Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh unveil ODI squad to face Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- ^ "Soumya Sarkar returns for T20I series against Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan announce squads for Bangladesh series in UAE". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Injured Mohammad Saleem ruled out of ODI series against Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Rahmat Shah set to miss third ODI against Bangladesh". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Rashid Khan surpasses Kumble, Shane Warne in elite spinner list after Bangladesh assault". OneCricket. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Rashid Khan becomes second cricketer in history to achieve legendary feat in white-ball cricket". India TV. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "रहमत शाह ने बांग्लादेश के खिलाफ पचासा ठोककर रचा इतिहास,ODI में ऐसा करने वाले देश के पहले क्रिकेटर बने" [Rahmat Shah created history by hitting a fifty against Bangladesh, becoming the first cricketer from Afghanistan to do so in ODIs.]. Cricketnmore. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Rahmat Shah gets into the 4000 club!". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 September 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Afghanistan Beat Bangladesh to go 2-0 up in the series". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Huge blow for Afghanistan as star batter with over 5000 runs ruled out of third ODI vs Bangladesh and Zimbabwe Test due to calf injury". Sports Tak. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Zadran, Nabi, Sami and Rashid star as Afghanistan sweep Bangladesh 3-0". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2025.