Afghanistan will be looking to bounce back from their loss in the ODI series to Sri Lanka when they take on Bangladesh in the one-off Test match. Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by a margin of 2-1. Afghanistan toured Sri Lanka to play 3-match ODI series. After the loss in the ODI series, Afghanistan is all set to take on Bangladesh in a one-off test match which is scheduled to begin on June 14.
Afghanistan will be led by Hashmatullah Shahidi, who is one of the most promising batsmen in the world. He will be supported by the likes of Rahmat Shah, Afsar Zazai (wk), Ikram Alikhil, Ibrahim Zadran, and Abdul Malik. The bowling attack will be led by Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai, Yamin Ahmadzai, and Nijat Masood.
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) took to their Twitter account to announce the unavailability of world-class spinner Rashid Khan due to his injury. Rashid missed two ODI matches against Sri Lanka due to his injury, which impacted the Afghan bowling line-up and lost two ODIs to Sri Lanka. Afghanistan also recorded their highest run chase in ODI against Sri Lanka when secured a crunching win over the host.
After the loss of the ODI series, Afghanistan is all set to move their way through the one-off test match against Bangladesh. The test match will take place on the 14th of June at Mirpur. Being the host, Bangladesh will sail the advantage over Afghanistan whereas Afghanistan will look to repair the loss of ODI series by securing a win over the host team.
The Test match is expected to be a close contest, with both teams evenly matched. Afghanistan will be looking to improve on their recent form in Test cricket, while Bangladesh will be looking to get back to winning ways. The match is sure to be a thrilling watch.
