Hashmatullah Shahidi batsmen of the Afghanistan cricket team played good innings in a tour match against Bangladesh Cricket Board XI on 23 Sep. He scored 69 runs off 96 balls, Afghanistan scored 233 runs total in 49.2 overs all out.

Mohammad Nabi took four wickets in eight overs, Fareed Ahmad took two, Rashid Khan took two and Karim Janat took one wicket. Bangladesh Cricket Board XI scored 167 runs in 38.1 overs all out Afghanistan won by 66 runs. But it will not easy against Bangladesh because their international cricket team is much stronger then XI, Afghanistan needs to be more consistency.

Match Timings: 14:30 local time (08:30 GMT)

Toss: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat

Bangladesh team
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain.

Afghanistan team
Mohammad Shahzad†, Shabir Noori, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Stanikzai*, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mirwais Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Naveen-ul-Haq.

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The surface at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium was mostly undercover due to the heavy rain in Dhaka. The ball has tended to move around a little more than usual under lights at this time of the year, which means chasing could be tricky. But the captain who wins the toss may have a difficult decision to make, considering rain could make an appearance in the second half, which could bring Duckworth-Lewis calculations into the picture.

Afghanistan will make at least three changes from their last ODI, as Javed Ahmadi, Gulbadin Naib and Yamin Ahmadzai aren’t in the squad. Nawroz Mangal could open with Mohammad Shahzad while Hashmatullah Shahidi, who struck a half-century against BCB XI on Friday, could be slotted into the middle order. Either one of Fareed Ahmed or the uncapped Karim Janat may open the bowling with Dawlat Zadran.

Bangladesh will have to choose between Imrul Kayes and Mosaddek Hossain to shore up the top order, which means Nasir Hossain may have to make way. Shafiul Islam, returning to the side after nearly two years on the fringes, could play ahead of Rubel Hossain.

ODI no. 3781 | 2016/17 season
Played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
25 September 2016 – day/night match (50-over match)

Umpires – C Shamshuddin (India) and Sharfuddoula
TV umpire – Anisur Rahman
Match referee – RB Richardson (West Indies)
Reserve umpire – Tanvir Ahmed

Scorecard

Bangladesh 265 (50 ov)
Afghanistan 258 (50.0 ov)
Bangladesh won by 7 runs