Bangladesh vs Afghanistan T20I series 2023
2nd T20I:
Second and last T20I of the series of 2 T20I matches between Bangladesh and Afghanistan is going to be played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet on July 16th 2023.
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the third bilateral series between the teams. The home team never won, yet. The opposite team won once. One (1) series resulted in a draw.
The consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Afghanistan was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Bangladesh against Afghanistan was 1 series in 2021-22.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Bangladesh was 1 series in 2018.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Bangladesh was 2 series from 2018 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Bangladesh against Afghanistan are DL – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 10 meetings, in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 4 times, whereas the opponent won 6 times.
The consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Afghanistan was 2 matches from 2019 to 2022.
The longest undefeated streak for Bangladesh against Afghanistan was 2 matches from 2019 to 2022.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Bangladesh was 4 matches from 2018 to 2019.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Bangladesh was 4 matches from 2018 to 2019.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Bangladesh against Afghanistan are WLLWW.
@ Bangladeshi Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the second bilateral series between the teams. The only played series between the teams concluded as a draw.
The consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Afghanistan was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Bangladesh against Afghanistan was 1 series in 2021-22.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Bangladesh was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Bangladesh was 1 series in 2021-22.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Bangladesh against Afghanistan are D – – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 6 meetings, in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 4 times, whereas the opponent won 2 times.
The consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Afghanistan was 2 matches from 2019 to 2022.
The longest undefeated streak for Bangladesh against Afghanistan was 2 matches from 2019 to 2022.
The consecutive winning streak for Afghanistan against Bangladesh was 1 match (twice) in 2019 and in 2022.
The longest undefeated streak for Afghanistan against Bangladesh was 1 match (twice) in 2019 and in 2022.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Bangladesh against Afghanistan are WLWWL.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the ninth rank (Bangladesh (223)) and tenth rank (Afghanistan (217)) teams, a perfect series. The host is just 6 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team (Bangladesh):
The team completed 151 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 55 times and lost 93 times. 3 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose three (3) points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking.
In case of drawing the series will impact the team to neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Bangladesh are WWWLL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Bangladesh are WLWWW.
Last 5 (completed) home series results of Bangladesh are WWDLW.
Last 5 (completed) home match results of Bangladesh are WLWWW.
The Visiting Team (Afghanistan):
The team completed 114 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 72 times and lost 42 times including a (1) defeat in a tie.
If the team will win with a margin of 2, then the team will gain four (4) points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose three (3) points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will win with a margin of 1, then the team will gain a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of a reverse result, the team will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the rankings.
In case of drawing the series will impact the team to neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Afghanistan are WWLWD.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan are LLWWW.
Last 5 (completed) away series results of Afghanistan are WLWDW.
Last 5 (completed) away match results of Afghanistan are LWLWL.
The Second Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the home side will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the opponent will lose a (1) point without any impact in the rankings. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking, whereas the host will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking. In case of tie, the home team will neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking, whereas the opponent will earn a (1) point without any impact in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Sylhet shows the weather would be pretty cloudy for the first hour and then scattered thunderstorms would be expected till the end of the outing. there will be less chance of rain in the first hour, as the precipitation percentage would be 24% and then there will be high chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 45% to 63%. The temperature would be between 28 to 32 Celsius. The wind would be 3 km/h throughout the engagement. The speed of wind would steady throughout the play and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to bat first after winning the toss 3 times in 9 played games. The selection didn’t favor the teams at all, as the teams never won, yet and lost all three (3) times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLL – -.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to field first, won 5 times and lost 1 time.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLWWW.
The first batting team won the match 1 time. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won 8 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLWLL.
Overall, 5 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLLWW.
Home Side (Bangladesh):
Particularly, for Bangladesh, the team won the toss 3 times in all three (3) played games. The team won once and lost 2 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Bangladesh at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLL – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Bangladesh at the venue, while losing the toss, are – – – – -.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 210 runs in 2018, and the highest successful chase was 190 runs (with 37 balls to spare and 6 wickets in hand) in 2014.
The first innings lowest total was 116 runs in 2014 whereas the highest total was 210 runs in 2018. For the second innings, the lowest total was 135 runs (completed innings) in 2018 whereas the highest was 193 runs (with 37 balls to spare and 6 wickets in hand) in 2014.
The batting average of the first innings is 22.91 and 27.04 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other once at the venue. The host won the encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Bangladesh against Afghanistan at the venue are W – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The Home Unit (Bangladesh):
The home side has a below average record, as the team won once and lost twice in three (3) played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Bangladesh at the venue are WLL – -.
The Visiting Unit (Afghanistan):
The home side has a poor record, as the team lost the only played outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Afghanistan at the venue are L – – – -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
Bangladesh:
The side may go with a winning combination.
Bangladesh Eleven: R. Talukdar, L. Das, N. Hossain Shanto, S. Al Hasan, T. Hridoy, S. Hossain, M. Hasan Miraz, T. Ahmed, N. Ahmed, S. Islam, M. Rahman
Afghanistan:
The side may go with M. Shahzad in place of H. Zazai and N. ul Haq in place of F. Farooqi.
Afghanistan Eleven: M. Shahzad, R. Gurbaz, I. Zadran, N. Zadran, K. Janat, M. Nabi, A. Omarzai, R. Khan, M. Ur Rahman, N. ul Haq, F. Ahmad
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: T means tie in “last five match results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: https://hindi.opoyi.com/sports/sylhet-international-cricket-stadium-pitch-report-t20-record-bangladesh-premier-league-in-hindi/ *Notes: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/afghanistan-in-bangladesh-2023-1377001
