ACB: Afghanistan to tour Bangladesh for a complete series in June & July

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Afghanistan Cricket Board today confirmed that the Afghanistan National Cricket Team will tour Bangladesh for a one-off test in Mid-June and will tour the country again for a three-match ODI and two-match T20I series in July.

The one-off test match is scheduled to start on June 14 which will be followed by a three-match ODI series on July 5^th, 8^th, and 11^th and a two-match T20I series on July 14^th and 16^th.

The one-off test match is scheduled for Shere-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, the ODI leg of the tour will take place in Chattogram whereas the T20Is will take place in Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

The ACB’s CEO, Mr. Naseeb Khan, commented, “We are pleased to have a busy schedule ahead of us, as we will tour Bangladesh after the Sri Lanka tour.” We have our sights set on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, and we are working hard to arrange more bilateral games for our National team as the tournament approaches.” He went on to say.

“Bangladesh is a competitive team, and we have played better cricket with them in the past; we are hopeful that our players will do well in the tour this time as well.” He went on to say.

“We are committed to promoting cricket within the country; the domestic Green Afghanistan One Day Cup, which was an incredible cricket event, has just concluded; we are pleased to announce the Bangladesh tour; and we are grateful to our BCB counterparts for some excellent communications in this regard.” He went on to say.

Afghanistan last toured Bangladesh in Feb-Mar last year as the team featured in a three-match ICC Cricket World Cup Super League ODI series and a two-match T20I series against the hosts, the ODI series was won by Bangladesh 2-1, whereas the T20I series was shared between the two sides 1-1.

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The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is the governing body for cricket in Afghanistan. It joined the ICC in 2001, became an associate member in 2013, and a full member in 2017. The ACB is also part of the Asian Cricket Council.