<h1>Najibullah Zadran Net Worth, Height, Age, Wife, Biography &amp; More</h1>Najibullah Zadran (Pashtu: نجیب الله ځدراڼ; born February 18, 1993) is an Afghan cricketer and vice-captain of the Afghanistan Twenty20 International (T20I) team. Zadran is a left-handed batsman who knocks his right arm out of the break. In July 2012 he made his international debut for Afghanistan.<h3>


Career 
T20 franchise career</h3>
On June 3, 2018, Zadran was selected in the Players' Draft for the first edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament for the Montreal Tigers. In September 2018, he was named to the Kandahar squad for the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. The following month, he was appointed to the Chittagong Vikings team based on the draft for the 2018/19 Bangladesh Premier League. 

In June 2019, Zadran was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In November 2019 he was selected for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League. In August 2020, he was named to the St. Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League, replacing Colin Ingram, who missed the visa restriction competition. 

In April 2021, Zadran was signed by Karachi Kings to participate in the rescheduled games of the Pakistan Super League 2021.<h2>

International career</h2>
Zadran represented the Afghan U19s in qualifying for the 2011 U19 World Cup in Ireland. Zadran made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams. He made two more appearances in that competition against Faisalabad Wolves and Multan Tigers. He scored 58 runs in those three appearances, averaging 29.00, with a high score of 51 fail. That score came against Rawalpindi Rams, in a match that also claimed his first wicket when he sacked Sohail Tanvir. 

In December 2018, Zadran was named captain of the Afghan U23 team for the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2018. In March 2019, he scored his first ODI century in the third ODI against Ireland. 

In April 2019, Zadran was named to Afghanistan's 15-man squad for the 2019 World Cricket Championship. In July 2021, Zadran was appointed vice captain of the Afghan T20I team. In September 2021, he was appointed to the Afghan squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

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Gurbaz's fifty helps Afghanistan beat Ireland to make series 2-1

Afghanistan have won by 22 runs
in the third match of the five-match T20I series against hosts Ireland on
Friday (August 12) in Belfast. Coming from 2-0 behind, the visitors narrowed
the gap by winning this match. Ireland, however, still lead the series by 2-1.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/afghan-t20-12_08_2022.jpg">After losing the toss and batting
in Belfast, Afghanistan scored 189 runs, losing 5 wickets in 20 overs.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a beautiful half-century for the team. He hit 8 fours and 1 six
on his way to a 35-ball 53, which earned him the man-of-the-match award.
Najibullah Zadran played a cameo
of 42 runs off 18 balls with 5 sixes. Besides, Hazratullah Zazai scored 39 off
40 balls and Ibrahim Zadran scored 36 off 22 balls. Josh Little took two
wickets for Ireland.
Ireland didn't get off to a good
start chasing the target. The team lost Paul Stirling in the first over of Ireland
innings. Captain Andy Balbirnie also got out in the third over. After that,
Lorcan Tucker tried, but Harry Tector and Curtis Campher weren’t able to support
him and were dismissed. 
Tucker departed with 31 runs off
21 balls but George Dockrell continued to fight. In the end, Fionn Hand also supported
him. But Hand's 18-ball 36 and Dockrell's unbeaten 37-ball 58 only narrowed the
margin of defeat.
In the end, Ireland’s innings
restricted at 167 after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. For the Afghans, Naveen-ul-Haq
took three wickets, while Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman picked up two
wickets each.

Pakistan - Afghanistan ODI series was postponed again due to the busy schedule of Pakistan

The three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Afghanistan was postponed again as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was unable to find a place for the series due to their busy schedule until April 2024.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/pak-afg-28_06_2022.jpg"> Afghanistan was due to host the games this year but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was unable to find a window for the series due to the busy schedule, a private TV station reported on Sunday. 

The series will not be possible until April next year due to Pakistan's busy schedule, the report added. 

The series was postponed in August last year at the request of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) following the Taliban takeover of the country. At that time, the series was supposed to take place in Sri Lanka due to the political unrest in Afghanistan. Pakistan also offered to host the series, but the ACB declined."PCB has accepted ACB's request to reschedule the ODI series next month due to player mental health issues, disruption to Kabul flight operations, lack of broadcasting facilities and increased Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka. Both boards will seek to postpone the series in 2022," the PCB said in a brief statement last August.In July, Babar's side will travel to Sri Lanka for a two-game friendly series. The tour also featured a three-match ODI series, but this was reduced to test matches only at the request of the Sri Lanka Board of Directors.In August, the Netherlands will host Pakistan for the three-game ODI series, while the Men in Green will take part in the Asian Cup in Sri Lanka in the same month.Pakistan host England for a seven-game T20I series in October, while the green shirts will also try their luck in the Tri-Nation series in New Zealand. 

From October to November they will take part in the T20 World Cup in Australia and a month later England will visit Pakistan for three friendlies. New Zealand will also tour Pakistan in January.

Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan ODI, Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket

Zimbabwe are poised to host Afghanistan for a three-game ODI series followed by a three-game T20I series. The first ODI is scheduled to take place on June 4th (Saturday) at Harare Sports Club. The hosts last played an ODI match in January when they faced Sri Lanka in a bilateral series but sadly lost 2-1.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/afghanistan-vs-zimbabwe-03_06_2022.jpg"> Zimbabwe will host Afghanistan for a limited overs series that includes three ODIs and as many T20Is. The first ODI will be played at Harare Sports Club and will start at 1:30pm IST. 

Zimbabwe last played an Odi series against Sri Lanka. With challenging wickets, the team put up a hard fight against the Lankan Lions and won one of the three games. They led Sri Lanka very narrowly in the remaining two games. Zimbabwe hope they can play against Afghanistan in the same way. Craig Ervine will have to play a big role for the hosts along with Sikandar Raza and Regis Chakabva. The bowling consisting of Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarambani and Luke Jongwe looks decent. 

Afghanistan, on the other hand, recently played against Bangladesh and lost the series 1-2. However, with players like Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mohammad Nabi on the team, they will start as favourites.<h2>Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe Preview 
</h2>Zimbabwe's miserable performance with the racquet on a fantastic course in Ahmedabad was the main reason for his fall in the first T20I. The Indian batsmen failed to find momentum for their innings after losing three early wickets within the first five overs. The Afghan bowlers matched their lines, lengths and variations that allowed them to keep the screws tight on the Indian batsmen. 

The overwhelming hitting screen assumed the hosts could only afford 124 to 7 in their 20 overs despite Shreya Iyer's 48-ball 67. Bowling with plenty of pace and heart, Jofra Archer finished the game with a try from 3 to 23 in his four overs. Zimbabwe's downturn was hardly predictable after Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli scored their best orders of 1, 4 and 0 respectively. 


 
Afghanistan, on the other hand, struck freely and without pressure for the first time on this tour. The fact that almost a new pair of 11 players has moved into the territory may also have helped the squad sideline one of those allies in the Test series. 

Zimbabwe will likely be under pressure to return in the next game and do far better as the ensuing triumph will put them in an all-win scenario moving forward in this sequence.<h2>Zimbabwe Predicted Playing 11 </h2>Kevin Kasuza, Prince Masvaure, Sean Williams (c), Tarisai Musakanda, Wesely Madhevere, Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva (wk), Sikandar Raza, Victor Nyauchi, Donald Tiripano, Blessing Muzarabani.<h2> Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11 </h2>Ibrahim Zadran, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Munir Kakar, Asghar Afghan (c), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Zahir Khan, Afsar Zazai (wk), Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Yamin Ahmadzai.<h2>Pitch Report and Conditions</h2>Batter and bowler benefit equally from the surface. It can be a high scoring pitch once the turf is used and therefore batsmen will try to settle into the game to hit big later. The bowlers will get a lot out of this pitch. The average score of the first inning is 230 and therefore the captain who wins the toss would try to bat first. 

<h2>Weather Report 
</h2>It will be quite a hot day in Ahmedabad with a maximum temperature of 36 degrees Celsius while the evening will be more comfortable with temperatures between 26 and 33 degrees Celsius. The humidity is 38 percent. There is no knockdown probability for this game. 

<h2>Toss Prediction 
</h2>The toss plays a key role in all game decisions of the Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe series in March 2021. Based on our toss prediction, the team that wins the toss&nbsp;may decide to bat first depending on the weather forecast and the condition of the field.<h1>Top Performers
Probably best player in the Match 

</h1>Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Opening slugger Rahmanullah Gurbaz produced a great century in the last ODI, which played Afghanistan against Bangladesh. He went undefeated and hit a 110-ball 106 to lead his team to victory. With a strong batting team, he'll be looking to kickstart the innings and hit big on top of that. 

Rashid Khan
Prolific all-rounder Rashid Khan will be in fine form following his successful IPL stint. He was one of the standout players in Afghanistan's previous ODI series and helped his side by picking a handful of wickets. He will try to execute his techniques and make his experience work.<h1>Afghanistan Full Squad 
</h1>Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil,&nbsp;Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan,&nbsp;Mohammad Nabi, Rahmat Shah,&nbsp;Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Yamin Ahmadzai, Shahidullah Kamal. 

<h1>Zimbabwe Full Squad 
</h1>Regis Chakabva, Clive Madande,&nbsp;Craig Ervine (c), Dion Myers, Milton Shumba,&nbsp;Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhevere, Takudzwanashe Kaitano,&nbsp;Blessing Muzrabani, Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Donald Tiripano, Ainsley Ndlovu, Tanaka Chivanga.

Afghanistan announce squads for ODI and T20I series versus Zimbabwe

In the latest development, Afghanistan national cricket team have announced the squads for the limited-overs series against Zimbabwe. Afghanistan are scheduled to play 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is against Zimbabwe.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/afghanistan-24_05_2022.jpg">Afghanistan cricket teamAfghanistan's tour of Zimbabwe kick-starts on June 4 and it will come to an end on June 14. The tour begins with the ODI series with the ODI opener slated to be held on June 4.The second and third ODI will be held on June 6 and 9 respectively. After the conclusion of the ODI series, the first T20I begins on June 11 whereas the second and third T20I will be played on June 12 and 14 respectively. All fixtures of the ODI and T20I series will be held at&nbsp;Harare Sports Club, Harare. Meanwhile, both teams will take up the assignment a bit more seriously as&nbsp;it will count towards the ODI World Cup Super League. Afghanistan have performed really well in their last nine games. They are ranked fifth with 7 wins in 9 games. On the other hand, Zimbabwe are 12th with 3 wins in 12 games.<h2>Afghanistan ODI squad: </h2>Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Rahmat Shah (VC), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhail, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Riaz Hassan, Shahidullah Kamal, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zia ur Rahman Akbar Traveling reserves: Noor Ahmad, Nijat Masoud<h2>T20I squad: </h2>Mohammad Nabi (C), Najibullah Zadran (VC), Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ihsanullah Janat, Karim Janat, Nijat Masoud, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Usman Ghani

The Najibullah Zadran Chapter : Domestic & International Career, Facts & Figure

Najibullah Zadran (born 28 February 1993) is an Afghan cricketer and vice-captain of the Afghanistan Twenty20 International (T20I) team. Zadran is a left-handed batsman&nbsp;who throws right arm off the break. In July 2012 he made his international debut for Afghanistan.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/najibullah-zadran-25_04_2022.jpg"> <a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/player/profile/321/najibullah-zadran">Najibullah Zadran</a> is a cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. He has been part of the team since 2012 and has enjoyed a successful period with the squad. Najibullah Zadran was born on February 28, 1993 in Logar. Najibullah Zadran made his debut for Afghanistan national cricket team in ODI format in 2012. 

Playing primarily as a team batsman,<a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/player/profile/321/najibullah-zadran"> Najibullah Zadran</a> is a prolific left-handed batsman who has scored many runs for teams in both domestic and international cricket. He can also play part-time spin and bowl with his right arm. He is a brilliant outfield player and can set up anywhere on the ground. He is good with both his ground field and his catching. 

<a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/player/profile/321/najibullah-zadran">Najibullah Zadran</a> plays for the Afghan National Cricket Team ODI/T20/Test format. He represents the Afghan Cheetas, Afghan Under-19s, Band-e-Amir region, Boost region, Montreal Tigers, St. Lucia Zouks and Winnipeg Hawks team in domestic cricket.<h3>T20 Franchise Career 
</h3>On June 3, 2018, Zadran was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in player draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. In September 2018, he was called up to Kandahar's squad for the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. The following month he was called up to the squad for the Chittagong Vikings team following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. 

In June 2019, Zadran was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. In August 2020, he was called up to the St. Lucia Zouks roster for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League, replacing Colin Ingram who missed the competition due to visa restrictions. 

In April 2021, Zadran was signed by Karachi Kings to take part in the rescheduled Pakistan Super League 2021 matches. In November 2021, he was selected by draft player for the 2021 Lanka Premier League to play for the Dambulla Giants.<h3>Domestic Career 



</h3>Zadran made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty20 Cup against the Rawalpindi Rams.Zadran captained Afghanistan U23 team at the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.<h3>International Career 
</h3><a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/player/profile/321/najibullah-zadran">Zadran</a> represented the Afghan U19s in the 2011 World Cup U19 qualifier in Ireland. Zadran made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against the Rawalpindi Rams. He made two more appearances in this competition against Faisalabad Wolves and Multan Tigers. He averaged 29.00 for 58 runs in those three appearances, not missing out on a high score of 51. That result came against Rawalpindi Rams in a match in which he also claimed his first wicket when he sacked Sohail Tanvir. 

In December 2018, Zadran was named captain of Afghanistan under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In March 2019, he scored his first ODI century in the third ODI against Ireland. 

In April 2019, Zadran was called up to Afghanistan's 15-man squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In July 2021, Zadran was appointed vice-captain of the Afghan T20I team.In September 2021, he was named to Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC T20 Men's World Championship.<h3>Najibullah Zadran in ODI Matches 
</h3>A One Day International is a type of limited overs cricket played between two teams with international status, where each side faces a fixed number of overs. Now he joins <a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/player/profile/321/najibullah-zadran">Najibullah Zadran</a> in ODI, has been part of 70 games and has 1615 runs followed by 64 innings, 104 the highest score. What is the NO for Najibullah Zadran in ODI matches? In ODI matches, Najibullah Zadran is not out to 9. In cricket, a batsman is not considered out until he has made a full innings. The highest scoring rate of <a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/player/profile/321/najibullah-zadran">Najibullah Zadran</a> in ODI is 89.22 and the number of balls Najibullah Zadran faces in ODI matches is 1810. 
<h3>Achievements in T20I 
</h3>Twenty20 International is a form of cricket played by two international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), with each side having a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are high quality and the highest level for the T20. Let's look at the<a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/player/profile/321/najibullah-zadran"> Najibullah Zadran </a>T20I achievements. The number of games played by .Najibullah Zadran. in T20 internationals is recorded as 62 and the number of innings is 53. He scored 988 in T20I. The highest score Najibullah Zadran has made in T20I is 69 and the number of 50s he has smashed in T20I is 3.Twenty-20 is a compressed cricket format. It was introduced primarily at professional level by the England and Wales Cricket Board for inter-county competition in 2003. Now it's time to review Najibullah Zadran's overall story in T20. In 129 T20 matches we could see <a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/player/profile/321/najibullah-zadran">Najibullah Zadran </a>and his amazing shots allowed him to hit 2113 runs and his average score per innings is 26.08. and 50s he scored in T20 was a great moment for the team.

Asia Cup T20 to be played in August-September 

The Asia Cup cricket is set to return after four years as Sri Lanka will host the 2022 edition from August 27 to September 11.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/mushfiq-bangladesh-sri-lanka-19_03_2022.jpg">The six-team tournament will be in T20I format, for the second time since it was first played in Bangladesh in 2016.Sri Lanka will host a senior men's Asia Cup event after 12 years.Before the main event starts, Singapore, UAE, Kuwait and Hong Kong will face off for the last position to join Test-playing teams Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.&nbsp;"The Asia Cup 2022 (T20 Format) will be held in Sri Lanka from 27 August - 11 September later this year. The Qualifiers for the same will be played 20 August 2022 onwards," the Asian Cricket Council announced after the AGM on Saturday.The schedule means Bangladesh will play the Asia Cup after completing tours of West Indies (2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is in June-July) and Zimbabwe (5 ODIs and 3 T20Is in August).Covid pandemic had pushed the event back by two years. The ODI Asia Cup will be played in Pakistan ahead of the 2023 ODI World Cup.&nbsp;&nbsp;India are the defending champions in both the last ODI (2018) and T20I (2016) formats, having beaten Bangladesh twice. UAE hosted the 2018 edition having six teams - including Hong Kong.

Clinical Afghanistan end Bangladesh tour on high note

Bangladesh's T20 flaws are exposed again as Afghanistan romp to smashing eight-wicket win in the second T20I at Mirpur to wrap up their tour with 1-1 result in the series.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/afghanistan-team-celebrate-2nd-t20i-v-bd-05_03_2022.jpeg">Bangladesh's top-order batting misfired again with Liton Das not having his day this time round. Three dropped chances in the field bring attention back to fielding as Tigers head for South Africa in few days.Choosing to bat first, Bangladesh managed 115-9. None of the top four - Munim Shahriar, Naim Sheikh, Liton and Shakib Al Hasan - got going.Mushfiqur Rahim returned to XI playing his 100th T20I match, the second man to do so for Bangladesh after the current skipper Mahmudullah Riyad. He top scored with 30 off 25 with Mahmudullah making 14-ball 21 that opened prospects of the hosts posting a more challenging total.But it was seamers Fazalhaq Farooqi and Azmatullah Omarzai's day. Both picked up three wickets each while Mohammad Nabi kept the scoring rate low.The second innings began with Nasum Ahmed messing up a huge chance to dismiss Hazratullah Zazai in the first over. Although Mahedi Hasan got rid of Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the next over, Zazai and Usman Ghani took the game away from Bangladesh.Ghani was dropped twice - by Afif Hossain and Naim off Mahedi - and made Bangladesh pay with 47 before getting out to Mahmudullah to end 99-run stand.Zazai attacked the bowlers, taking apart the left-arm spin of Shakib.&nbsp;He saw Afghanistan home with 14 balls to remain, with himself staying unbeaten on 45-ball 59 runs hitting 3 fours and 5 sixes.&nbsp;

Nasum's firing opening spell sets up big 1st T20I win

Bangladesh have claimed a clinical 61-run win to start the two-match T20I series against Afghanistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/nasum-shakib-bangladesh-03_03_2022.jpeg">Having made 155 for 8 after opting to bat first, Nasum Ahmed bowled a sensational opening spell to enforce fall of four wickets for 20 runs. The left-arm spinner was denied a fifth after Mohammad Nabi took DRS but he finished with figures of 4 for 10, his joint-best in T20Is.Nasum removed the threats of any fireworks from Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai. Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad led him to bowl four overs on the trot to impose massive pressure for Afghanistan in the later overs.Shakib Al Hasan (2 for 18) and Shoriful Islam (3 for 29) were also amongst the wickets to bundle Afghanistan out for 94 runs in 17.4 overs.Earlier today, both teams fielded two debutants each - Munim Shahriar and Yasir Ali for Bangladesh, while Afghanistan handed caps to Darwish Rasooli and Azmatullah Omarzai.Munim managed 17 off 18 opening the batting with Naim Sheikh, who fell for 2. Shakib and Mahmudullah did not have a great time at the crease but Liton Das, the player of the ODI sefies, owned the show.&nbsp;&nbsp;Liton smashed his fifth T20I fifty to help Bangladesh to a competitive score. His 44-ball 60 runs - that included 4 fours and 2 sixes - got Bangladesh out of early troubles.&nbsp;Afif Hossain made the next best score - 25 off 24. Both Liton and Afif fell in quick succession that dented Bangladesh's push at the end.While Mujeeb Ur Rahman was hit for 24 in three overs, Rashid Khan gave 15 in four taking the wicket of Munim.This was Bangladesh's third win over Afghanistan in seven T20I meetings. The second and final T20I will be played at the same venue on Saturday.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Live: Debuts for Munim and Yasir as Bangladesh bat first

Bangladesh have introduced two debutants in the first of two-match T20I series against Afghanistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/munim-and-yasir-debut-03_03_2022.jpg">Hosts Bangladesh are batting first after winning the toss.Munim Shahriar and Yasir Ali have been given T20I caps on the back of strong BPL performances lately. Munim caught attentions when he struck runs at a strike rate of 152 opening the batting for Fortune Barishal.&nbsp;&nbsp;Liton Das will keep the wickets as Mushfiqur Rahim is out with thumb injury.Naim Sheikh retains his spot in the team despite poor show at BPL. Afif Hossain and Mahedi Hasan are tasked as finishers while Nasum Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mustafizur Rahman are the only frontline bowlers outside Shakib Al Hasan and Mahedi or Afif/Mahmudullah Riyad.&nbsp;Afghanistan also have two debutants - top-order batter Darwish Rasooli and all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai.Rahmanullah Gurbaz will open the&nbsp;innings with Hazratullah Zazai for Afghanistan.&nbsp; Playing XIs:Bangladesh: Munim Shahriar, Naim Sheikh, Liton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad (c), Yasir Ali, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur RahmanAfghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Darwish Rasooli, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Qais Ahmad

Tigers target Afghans to end win drought in T20Is

The T20 International series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan will roll on from Thursday (March 3). The opening game of the two match series is scheduled to start at 3 PM local time.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/Munim-Naim">Tigers target Afghans to end win drought in T20IsBoth the teams are busy practicing in Dhaka after accomplishment of the ODI series in Chattogram. The matches&nbsp;of the two match series will be played in&nbsp;Shere Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur also known as the Home of Cricket. Good news for fans has arrived as for the first time since the Covid19 Pandemic, the Board has decided to allow full capacity crowd in the gallery with this series.The game will be a major opportunity for Tigers to break the chain of defeats. Mahmudullah's troops has lost 8 consecutive T20i games prior to this match. Whereas Afghanistan as a opponent has also given nightmares to the hosts.&nbsp;Both the teams has faced each other in this shortest format total six times. In which Afghans&nbsp;ended as the winning side in most (four) occasions. Therefore, no doubt it is going to be a huge acid test for the Tigers on the way towards getting to the challenge of winning ways after a while.&nbsp;Bangladesh are likely to experiment with young gun Munim Shahriar. The opener might be seen in the playing eleven replacing other opener Naim Sheikh. There is an injury concern but the Men in Red and Green are ready to wait till the very end for Mushfiqur Rahim, who got injured during practice session.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/mushfiq-departs-25_02_2022.jpeg">Mushfiqur doubtful for the matchIf he does not recover Nurul Hasan Sohan can be seen in the Line Up, who was called last moment after the injury concern. Whereas management might use two pacers in T20s instead of three, which they used during the ODI series. In that case experienced Shakib Al Hasan will get complimented by spinn duo- Nasum Ahmed and Mahedi Hasan.The visitors have dropped seniors Mohammad Shahzad, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan and likes of Hashmatullah Shahidi. Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai along with Nijat Masood have been named in the squad.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/afghanistan-team-v-bd-28_02_2022.jpeg">Afghanistan won 4 out of 6 games against Bangladesh Even, Naveen-ul-Haq is also absent, which means it will be a different pace attack than accustomed to.Also the retirement of Asghar Afghan leaves a lot of responsibility on the senior shoulders of Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran.Probable Teams:Bangladesh: Mahmudullah (Captain), Liton Kumar Das, Munim Shahriar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim/Nurul Hasan, Afif Hossain, Sheikh Mahedi Hasan, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed and&nbsp;Nasum Ahmed.Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (C), Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Karim Janat, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Rashid Khan.

Huge opportunity for Tigers to overtake Afghans in T20I Rankings 

Bangladesh is facing a golden opportunity to overtake Afghanistan in the ICC T20 rankings. If the Tigers win the upcoming T20 series, they will be able to overtake the Afghans in the T20 rankings.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/bangladesh-vs-afghanista-t20i-series-2022.-21_02_2022.jpg">Huge opportunity for Tigers to overtake Afghans in T20I Rankings 


Currently, Bangladesh is&nbsp;ranked 9th in the ICC T2OI Rankings (rating 231). Afghanistan is one step ahead, in 8th place (rating 232). If hosts wins the two-match series 2-0, then Tigers will rise to the 8th position with 233 rating points. The Afghans will have a rating of 227, which will drop them to 10th place. 


If the series is drawn 1-1, neither team's position will change. The rating will not change. However, if Bangladesh loses 2-0, then the Tigers will move one step back to 10th place with 228 ratings. With 236 ratings, Afghanistan will then rise to 7th place. This series is therefore an opportunity for Afghanistan to move up in the rankings. 

 After the ODI series, both the teams have moved to Dhaka. The two matches&nbsp;T20Is&nbsp;series will be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, known as the 'Home of Cricket'. Both the matches will start on March 3 and 5 at 3 pm Bangladesh time. 

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan T20I Series 2022 Schedule: 

Match Number 1, March 3: Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. (3 pm)Match Number 2, March 5: Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. (3 pm)

Chittagong's pitch didn't fulfill Afghanistan's expectation 

The Afghanistan cricket team as per&nbsp;previous experiences, assumed that the pitch of Bangladesh would be helpful. But, Bangladesh has spoiled down the plan of the Afghans. The visitors&nbsp;have repeatedly said that there was not much for their spinners on the pitches played in Chittagong.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/tamim-departs-to-pavilion-28_02_2022.jpeg">Chittagong's pitch didn't fulfill Afghanistan's expectation 



Afghanistan lost the three-match ODI series 2-1 against Bangladesh. In the last match of the series, hosts got entangled with the bat. As a result, the Tigers lost the final contest. Despite winning the last match, Hasmatullah Shahidi said there was nothing for the spinners on the Chittagong pitch. He realises that Bangladesh has made such a pitch by planning. Earlier, opener&nbsp;Rahmanullah Gurbaj also admitted&nbsp;the same thing. 


Shahidi says, "I expected the spinners to bowl well. But the way Bangladesh made the pitch did not help the spinners."&nbsp; <blockquote>"Nabi and Rashid bowled with their regular tactics, they did nothing wrong. The home team has taken full advantage of their condition. ” 

 </blockquote>Regarding the ability to adapt to the conditions of Bangladesh and other countries, he said, “Our conditions in Afghanistan are different. We are well acquainted with the conditions even in the United States and India. Besides, we are familiar with the experience and conditions of playing in different countries.” 


Despite losing the series, Afghan ODI captain is not looking down after the victory during the last match. He reminded about the importance of World Cup Super League for each of them. 

 According to him, "Every match of this ODI series is important to us. We were disappointed in the first two matches, but that could happen in cricket."&nbsp; <blockquote>"These 10 points will make our journey to the next Super League easier.”</blockquote>

Nationality	Afghanistan
Role	Batsman
Born	28th Feb, 1993
Age	29 years, 5 months, 15 days
Batting Style	Left hand Bat
Bowling Style	Right Arm Off Break

Matches	79
Innings	72
Not Out	12
Runs	1849
High Score	104
Average	30.81
Strike Rate	88.97
100s	1
50s	14
6s	64
4s	156

Matches	76
Innings	66
Not Out	23
Runs	1427
High Score	73
Average	33.18
Strike Rate	141.42
100s	0
50s	7
6s	76
4s	94

Matches	167
Innings	149
Not Out	37
Runs	3212
High Score	97
Average	28.67
Strike Rate	139.16
100s	0
50s	16
6s	178
4s	222

Matches	106
Innings	98
Not Out	16
Runs	2626
High Score	104
Average	32.02
Strike Rate	94.66
100s	1
50s	21
6s	111
4s	217

Matches	79
Innings	2
overs	5
Runs	30
wickets	0
bestinning
bestmatch
Average
econ	6.00
Strike Rate
4W	0
5W	0
10W	0

Najibullah Zadran

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