Hashmatullah Shahidi (born November 4, 1994) is an Afghan cricketer. In October 2013 he made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Kenya. He was one of eleven cricketers who played in Afghanistan's first friendly against India in June 2018. He was the first Afghan player to score a Test double hundred when he scored 200 goals against Zimbabwe on March 11, 2021. In May 2021, he was named captain of the Afghan test and ODI teams, replacing Asghar Afghan.CareerIn the final of the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-Day Tournament 2017/18, in which he fought for the Band-e-Amir region against the Speen Ghar region, he scored 163 runs in the first innings. He scored his first international sixes in the ODI series against Ireland in Ireland on May 21, 2019, scoring his 865 * runs without a six in the ODI. In May 2018 he was called up to the Afghan squad for the first friendly against India. He made his Test debut for Afghanistan on June 14, 2018 against India. He scored 36 unbeaten top scores in the second innings of the game, albeit in a losing cause. In February 2019 he was appointed to Afghanistan's test squad for the one-off game against Ireland in India. On March 11, 2021, he became the first Afghan player to take a double hundred test result when he scored 200 points in Afghanistan’s first innings, a total of 545 for 4 declared in the Test against Zimbabwe. In April 2019, he was named to the Afghanistan squad for the 2019 World Cricket Championship. On June 18, 2019, Hashmatullah scored his 1,000th in the game against England. Run in ODIs. In September 2021, he was appointed to the Afghan squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

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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>

'Quite a lot': Afg skipper on how BPL experience will help his team

History says Afghanistan have given Bangladesh a good go in all formats as players from both teams know each other quite well thanks to franchise leagues like BPL.&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/Shakib-Mujeeb-Barishal-BPL">Spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman played a vital role in taking his team Fortune Barishal, led by Shakib Al Hasan, to the finals of BPL 2022. He finished with 10 wickets at an economy of 5.81 in eight games.&nbsp;A handful of Afghans played for Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal's Minister Dhaka with Qais Ahmad (in ODI squad as reserve), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Najibullah Zadran (did not play a game) and Azmatullah Omarzai among the ones in the ODI team.&nbsp;In the past Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi also plied their trades in BPL.Newly appointed skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi believes his players' participation in the BPL will allow them plan better."Quite a lot," Shahidi said on how it will help his team. "We have all played here in Bangladesh. A lot of the boys who are in the squad have the experience of (playing) BPL. So, it will help us with the wickets and grounds and everything."The tourists had a conditioning camp in Sylhet before their arrival to Chattogram for three-match ODI series. Before that they whitewashed Netherlands 3-0 in Doha, Qatar.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;"We had a good preparation in Qatar before Sylhet. We covered all the things we needed. After that, we had six days in Sylhet. So, we are well prepared and we will try our best," Shahidi said.A Test win in Chattogram in 2019 will undoubtedly be remembered as Afghanistan's finest victory. Shahidi hopes his team can replicate that in the limited-overs format.&nbsp;&nbsp;"Yes, of course I want to start from there. We have good memories here, and took positive things. We will try to start it again from tomorrow.

Afghanistan announce squads for Bangladesh tour

Afghanistan have announced ODI and T20I squads for five-match tour of Bangladesh in February and March.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/afghanistan-team-14_02_2022.jpeg">Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the ODI side in the three-match Super League series while Mohammad Nabi will continue as Afghanistan captain in the two T20Is.Several BPL players including Qais Ahmad (T20Is only), Fazal Haq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Azmatullah Omarzai have been picked. Likes of Rashid Khan, Nabi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will leave PSL, that is running concurrently with BPL, ahead of the series.Nabi returns to ODI squad after he opted out of recent series against Netherlands which Afghanistan won 3-0.&nbsp;Naveen ul Haq is not part of any of the squads though he made himself unavailable from ODIs&nbsp;until the 2022 T20 World Cup to focus on the shortest format. Mohammad Shahzad also misses out.&nbsp;The series begins in Chattogram with three ODIs to be played from February 23 while Mirpur will host the T20Is.&nbsp;Afghanistan players are currently in Sylhet for a conditioning camp before they head for Chattogram on February 19.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Afghanistan ODI squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib, Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhail, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Riaz Hassan, Shahidullah Kamal, Yamin Ahmadzai. Traveling Reserves: Qais Ahmad, Salim SafiAfghanistan T20I squad: Mohammad Nabi (c), Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Nijat Masoud, Qais Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Usman GhaniBangladesh vs Afghanistan 2022 fixtures: 

February 23: 1st ODI, Chattogram 
February 25: 2nd ODI, Chattogram 
February 28: 3rd ODI, Chattogram 

March 3: 1st T20I, Dhaka 
March 5: 2nd T20I, Dhaka

Afghanistan announce squad with surprise call-ups

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Pakistan in September. They announced a new-look young squad for the home series a month before the series began. There are multiple new faces in the team. 16-year-old Noor Ahmad got the place.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/afghan.jpg" title="Afghanistan announce squad with surprise call-ups" alt="Afghanistan announce squad with surprise call-ups">Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the side. Shahidi will start his captaincy responsibility for Afghanistan with this series. Rahmat Shah will be his co-captain. Sediq Atal, Shahid Kamal, Abdul Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi and Noor Ahmad have got places in the team for the first time. Whereas Karim Janat, Ibrahim Zadran and Ikram Alikhil have returned to the team. Farooqi was a net bowler for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Former captains Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib, Jabed Ahmadi, Sayed Shirzad, Usman Ghani, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Yamin Ahmadzai had to leave their places to give way to the newcomers. Ashraf has been kept as a reserve player. Besides, Yousuf Zazai, Saleem Safi and Qais Ahmad are also in the list of reserved players.
The three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Afghanistan will be played in the United Arab Emirates as Afghanistan's home series. The day of the series has not been finalized yet. 
Afghanistan squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediq Atal, Rahmat Shah (vc), Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najib Zadran, Ikram Alikhil, Shahid Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmat Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Abdul Rahman, Naveen Ul Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad.
Reserve players: Yousuf Zazai, Saleem Safi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad.

Asghar Afghan, who has captained Afghanistan in all three formats, has been sacked from the post by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).

[caption id="attachment_160827" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<img class="size-large wp-image-160827" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asghar-Afghan-100-1024x683.jpeg" alt="Afghan ton keeps Zimbabwe at bay" width="640" height="427" /> Asghar Afghan is the first player from Afghanistan to score a Test hundred as captain. Photo: Courtesy[/caption]

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Afghanistan are now heading into split-captaincy era after sacking their most successful captain Asghar.

Hashmatullah Shahidi will now be the new skipper in Tests and ODIs, while Rahmat Shah will be his deputy. Rashid Khan, world's one of top T20 bowlers, has been named as vice-captain in T20Is but a decision on captaincy will be taken later.

"Afghanistan Cricket Board members approved the proposition to go ahead with split-captaincy for the national team, and thereby effectively removing Asghar Afghan as skipper," ACB said in a release.

The ACB revealed that Asghar's decision-making in the first Test against Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi which they lost by 10 wickets inside two days. The ACB ran an investigation as a follow-up.

"The decision to remove Asghar Afghan from captaincy was taken based on an investigation conducted by ACB's Investigative committee which concluded that some of Afghan's decisions as the captain of the team resulted in Afghanistan's loss to Zimbabwe in the Test of the series between both sides in Abu Dhabi in March," ACB added.

Afghanistan however won the second Test to level the series, with Asghar scoring a hundred and Shahidi becoming the first man his country to score a 200. After that, Afghanistan whitewashed Zimbabwe by 3-0.

Afghanistan will play a historic one-off Test against Australia in Hobart in November this year. They have already made it to Super 12 of the T20 World Cup scheduled this October-November.

Asghar Afghan sacked as all-format captain

Afghanistan's first double centurion Shahidi highlights day two

Hashmatullah Shahidi has become the first player from Afghanistan to hit a double hundred in Test cricket. He achieved the feat during the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi.

[caption id="attachment_160888" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<img class="size-large wp-image-160888" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Hashmatullah-Shahidi-200-v-Zim-1024x682.jpg" alt="Afghanistan's first double centurion Shahidi highlights day two" width="640" height="426" /> Hashmatullah Shahidi celebrates his 200. ©Abu Dhabi Cricket[/caption]

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Into three years of Test cricket, Afghanistan have a double century-maker and a pair adding 300-plus runs.

Shahidi's 443-ball 200* runs took Afghanistan to their highest-ever Test total - 545/4 in 160.4 overs. He struck 21 fours and a six in his innings.

Skipper Asghar Afghan, who also hit a century, declared the innings after Shahidi reached the 200-run mark. Asghar and Shahidi put on 307 runs for the fourth-wicket, Afghanistan's highest partnership for any wicket.

Asghar was the holder as the highest scorer in an innings for his country - 164 off 257 balls with 14 fours and 2 sixes - until the left-hander Shahidi created history.

Nasir Jamal played a 91-ball unbeaten 55-run knock in an unbroken stand of 117 runs with Shahidi.

Sikandar Raza's scalp of the Afghanistan captain was the only wicket to fall on day two, as Zimbabwe openers Prince Masvaure (29* off 51) and Kevin Kasuza (14* off 51) have taken their side to 50/0 at stumps.

Rashid Khan, who has made a return to the side after recovering from injury, bowled five overs for 15 runs.

Staying 0-1 behind in the series, Afghanistan started well with the bat on day one. Asghar became the second Afghan to make a Test hundred. Shahidi, who started day two on 86*, got into three-figure mark in 276 balls.

Brief scores:

Afghanistan 1st innings: 545/4d in 160.4 overs (Shahidi 200*, Asghar 164, Ibrahim 72, Nasir 55*; Burl 1/69)

Zimbabwe 1st innings: 50/0 in 17 overs (Masvaure 29*, Kasuza 14*)

Zimbabwe trail by 495 runs

Stumps- Day 2

Afghan ton keeps Zimbabwe at bay

After a hammering loss in the series opener, Afghanistan have recovered well to put themselves on top of Zimbabwe at the end of day one in the second Test in Abu Dhabi.

[caption id="attachment_160827" align="aligncenter" width="640"]<img class="size-large wp-image-160827" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Asghar-Afghan-100-1024x683.jpeg" alt="Afghan ton keeps Zimbabwe at bay" width="640" height="427" /> Asghar Afghan is the first player from Afghanistan to score a Test hundred as captain. Photo: Courtesy[/caption]

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A record unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 186 runs between Hashmatullah Shahidi and Asghar Afghan has taken Afghanistan to 307/3. This is the highest partnership by a Afghanistan pair for any wicket in Test matches.

Skipper Asghar became the second batsman after Rahmat Shah to score a Test hundred for his country. He did that in style, hitting Victor Nyauchi for consecutive boundaries to reach the landmark. Asghar has played 135 balls for his unbeaten 106 runs with 12 boundaries and 2 over-boundaries.

Watchful Shahidi is a potential for becoming the third Afghan Test centurion, as he is  229-ball 86* runs (12 fours).

Opener Ibrahim Zadran, who made 72 off 130, missed out on a three-figure earlier in the day. He lost his opening partner Javed Ahmadi in the second over after Afghanistan elected to bat first. Rahmat was run out for 23 in a terrible mix-up with Ibrahim.

Zimbabwe have used seven bowlers on a dry day. Pacer Nyauchi and leg-spinner Ryan Burl are the only two wicket-takers of the day, but both have been expensive as they gave runs at 5.21 and 4.25 respectively.

Afghanistan will bank on Rashid Khan, who has returned from an injury that ruled him out of the first Test, after posting a big first innings total in course to level the series.

Brief scores:

Afghanistan 307/3 in 90 overs (Asghar 106*, Shahidi 86*, Ibrahim 72; Burl 1/34)

Stumps- Day 1

Afg-vs-SL-ICC CWC 2019

Hashmatullah-Shahidi

Afghanistan middle-order batsman Hashmatullah Shahidi thinks that batting is the main concern for Afghanistan in this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 and if they overcome it they can beat any team on their day.

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-123215" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/290191.jpg" alt="Afg-vs-SL-ICC CWC 2019" width="571" height="356" />
<blockquote>"I can say if we play good cricket, we can beat any group however it relies upon our batting. We are battling. If we play good cricket, we can beat any team. We have lost four out of a line so we are disillusioned. We attempted to return yet things have not gone our direction. Despite everything we have five matches to go,” the left-hand batsman said.</blockquote>
"We collapsed against Sri Lanka and New Zealand, losing wickets in a short space of time. We lost four wickets in two overs here. We began well however we lost wickets rapidly, that was the main reason behind the losses,” he added.

Afghanistan were bowled out at just 125 runs in their last match yesterday on June 15 at the Cardiff Wales Stadium and later lost the match by a big margin of 9 wickets. The 24-year old Shahidi said the pitch wasn’t that good and he expected the next match against England the pitch will be better for batting.

"The way Imran Tahir bowled, he took a wicket with the absolute first ball. The wicket was difficult for batting, 250 or 260 was a decent target. Yet, we didn't accomplish that. All things considered, we have five matches and we will now go and try.

"I trust the following matches will be useful for the batting. We are committing little errors, we need to learn from them. We simply had a plan to be calm. The initial 30 or 35 overs is significant and we needed to take as much time as is needed and play gradually yet in the middle overs we collapsed."

Afghanistan will face the host England in their next match on Tuesday, June 18 at Old Trafford, Manchester.

"If we play good cricket, we can beat any team" - Shahidi

New Zealand might have surrendered to India in ODIs but their resurgence in T20Is means that they would be looking forward to carrying on the same momentum as they invite Bangladesh for the upcoming ODI fixtures. Now, Bangladesh have been tasked with tough assignments ahead as they are searching for their maiden win in Kiwis' soil.

Here is one interesting fact. The Tigers haven't lost to Kiwis at home since 2010 while Kiwis never lost to Bangladesh at their den. However, Shakib-Al-Hasan's absence could turn out to be a big blow for the Tigers. As far as their recent meeting is concerned. Bangladesh got the better of New Zealand at a neutral venue in Cardiff ODI in the year 2017.
<h3>Will be an exciting contest</h3>
For sure it will be an exciting contest ahead with both teams aiming to outwit each other. After losing 1-4 at home to India, they are under pressure to increase the points in the rankings charts while Bangladesh will be looking forward to cashing in on the chances to better effect in search of their first ever ODI win against New Zealand in New Zealand.

Against India, batters like Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and Tom Latham chipped in with runs while bowlers Trent Boult and Matt Henry had a fair outing. Tim Southee has been out of form and he will have to sort out the woes before it is too late. Lockie Ferguson has been quite sensational in leading the pace attack so far and is one of the key factors.

On the contrary, Bangladesh top-order batsmen Tamim, Liton Das, Rahim and Sarkar are expected to bolster the batting attack and the middle order is well backed by Mahmuddlah. Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain and Mohammad Saifuddin will all have to step up and cause problems. In the absence of Shakib, there is a burden on the inexperienced spinners - Mehidy Hasan and Nayeem Hasan.

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Live: Bangladesh vs New Zealand, 1st ODI, McLean Park, Napier

Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad has won the toss and decided to bat first in the second test at the Mirpur Sher-e Bangla National Cricket stadium in Dhaka. Mohammad Mithun and Khaled Ahmed are making their debut in test for Bangladesh.

<img class="aligncenter wp-image-107756" src="https://www.bdcrictime.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Zimbabwe-Crush-Bangladesh-To-Humiliating-Defeat03.jpg" alt="Zimbabwe Crush Bangladesh To Humiliating Defeat" width="754" height="530" />

Absence of Tamim and Shakib in the top order creates imbalance. To overcome this an experienced top order batsman could be ideal. There is a popular demand for giving prolific Tushar Imran an opportunity. How could Nazmul Hossain Shanto be given opportunity ahead of Tushar? Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun could even be better choice. Inclusion of Shanto and playing him ahead of Mushfiqur Rahim unsettled the batting order.

Neither Shanto performed nor could Mushfiqur deliver out of his original position at four. Hope this puzzle would be solved today. If the team management has taken a vow that they would not recognize commendable performance of Tushar Imran or any other player in domestic cricket we can not change that mind set.

In that case much better performing at international level Mohammad Mithun must be given opportunity letting him bat at number five. We have no issue with Imrul Kayes, Liton Das and Mominul Haque playing in the original position . Hope the have come over the trauma of pathetic batting at Sylhet. Mushfiqur must bat at his favorite position of number four.

Mahmudullah Riyad would come at number six. Seven and eight can go to Ariful Haque and Mehedi Hasan Miraz. Among the ruins in Sylhet, Ariful Haque looked gutsy and if he gets some freedom of playing freely he will only grow in confidence from here on.

Bangladesh XI: Liton Das, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah (capt), Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Ariful Haque, Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Khaled Ahmed
Zimbabwe XI: Hamilton Masakadza (capt), Brian Chari, Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, PJ Moor, Regis Chakabva (wk), Brandon Mavuta, Donald Tiripano, Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara

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Live: Bangladesh elected to bat, Ban vs Zim, 2nd Test at Dhaka

Live Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe 2nd ODI

1-0 up in the series Bangladesh should go on and win the remaining two matches in Chittagong for earning yet another series white wash.

In the first match at the Sher e Bangla National Cricket Stadium, after batting first, Bangladesh overcame the early reverse posting 271/8.

Opener Imrul Kayes produced his career best epic innings of 144. His seventh wicket partnership of 127 with Saifuddin proved the total of 271/8 too much to chase for the Zimbabweans.

Pegged by accurate bowling they were never in a chase. Only at the last stage some loose bowling by the Bangladesh bowlers brought the margin closer. At no stage of the match visitors could threaten Bangladesh. Tamim and Shakib were not in the team for nursing their injuries, Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah made no contribution with the bat, Mashrafe did not take any wicket.

Team Bangladesh on a very rare case in the recent time won an ODI without any contribution from fabulous five.

It will not be proper to experiment too much in the remaining two matches. Fazle Mahmud given opportunity should get another opportunity at least in the second ODI.

Saifuddin has proved his utility as a lower order batsman . His half century should give him required confidence for bowling well also . In the fisrt match only three batsmen Imrul Kayes, Saifuddin and Mohammad Mithun made useful contribution . Lion , Fazle, Mushfique , Mahmudullah , Miraj failed with the bat . Mushfiqur Rahim could reach double figure but the rest even failed to do that . Bangladesh must improve batting a lot to negate impacts of visitors bowling . Bangladesh need scoring at least 270-280 in the remaining two ODIs to defend and earn series whitewash.
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Live: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI, Chattogram

Live Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 1st ODI at mirpur, 2018

There was a time when Bangladesh and Zimbabwe used to be the arch-rivals. The cricket world would mock their contests as the 'Mini Ashes'. In the beginning days, Zimbabwe were the sure-shit favourites, while Bangladesh would win matches only once in a while.

But those days are gone. Zimbabwe's golden days are now just a matter of past. On the other hand, Bangladesh are now on their way to become the new powerhouse of world cricket. Statics will also be a good proof of that. So far Bangladesh and Zimbabwe faced each other for 69 matches, most for both sides. And in exchange of Bangladesh's 41 victories, Zimbabwe could win only 28 of them. Since 2010, Zimbabwe lost all 13 ODIs they played against the Tigers in Bangladesh.

Zimbabwe's record in this year is also not satisfactory at all. After beating Ireland in a World Cup Qualifier on their home turf, they are winless across formats. While they lost their last 10 ODIs at stretch, overall they won only 17 out of 23 ODIs they played this year, and one match was tied. Their records in T20Is are even worse. They failed to win a single match out of eight T20Is this year.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, are not having their best of years in world cricket for sure. Still they made to the final of three multi-national tournaments this year. They reached the tri-series final in January, then played in the Nidahas Trophy final, and last they also featured in the final of the Asia Cup in the UAE.

In total, Bangladesh played 14 ODIs so far this year, won eight and lost six. They also won four of their 13 T20I matches this year.

As far as numbers and recent statistics are concerned, it is more or less certain that nowadays Zimbabwe are simply no match for Bangladesh. Still their reason to worry could be the absence of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal, two biggest superstars of the country's cricket.

But is the absence of those two players really going to impact much on the current Bangladesh set-up? It does not look like that. Under the captaincy of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, the Tigers are definitely expected to squash the visitors in all sectors. Anything less than a victory would be considered as an upset for the hosts.

Bangladesh will have to deal with some injury problems. Captain Mashrafe is not hundred percent fit, as he still has pain in the finger he had injured during the Pakistan match in Asia Cup. Pacer Rubel Hossain might also be unavailable for the match because of a viral fever.

As Tamim is not there, and also Soumya Sarkar out of the squad, it will be interesting to see who opens alongside Liton Das. Fazle Rabbi could make his debut in this match and bat at No.3 as the replacement of Shakib, while the bigger role to play as Shakib's replacement will definitely have to be carried out by Mehedi Hasan Miraz.

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Age	27 years, 7 months, 26 days
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Hashmatullah Shahidi

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