Afghanistan vs Bangladesh স্কোরকার্ড, Match 3, Asia Cup 2022

Afghanistan have won five of their last seven men’s T20Is against Bangladesh (L2), including an eight-wicket victory in their most recent meeting (5 March 2022).

Afghanistan have won seven of their 11 men’s T20Is in 2022 (L4); only in 2016 (W11) and 2015 (W9) have they recorded more wins in the format in a single calendar year.

Bangladesh have lost nine of their last 10 men’s T20Is away from home (W1); their only victory in that span a seven-wicket win against Zimbabwe (31 July 2022).

Afghanistan have won 29 of their 39 men’s T20Is in the United Arab Emirates (L10) – the most victories by any team in the country in the history of the format; Bangladesh (L5) are one of five teams yet to register a win in such fixtures (Zimbabwe – L7, Nigeria – L6, Bermuda – L6 and USA – L1).

Bangladesh have scored 45% of their runs from boundaries in men’s T20Is in 2022, the lowest rate of any Test playing country in that time and nine percentage points fewer than Afghanistan (54%).

Afghanistan have made 12 run outs when fielding in men’s T20Is in 2022, five more than any other Test playing country in that time and 11 more than Bangladesh (1).

Afghanistan have a bowling economy rate of 7.4 during the death overs (17th-20th) of men’s T20Is in 2022, the best of any Test playing country during this period; only Ireland (10.39) and South Africa (10.79) have a higher rate than Bangladesh (10.38) in this category.

Hazratullah Zazai (904) is 96 away from becoming the sixth player to score 1,000 runs for Afghanistan in men’s T20Is; if he reaches the milestone in this innings (30*) he’d be the fastest player from Afghanistan to achieve it and the fourth fastest from Asia (Babar Azam – 26 innings for Pakistan, Virat Kohli – 27 innings for India and KL Rahul – 29 innings for India).

Shakib Al Hasan (99) is one away from becoming the third player to reach 100 appearances for Bangladesh in men’s T20Is (Mahmudullah – 119 and Mushfiqur Rahim – 100) and the 15th overall; his T20I bowling economy rate against Afghanistan (5.7) is his best against any team (min. 5 overs bowled).

Mahedi Hasan (Bangladesh) has bowled 307 dot balls in men’s T20Is since the beginning of 2020, the second most of any player from a Test playing country in that time (Tabraiz Shamsi – 327).