Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 1st ODI Match: Afghanistan and Bangladesh are set to play a three-match ODI series starting today, November 6. The 1st match of the series will be played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah at 3:30 PM as per Indian time. While the toss time will be half an hour before that.

After defeating South Africa 2-1 in September, Afghanistan is captained by Hasmatullah Shahidi. Now the Afghan team will be hoping for another good performance in the UAE. This series is part of their preparation for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which will be played next year.

On the other hand Bangladesh played its last ODI series against Sri Lanka in March, in which it won at home. However, the Bangladesh team is seen struggling on foreign soil. The Bangladesh team would like to forget the defeats against India and South Africa and make a new beginning.

AFG vs BAN Head-to-Head Records in ODI

Afghanistan and Bangladesh have faced each other 16 times in ODIs. Bangladesh seems to have the upper hand in this. Bangladesh has won 10 out of 16 matches. Whereas Afghanistan has won 6 matches. This makes it clear that whenever the two teams clash, a tough competition is witnessed. However, Bangladesh seems to be stronger due to its better record.

AFG vs BAN ODI Series Squads

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil, Abdul Malik, Riaz Hassan, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran, Farid Ahmad Malik.

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana.

Sharjah Pitch Report

The Sharjah pitch helps spinners a lot. Bowlers who take slow turn have an upper hand while bowling on this pitch. But due to the short boundary, batsmen can also take advantage. The team winning the toss on this pitch would prefer to bowl first.

AFG vs BAN ODI Series Broadcast and Streaming Details

There will be no live television broadcast of this series in India. However, you can watch these matches via live streaming on the Fancode app and website.