Bangladesh to play three ODIs against Afghans in Nov

BSS, Dhaka :

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will host Bangladesh National Cricket team for three One Day International (ODI) matches in United Arab Emirates (UAE) next month, confirmed the ACB on Sunday.
“Afghanistan National Cricket team will play three One Day International matches with Bangladesh National Cricket team on 6th, 9th and 11th of November 2024 which will be hosted by Afghanistan Cricket Board in UAE,” ACB said in a social media post.
UAE serves as one of the home venues for the Afghan Cricket team. All of the matches will be held in Sharjah.
This will be first bilateral ODI series between the two sides, hosted by ACB. The two teams so far played 16 matches, with Bangladesh winning 10 and losing 6.
The BCB President Faruque Ahmed earlier said he feels that the three ODIs will be considered as a preparation for the Champions Trophy in 2025.
“We are trying to play three ODIs on our way to West Indies,” Faruque Ahmed told the reporters on Thursday after a board of directors’ meeting at the BCB Headquarter at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.
Bangladesh have a packed Test scheduled in this year but in comparison, they were slated for just three ODIs en route to the Champions Trophy, hosted by Pakistan.