Afghanistan will be on cloud nine after beating South Africa 2-1 in the three-match ODI series in September and now the Bangladesh assignment will be another step in the right direction towards preparation for the Champions Trophy. Bangladesh, on the other hand, would want to start afresh.
South Africa were in firm control of the second Test after having Bangladesh four down in their first innings in Chattogram, having conceded 575 runs with the ball. The Proteas had as many as three batters smashing centuries as they piled on Bangladesh's misery with a 1-0 lead already in the series.
Bangladesh will be up against South Africa in the two-match Test series starting in Dhaka on Monday, October 21. Bangladesh may not have enough points to make it to the World Test Championship, but it is an important series for the Proteas.
Shakib Al Hasan had announced that the Mirpur Test in front of his home fans would be the last and is set to get his wish fulfilled having been named in Bangladesh's squad for the series opener against South Africa. The two-match series begins on October 21.
India achieved their 18th home Test series win in a row as the hosts completed a magnificent 2-0 series win against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Tuesday, October 1. With 235 overs being lost, not many expect that a result would be possible but India's aggressive approach ensured that it was and did it.
Only 35 overs of play was possible on the opening day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur due to bad weather and not a single over was added to it on the second day. Overnight rain and drizzle since morning forced abandonment of the whole second day.
There may be doubts about the injury over Shakib Al Hasan as he bowled very little in both innings against India in the ongoing Chennai Test, however, the veteran all-rounder has been solid with the bat compared to Bangladesh's other batters. Bangladesh were set a target of 515 runs to win.
The bad light stopped play and later forced early stumps as India are cruising in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. India declared their innings at 287/4 following Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant's tons and set a huge target of 515 runs to chase for Bangladesh, who already are four down.
India vs Bangladesh: India struggled to dominate the opening two sessions on Day 1 but the veteran all-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja registered impressive knocks to help the hosts finish high and take control of the first match in Chennai.
India will take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series starting in Chennai on Thursday, September 19. It has been a long and unusual 41-day break between two international assignments for India but will be determined to start on a good note on Thursday.
Bangladesh handed Pakistan a 2-0 series defeat in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, September 3. This is the first away Test series win for Bangladesh in 15 years as Pakistan have a lot of soul-searching to do as they have lost all of their last five Tests played and have a huge upcoming challenge in England.
Bangladesh have performed admirably well in the Test series against Pakistan and are on the verge of creating history. On the fourth day of the ongoing second Test, they created another never-before-seen record in their 24-year Test cricket history.
Rain and more rain greeted the Pakistan and Bangladesh teams on the opening day of the second Test on Friday, August 30 in Rawalpindi. Bangladesh bowlers dominated the second day to blow out Pakistan's innings to 274.
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been allowed to keep playing for now despite being named in the FIR last week alongside 146 others for a murder during the unrest in the country. Shakib was key in Bangladesh's thumping win over Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan vs Bangladesh 1st Test Highlights: Bangladesh have responded well with the bat as four of their batters have scored half-centuries. Litton Das and Rahim are still unbeaten and are taking Bangladesh to safer shores.
Mohammad Rizwan scored 171* off 239 balls and in-form Saud Shakeel added 141 runs to help Pakistan post a big total of 448/6 in 113 overs. Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud picked two wickets each for Bangladesh while Nahid Rana went wicketless.
The ace Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah last featured in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 but was given a break from the recent white-ball series against Sri Lanka and is expected to miss the next Test series against Bangladesh at home.
Afghanistan prevailed in a low-scoring thriller against Bangladesh in St Vincent to knock out Australia in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup and qualified for their maiden semi-finals. Bangladesh failed to chase down 114 runs in 19 overs (DLS adjusted) as they kept losing wickets regularly.
AFG vs BAN Dream11 Prediction: Afghanistan registered a shock win against Australia in their last game to boost their hopes for the maiden T20 World Cup semifinal while Bangladesh lost their first two Super 8 clashes against India and Australia.
IND vs BAN Dream11 Prediction: Bangladesh target a win against undefeated India to avoid early elimination from the semifinal race after a heavy loss against Australia in their opening Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024.
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