Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Match 3, Oct 21, 2026: form and head-to-head
| Bangladesh | 160 | 41.2 ov |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 161/3 | 35.3 ov |
Afghanistan win by 7 wickets
Result
Afghanistan win by 7 wickets
What the reporting says
Afghanistan dropped left-arm spinners Sharafuddin Ashraf and Nangeyalia Kharote, kept Qais Ahmad and added Khalil Gurbaz, targeting Bangladesh with wristspin.
Rahmat Shah has taken over as Afghanistan's Test and ODI captain, replacing Hashmatullah Shahidi after the Test loss in India.
Litton Das has made just two runs in his last five innings across formats, with three ducks in three Test innings in Australia.
Towhid Hridoy comes in after an unbeaten 352 for Bangladesh A against South Africa A in Potchefstroom about a month earlier.
The Abu Dhabi pitch has generally been slow, and daytime temperatures could reach almost 40 degrees.
Bangladesh left out Shoriful Islam and played Ebadot Hossain instead in the one-off Test.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
