Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha acknowledged the arduous challenge of facing the Afghanistan bowling attack but pointed out that the familiarity of facing the Afghans in recent encounters will help the Tigers' cause.

Bangladesh will play two official warm-up games in Guwahati before starting their ICC World Cup campaign against Afghanistan on October 7.

Bangladesh's woes in the T20I format are well-known but under Shakib Al Hasan, the team have revitalised their performances in the recent few series, culminating in their latest series win against Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s head coach, Jonathan Trott and all-rounder, Azmatullah Omarzai have been fined 15 per cent of their respective match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second T20I against Bangladesh in Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Bangladesh T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan credited the start given by the openers in their six-wicket win (by DLS method) over Afghanistan in the second of the two-match T20I series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangladesh clinched the two-match T20I series against Afghanistan with a six-wicket win (by DLS method) in the second T20I at The Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangladesh openers Liton Das and Afif Hossain fell to Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman in the same over after providing the Tigers a solid start that saw the duo put on a 67-run stand while chasing 117 in the second of the two-match T20I series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangladesh batter Liton Das provided the Tigers with a commanding start along with Afif Hossain, with the duo putting on a 50-run stand while chasing 117 in the second of the two-match T20I series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Afghanistan managed to post 116 for seven against Bangladesh in the second of the two-match T20I series after the match got reduced to 17 overs due to rain at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangladesh T20I skipper Shakib Al Hasan and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman struck in quick succession to reduce Afghanistan to five down for 67 after the end of the 11th over in the second and final T20I of the two-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed struck twice in the Powerplay to leave Afghanistan two down for 34 after the end of the first six in the second T20I of the two-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed dismissed Afghanistan’s opening batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the very first over of the innings in the second T2Oi of the two-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to field in their second of the two-match T20I series against Afghanistan at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today. 

Bangladesh and Afghanistan have played two bilateral series so far in the format, with Rashid Khan and Co. winning one and the other one ending in a draw.

Around hundred people, including men, women and children, were seen waiting yesterday outside the Grand Sylhet hotel located near the airport road, where Bangladesh cricket team had checked in for the ongoing T20I series against Afghanistan.

Just ahead of the series against Afghanistan, there were a lot of talks over the threat that the Afghanistan spinners pose and their impact in the shortest format of the game as teams all around the world face difficulty to negotiate the class of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Needing six runs off the final over with five wickets in hand and Towhid Hridoy on 47 off 32 at the non-strikers’ end, it seemed an easy task for Bangladesh to win the first T20I against Afghanistan in Sylhet yesterday until Karim Janat’s hattrick suddenly changed the complexion of the game.

Bangladesh have come up with a different strategy in the game's shortest format this year, and it worked again to some extent against Afghanistan in the first of the two-match T20I series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium yesterday.

With just five away from victory, Bangladesh almost made a meal out of their chase, conceding a hattrick to Afghanistan pacer Karim Janat in the final over of the innings while chasing 154 in the first of the two-match T20I series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Bangladesh batters Towhid Hridoy and Shamim Hossain came of age as they guided Bangladesh to a tight two-wicket win over Afghanistan in the first T20I of the two-match series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Friday.