Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, ODI World Cup 2023, Match 3: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

Shakib Al Hasan’s Bangladesh (BAN) will begin their World Cup campaign on a doubleheader Saturday, October 7 at the picturesque HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala against Hashmatullah Shahidi's Afghanistan while South Africa and Sri Lanka (SL) will play on the same day in Delhi.

The Bangla Tigers defeated Sri Lanka in their first warm-up fixture while they suffered a defeat at the hands of defending champions England in the second. On the other hand, Afghanistan’s first practice game with South Africa was abandoned due to rain while they also beat Sri Lanka in the next by six wickets (DLS Method). Both the sides have met four times in ODIs this year and it is even-stevens as they have won two each. 

The Tigers, who reached the quarter-final in the 2015 edition, will hope to start their 2023 proceedings on a high by beating the Afghans. The likes of Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, and veteran Mushfiqur Rahim along with captain Shakib will look to do the bulk of the scoring while the bowling relies heavily on Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman. All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz is in good form in this format as he aims to continue it in the WC. An exciting Asian rivalry awaits the cricketing fans in the first doubleheader of the competition. 

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Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match 3 between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in the World Cup 2023:

Head-to-Head: The Tigers and the Afghans have met each other 15 times in ODIs, with Bangladesh winning on nine occasions and Afghanistan on six.

89 - Ibrahim Zadran (911) needs 89 runs to complete 1000 runs in ODIs.

3 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (97) requires three sixes to complete 100 maximums in international cricket.

2 - Mohammad Nabi (98) is two big hits away from completing 100 sixes in ODIs.

1 – Nabi (249) needs one more wicket to reach the milestone of 250 wickets across formats.

92 - Najmul Hossain Shanto (908) is 92 runs away from reaching 1000 runs in ODI cricket.

5 - Mushfqur Rahim (95) needs five sixes to get to 100 sixes in one-day internationals.

7 – Shanto (93) also requires seven fours to get to 100 fours in the ODI format.

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