**Afghanistan Announce Squad for Bangladesh White-Ball Series: Check Details**
*By Rajdeep Saha | Sep 20, 2025, 08:42 PM*
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**What’s the story?**
Afghanistan has unveiled its squad for the upcoming white-ball series against Bangladesh, scheduled to take place in the UAE. The team is set to compete in three T20 Internationals on October 2, 3, and 5, followed by a three-match ODI series from October 8 to 14.
Notably, left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi and all-rounders Gulbadin Naib and Karim Janat have been omitted from both squads. Making a significant inclusion is 20-year-old uncapped left-arm seamer Bashir Ahmad, who already has experience in 14 T20 matches and features in both squads.
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**New Additions and Key Returns**
Top-order batter Wafiullah Tarakhil has been added to the T20I squad. The 18-year-old impressed in the recent Shpageeza Cricket League, finishing as the third-highest run-scorer with 298 runs in nine innings, maintaining an average of 37.25 and a striking strike rate of 155.20.
Seamer Abdullah Ahmadzai makes a return to the main T20I squad after being named among the reserves during the Asia Cup, where Afghanistan had an early exit in the league stage.
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**Squad Highlights**
Mystery spinner AM Ghazanfar has been included in the main ODI squad but is listed as a reserve for the T20Is alongside batter Rahmat Shah. Rashid Khan continues to lead the T20I side, while Hashmatullah Shahidi retains captaincy of the ODI team.
The three T20Is will be held in Sharjah on October 2, 3, and 5. The series will then shift to Abu Dhabi for the three-match ODI series from October 8 to 14.
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**ACB CEO Naseeb Khan Issues a Statement**
“After a long six-month break from international cricket following the ICC Champions Trophy, we are now entering a packed season with many T20I games scheduled,” said ACB CEO Naseeb Khan.
“This provides the team with an incredible opportunity to prepare for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next year. The performances in the Asia Cup 2025 were not as expected, but ups and downs are part of the game. As always, we remain hopeful that the side will bounce back strongly.”
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**Afghanistan Squads**
**T20I Squad:**
Rashid Khan (captain), Ibrahim Zadran (vice-captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mohamamad Ishaq (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bashir Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Abdullah Ahmadzai.
*Reserves:* AM Ghazanfar, Rahmat Shah.
**ODI Squad:**
Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah (vice-captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, AM Ghazanfar, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Bashir Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi.
*Reserves:* Bilal Sami, Faridoon Dawoodzai.
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Stay tuned for updates as Afghanistan gears up for this exciting white-ball series against Bangladesh!
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