Bangladesh will face Afghanistan in a do-or-die encounter to be played at Lahore on 3rd September 2023. Under the captaincy of Shakib AL Hasan, Bangla Tiger lost by 5 wickets against Sri Lanka at Kandy. Their batting flopped badly with Najmul Hasan Shanto’s top score.
Afghanistan will start its journey today and hoping to learn from the ODI series loss against Pakistan. They played a total of 14 matches between them with Bangladesh having a slender lead of 8 to 6. Afghanistan would be high on confidence as they registered a 2-1 series win on Bangladesh soil in July 2023 this year.
Match Details
Details– Match 4, Asia Cup 2023, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh
Venue– Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Date and Time– 3rd September, 3.00 PM
Pitch Report
A total of 64 One-day international matches have been played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. It is a high-scoring venue with Pakistan producing a dominating win over Australia in 2022. The team batting first won 32 times while the team batting second won a total of 30 times. One match resulted in a tie and one match was abandoned.
It promises to be another good batting pitch. After the initial stages, it could help the spinners create pressure on the opponent batters. The captain that wins the toss would likely bat first and post a decent total leaving them under pressure.
Afghanistan (Afg) vs Bangladesh (Bang) – Predicted Playing XI
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi ©, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbdain Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazallahq Farqooi,
Bangladesh
Tanzid Hasan, Mohammad Naim, Najmul Hasan Shanto, Shakib AL Hasan (C), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Musfiztur Rahman.
Fantasy Team Selection- Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
Team 1– Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Naim, Rahmat Shah, Shakib AL Hasan, Najibullah Zadran, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rashid Khan, Nasum Ahmed, Noor Ahmad.
Team 2– Tanzid Hasan, Ibrahim Zadran, Najmul Hasan Shanto, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Nabi, Mahedi Hasan, Gulbdain Naib, Taskin Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Musfiztur Rahman.
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