Bangladesh vs Afghanistan match preview: Bangladesh is all set to lock horns against Afghanistan in the third match of the Asia Cup 2022 on August 30, Tuesday from 7:30 PM in Sharjah.
Afghanistan has already won their first game against Sri Lanka while for Bangladesh it's their opening game of this new season.
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Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Match 3 Preview
Match Details:-
Match: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan - Match 3 (Group B)
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
Date & Time: August 30, 2022 at 7:30 PM (IST)
Where to Watch Live: Star Sports Network and JIO TV.
Pitch Report: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Match 3
The Sharjah pitch has favored the teams batting second. With dew coming into play, teams will prefer to chase. The average first innings score on this ground is 143.
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Head to Head Stats: (T20I)
Matches Played: 08
Won by Bangladesh: 03
Won by Afghanistan: 05
Team News:
Bangladesh:
Bangladesh is all set to face Afghanistan in their opening encounter with Shakib Al Hasan will lead the side in the tournament. The Bangladesh cricket board has announced a 16-member squad as Shakib was named the captain. Bangladesh has not a good record in the tournament as they have yet to win an Asia Cup title. However, till now there is no injury news from the side. The squad is looking good as of now and may challenge the Afghan side in the match.
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Afghanistan:
For Afghanistan, it's their second game of the season. They have already won their first game convincingly against Sri Lanka last Saturday. Nabi is currently captaining the side. Meanwhile, in the opening encounter, Afghan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi put up a brilliant performance. He picked up three wickets giving away just 11 runs including a maiden in his four overs spell.
Farooqi's bowling helped Afghanistan to restrict Sri Lanka to just 105. Afghani Openers Zazai and Gurbaz chased down the target within 10.1 overs to clinch the first victory of the season. They will be hoping for another one here in Sharjah.
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Match 3: Possible Playing XI
Bangladesh:
Mohammad Naim
Sabbir Rahman
Anamul Haque
Mahmudullah
Shakib Al Hasan (C)
Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)
Mehidy Hasan
Mosaddek Hossain
Mustafizur Rahman
Taskin Ahmed
Ebadot Hossain
Afghanistan:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
Hazratullah Zazai
Ibrahim Zadran
Najibullah Zadran
Azmatullah Omarzai
Karim Janat
Mohammad Nabi (C)
Rashid Khan
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Naveen-ul-Haq
Fazalhq farooqi
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Match 3: Fantasy Cricket Dream11 Team Prediction: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan:
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