Who Will Win Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2018?
Bangladesh will look to avenge their defeat from last time when they go up against Afghanistan in this Super Four fixture of the Asia Cup 2018. The match will be played on September 23 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Live action is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM local time.
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Toss Prediction
At the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, the success rate of the side batting first is higher than that of the side bowling first. Toss, therefore, is going to be key here and whichever team wins it in this match is more likely to bat first.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Super Four match, Asia Cup 2018...
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
AFG Team News
Afghanistan are expected to come up with the same line-up that thrashed Bangladesh a couple of days ago. None of their players were reported to be injured at the time of writing.
AFG Key Players
Afghanistan's batting will revolve mainly around Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Shahzad and Hashmatullah Shahidi. While Rahmat starred for his side against Sri Lanka with a knock of 72, it was Hashmatullah who shone with the bat against Bangladesh. Shahzad has also been amongst the runs and it will be up to him to take his team off to brisk start. Rashid Khan smashed a game-changing 32-ball 57 against Bangladesh before returning remarkable figures of 9-3-13-2. He along with Mohammad Nabi will be the danger men with both bat and ball. Mujeeb Ur Rahman has choked the oppositions' batting line-up with his excellent control and the off-spinner is another major threat to the Bangladeshi batsmen.
AFG Recent Form
Afghanistan came into the Asia Cup on the back of a 2-1 ODI series win over Ireland in Ireland. Prior to that, they defeated the West Indies in the final of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare. Afghanistan posted comprehensive victories against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the ongoing tournament to advance into the Super Four round.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Ihsanullah Janat, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan (c), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Bangladesh Team News & Playing 11
BAN Team News
Bangladesh replaced the injured opening batsman Tamim Iqbal with Nazmul Hossain Shanto and he will probably open the batting with Liton Das once again. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mustafizur Rahman who were both rested for the game against Afghanistan will feature in the starting eleven for this match.
BAN Key Players
Mushfiqur Rahim played the best ever ODI innings by a Bangladeshi batsman in the game against Sri Lanka to rescue his team from a precarious position. Mohammad Mithun too weighed in with a handy contribution of 63 in that game and both these batsmen will be expected to deliver a similar performance on Sunday. Also, the batting class of Mahmudullah cannot be overlooked and he will be Bangladesh's biggest hope in the middle order. Shakib Al Hasan chipped in with a four-wicket haul in the reverse fixture and he has a good chance of troubling the Afghan batsmen once again. Mashrafe Mortaza and Mustafizur Rahman will be crucial with the new ball, especially when bowling in the evening as the ball tends to swing and nip around at this venue under lights.
BAN Recent Form
Bangladesh beat the West Indies 2-1 in their own backyard in a three-match ODI series before coming into this tournament. They began their Asia Cup campaign with an emphatic 137-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening encounter but crashed to a 136-run defeat at the hands of Afghanistan in their final group-stage game.
Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11
Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
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