Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Asia Cup 2023 - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
Bangladesh cricket team did not have the best of starts in the tournament as they have suffered a defeat against Sri Lanka in their opening match. After deciding to bat first Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 89 runs but didn't get any support from other players as Bangladesh cricket team got bundled out on 164 runs in 42.4 overs. Shakib Al Hasan took two wickets and was trying hard but failed to defend that target as the Sri Lanka team chase down the target with 5 wickets in hand.
On the other hand Afghanistan is going to play there campaign opener match of the Asia Cup 2023 on Sunday. They recently faced team Pakistan in a three match ODI series and were beaten down by a margin of 3-0. In today’s match Afghans will be hoping to make a comeback.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Match Details
Match: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Match 4, Group B, Asia Cup 2023
Captains:
Shakib Al Hasan is going to lead Bangladesh Cricket Team
Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead Afghanistan Cricket Team
When: September 3rd 2023, Sunday
Match is going to start at 3:00 p.m. IST
Venue: Gaddafi Cricket Stadium, Lahore
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 14 matches against each other in Asia Cup. Out of which team Bangladesh have won 8 matches and Afghanistan have won 6 matches.
Likely playing XI
Bangladesh
Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
Bench : Afif Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Shamim Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Anamul Haque Enam, Liton Das
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Akhil/Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bench : IA Khil, Riaz Hussan, R Shah, Abdul Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Saleem
Pitch report
The pitch of the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is quite good for batting as we have seen in the past that the batsman enjoy their batting over this pitch. But the bowlers are going to face some difficulties. the spinners are going to play a key role while bowling here.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Best Bowler: Shakib Al Hasan
Weather forecast for today in Lahore
Maximum temperature: 37°C
Minimum temperature: 27°C
Wind speed: 14km/h
Chances of rain: 00%
Capacity of stadium: 27,000
Prediction to win: Team India is most likely to win the match
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