LIVE Asia Cup...Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan

Bangladesh team had lost to Sri Lanka in its first match. In such a situation, this match is like do or die for Bangladesh, while the Afghan team is playing the opening match. Both the teams faced each other in ODI in July this year, Afghanistan won 2-1 in the three-match ODI series.

Playing XI of both the teams...
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Karim Jannat, Fazal Haq Farooqui, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, and Gulbadin Naib.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mohammad Naeem, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tauhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Afif Hossain, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmood.

Head to head
Overall 14 ODIs have been played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Afghanistan has won 6 and Bangladesh has won 8 matches. Afghanistan participated in the 2014 Asia Cup for the first time. In that debut season the team defeated Bangladesh. The two teams last met in the ODI Asia Cup in 2018. Then 2 matches were played between them, in which once Afghanistan and once Bangladesh won.

Zadran Afghanistan's top scorer this year
Ibrahim Zadran has been the top scorer for Afghanistan in ODI cricket in the year 2023, while Fazal Haq Farooqui is the top wicket taker. Check out the performances of Afghanistan's top batsman and best bowler in ODIs this year in the following graphics.

Shanto top scorer of bangladesh this year
Top order batsman Najmul Hossain Shanto is the top scorer for Bangladesh this year. Talking about bowling, the team's captain and star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is the top wicket-taker.

Pitch report
Talking about batting and bowling, this pitch helps the batsmen. While the pacers will get some help in the opening overs, the spinners can play a vital role in the middle overs.
So far 69 matches have been played at this Lahore ground, out of which the team batting first has won 34 matches, while the team batting in the second innings has won 33 matches.

Weather report
Sunday is expected to be sunny and warm for most of the day in Lahore. The temperature will be from 37 to 24 degree Celsius. There is a 1% chance of rain.