Tri-Nation Series: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Can Bangladesh batsmen tackle Afghan’s top spin attack?

Tri-Nation Series: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Can Bangladesh batsmen tackle Afghan’s top spin attack?

Match details

Series: Bangladesh Tri Series 2019

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Date: September 15, 2019

Time: 06:00 p.m. IST

Preview:

Bangladesh and Afghanistan will lock horns in the third game of the Tri-Nation T20I series at Dhaka on Sunday as Bangladesh will be on to take the revenge for their recent loss against Afghanistan in the one-off Test match.

Looking at the recent form Bangladesh batsmen are not up to the mark, though they won their first match against Zimbabwe it was not an easy win as well where the entire top-order once again failed to score runs however, Mosaddek Hossain's 30 and Afif Hossain's 52 runs at the end helped Bangladesh to secure their win.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, Afghanistan also made a made an impressive start to their campaign beating Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the opener with the help of Najibullah Zadran's 69 and Mohammad Nabi's 38 runs. Given current form, a close battle can be expected.

Weather report: There are high chances of rain given on Sunday at Dhaka with scattered thunderstorms and the temperature is expected to be around 33 degrees Celsius.

Pitch report: Dhaka pitch gives some assistance to the batsmen around 140-150 score can be expected; however, a dry wicket it will also offer some assistance to the spinners.

Probable Playing XI:

Bangladesh:

Bangladesh won their last game against Zimbabwe, but it was a hard-fought win where the entire top-order failed to score runs however, Bangladesh

Match details

Series: Bangladesh Tri Series 2019

Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Date: September 15, 2019

Time: 06:00 p.m. IST

Preview:

Bangladesh and Afghanistan will lock horns in the third game of the Tri-Nation T20I series at Dhaka on Sunday as Bangladesh will be on to take the revenge for their recent loss against Afghanistan in the one-off Test match.

Looking at the recent form Bangladesh batsmen are not up to the mark, though they won their first match against Zimbabwe it was not an easy win as well where the entire top-order once again failed to score runs however, Mosaddek Hossain's 30 and Afif Hossain's 52 runs at the end helped Bangladesh to secure their win.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, Afghanistan also made a made an impressive start to their campaign beating Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the opener with the help of Najibullah Zadran's 69 and Mohammad Nabi's 38 runs. Given current form, a close battle can be expected.

Weather report: There are high chances of rain given on Sunday at Dhaka with scattered thunderstorms and the temperature is expected to be around 33 degrees Celsius.

Pitch report: Dhaka pitch gives some assistance to the batsmen around 140-150 score can be expected; however, a dry wicket it will also offer some assistance to the spinners.

Probable Playing XI:

Bangladesh:

Bangladesh won their last game against Zimbabwe, but it was a hard-fought win where the entire top-order failed to score runs however, Bangladesh will be hoping to see some runs flowing from the likes of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim while the middle-order will be in the hands of Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, and Afif Hossain. None of the bowlers crossed one wicket mark but we can expect Mustafizur Rahman and Mohammad Saifuddin providing early breakthroughs.

Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan (C), Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

Afghanistan:

Afghanistan showed a total all-round performance against Zimbabwe yesterday where every player contributed moreover, with the inclusion of Najibullah Zadran the side looks much stronger furthermore, their bowling attack are well equipped with the likes of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi should lead the spin attack while after impressive performance pacer Farid Malik should retain his place along with Karim Janat.

Predicted XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Najeeb Tarakai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (C), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karim Janat, Farid Malik

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Wicket-keeper: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (8 credits)

The 17-year-old had an excellent debut for his nation and showed what he is capable of in the game against Zimbabwe, scoring 43 in quick time. While he will be facing a much stronger Bangladesh side but, we expect the opener to provide a good platform by scoring some quick runs once again.

Batsman: Afif Hossain (8 credits)

Hossain was the man behind Bangladesh's first victory where he fired 52 off just 26 balls moreover, he has produced some of the cleanest hitting from a Bangladesh batsman in the last match where others failed to do and could carry on from where he left off.

All-rounder: Mohammad Nabi (10 credits)

Nabi had an excellent day against Zimbabwe where he smashed 38 off 18 balls in the death overs. Although he went wicket-less in the previous night playing on the same ground, Nabi is poised to have another good day, at the very least, with both bat and ball in hand.

Bowler: Rashid Khan (9.5 credits)

The right-arm leg-break bowler continues from where he left in the one-off Test match against Bangladesh, picking two wickets against Zimbabwe yesterday in the opener further, with his potential to put pressure on Bangladesh batsmen, you can expect him picking few more wickets.

Captain options: Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan

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