Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Match Preview, 2nd ODI
Sharjah will host all three ODI matches of the series.
Afghanistan and Bangladesh are all set to continue their ongoing ODI series by facing off in the second ODI. Both sides will lock horns at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on November 9. The first ODI of the series saw Afghanistan put in an excellent performance and gain the advantage.
For the first ODI, both Afghanistan and Bangladesh faced off in Sharjah as well on November 6. The game began with Afghanistan coming in to bat first, and after a good knock by Hashmatullah Shahidi and Mohammad Nabi, where they scored 52 and 84 runs, respectively, Afghanistan posted a total of 235 runs in the first innings of the game.
Defending the target, Afghanistan followed it up with another exceptional performance with the ball. AM Ghazanfar took six wickets in the second innings, with Rashid Khan striking twice and Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai taking one wicket each. Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Match Preview, 2nd ODI.
Afghanistan bundled out Bangladesh for 143 runs and registered a 92-run win in the first game. They will hope that they can put in another good showing in the upcoming clash as well.
Match Details
Match | Afghanistan vs Bangladesh |
Venue | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
Date & Time | November 9, Saturday, 3:30 pm IST |
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details | FanCode (app and website) |
Pitch Report
The surface at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium is one that is quite balanced, with support to both the batters and the bowlers, the spinners could make an impact in the early stages of the game, and the batters come into play in the latter stages of the game. Opting to bat first after winning the toss could be a wise decision.
Head-to-Head Record
Matches Played | 17 |
Won by Afghanistan | 07 |
Won by Bangladesh | 10 |
No Result | 00 |
First-ever Fixture | 01/03/14 |
Most-recent Fixture | 06/11/24 |
AFG vs BAN Playing XIs
Afghanistan
Afghanistan will be expected to field a similar lineup to that of the first ODI, Sediqullah Atal could once more open the innings alongside Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Furthermore, with Mohammad Nabi having announced that he will retire after the Champions Trophy, the veteran could look to make the most of his outings.
Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhil (wk), AM Ghazanfar, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Bangladesh
With the opening duo of Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar, Bangladesh will hope that they can improve from the first ODI and put in a better performance, especially with the bat.
Playing XI: Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.
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