Afghanistan’s center order in focus as Bangladesh enter knockout territory

Big image: Knockout recreation for Bangladesh

One workforce gears up for its opening fixture. The different already finds itself in must-win territory. The Asia Cup started simply 4 days in the past and is a brief event with simply six groups collaborating, which has left Bangladesh staring on the prospect of elimination whereas Afghanistan are nearly getting began.

The motion now strikes to Lahore, comparatively unknown terrain for either side. Bangladesh final performed an ODI on the Gaddafi Stadium again in 2008, with Mushfiqur Rahim being the only participant from that squad who will end up on Sunday. For Afghanistan, will probably be their first-ever worldwide recreation in Pakistan.

Form information

Afghanistan LLLLW (final 5 ODIs, most up-to-date first)
Bangladesh LWLLW

In the highlight: Ibrahim Zadran and Shakib Al Hasan

Ibrahim Zadran has had a stellar begin to his ODI profession. In simply 17 innings, he has scored three half-centuries and 4 centuries, all of which have come since June 2022. With 827 runs in 16 ODIs at 59.07, Ibrahim is the best run-getter for Afghanistan because the begin of 2022.

The highlight is commonly on Shakib Al Hasan throughout a Bangladesh recreation however there will likely be particularly excessive expectations from him on Sunday. He’s been constantly efficient with the ball, however Bangladesh will want Shakib the batter to return good. While he doesn’t have a fantastic report towards Afghanistan, he has sufficient expertise enjoying their bowlers in internationals in addition to in franchise cricket, and might want to convey all of that out into play to information a younger unit.

Bangladesh XI (possible): 1 Mohammad Naim, 2 Tanzid Hasan/Anamul Haque, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 5 Towhid Hridoy, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Mahedi Hasan/Afif Hossain, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman/Hasan Mahmud, 11 Shoriful Islam

Najibullah is prone to stroll again into the XI after an damage layoff, whereas Afghanistan may also wish to herald Rahmat for his expertise.

Afghanistan XI (possible): 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2 Ibrahim Zadran, 3 Riaz Hassan/Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), 5 Najibullah Zadran, 6 Mohammad Nabi, 7 Karim Janat, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 10 Fazalhaq Farooqi, 11 Abdul Rahman

Pitch and circumstances

Clear blue skies are anticipated in Lahore firstly of the encounter, with the temperature prone to be across the 25-degree mark because the night kicks in. There is not any forecast for rain. Batters have made merry on the Gaddafi Stadium in latest instances. Scores of 300 had been breached in three of the six innings when Australia visited for an ODI sequence final yr. More not too long ago, in April this yr, New Zealand and Pakistan additionally performed quite a few high-scoring T20Is right here.