Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan Probable XIs for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023

Bangladesh’s first World Cup match in India will be against Afghanistan. After their dismal performance in the 2023 Asia Cup, they aren’t exactly having the year they had planned for. In the competition’s Super Four round, they lost. Then, they fell short of New Zealand in a three-match ODI series. In one of the two World Cup before exhibition games, they were able to win. Bangladesh won the first game against Sri Lanka before falling to England in the second. Bangladesh lost against the Englishmen with a score of 188 runs before the game was stopped by rain. Moeen Ali’s brilliant half-century during the second innings of the game gave the reigning champions a comfortable victory. Bangladesh will now be attempting to right their wrongs in an effort to begin their World Cup campaign with a victory.

The World Cup match will take place on October 7 at the HPCA Cricket Stadium in Himachal Pradesh, India. Afghanistan also performed poorly in the Asia Cup 2023, failing to go beyond the Super Four round of the tournament. Nevertheless, the Afghans recovered in their second pre-World Cup game. They defeated Sri Lanka by eight runs, and they’ll be looking to overcome Bangladesh to keep their winning streak going.

Head-to-head between Bangladesh and Afghanistan:

15 battles between Bangladesh and Afghanistan have taken place. Bangladesh triumphed in nine of the contests, compared to Afghanistan’s six victories. In their forthcoming World Cup game, they’ll be trying to go a little bit closer to Bangladesh’s total.

See the probable lineups for Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan:

BAN Probable XI: Mohammad Naim, Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Towhid Hridoy, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, and Shakib Al Hasan (captain).

Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, and Mohammad Saleem Safi make up the probable starting lineup for the AFG.

Full squad for Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzid Hasan Sakib.

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Hashmatullah Shahidi (c).