Bangladesh Take on Afghanistan Today in Asia Cup 2025 Clash; Know Details

Bangladesh will face Afghanistan in Match 9 of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, September 16. Know the whole details of match.

Abu Dhabi: In the Asia Cup 2025, Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan in the ninth match of the ongoing Asia Cup 2025 on Tuesday, September 16 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

The Bengal Tigers started their campaign with a bang when they defeated Hong Kong by seven wickets. However, in their previous match against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh looked under pressure and suffered a six-wicket defeat. Meanwhile, Afghanistan have registered a massive 94-run win over Hong Kong and will look to continue the momentum.

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BAN vs AFG Head-to-Head Record

The rivalry between Bangladesh and Afghanistan has grown rapidly. Since 2014, they have clashed with each other five times in the Asia Cup across ODI and T20 formats.

Afghanistan lead the way with three wins, while Bangladesh have won twice. Bangladesh's wins include a memorable close one in 2018, while Afghanistan's wins include a stunning victory in 2022.

Sheikh Zayed Stadium Pitch Report

Abu Dhabi has favoured batsmen in the Asia Cup so far, but bowlers have also found favour with pitches. Temperatures are expected to be high. The average first innings score at this ground has been around 135, and the team winning the toss will prefer to bowl first.

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These players will be in focus

Azmatullah Umarzai is Afghanistan's top fast bowler-all-rounder. He scored a stormy half-century in the last match. Umarzai hit 5 sixes and 2 fours in his innings of 53 runs in 21 balls. Now he will be ready to make a splash against Bangladesh again. Bangladesh batsman Shamim Hussain scored an unbeaten 42 against Sri Lanka and Zaker Ali scored an unbeaten 41. Now they will be expected to perform brilliantly once again against Afghanistan.

BAN vs AFG Probable Playing 11

Bangladesh (Ban): Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Liton Das (wk/c), Tauheed Hridoy, Zaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.

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Afghanistan (AFG): Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi.