Preview

Bangladesh have their senior pros back for the Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan T20 series and head into the final T20 after a strong win in the first T20. They bowled magnificently and for the first time in T20 history, all the wickets taken in an innings went to left-arm bowlers.

Afghanistan are sporting some new faces this series with a handful of players dropped. The pace attack is also new due to the absence of Naveen Ul Haq. The side has a decent mix of all-rounders and will look for some credible contributions from the youngsters as they test new players in this Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan T20 series.

Match Details:

Match: Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan

Date: 5^th March 2022

Time: 2:30 PM IST

Venue: Mirpur

Weather Report

The weather for the first T20 was clear and cool. The Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan T20I is likely to have no rain interruptions.

Pitch Report

The first Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan T20 saw a surface that favored spinners and pacers who can bowl decent off-cutters. Runs aren’t easy to get, and with a weak batting line-up for Afghanistan, batting first will be the better option.

Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI

Bangladesh Playing XI

Bangladesh: 1 Litton Das, 2 Munim Shahriar, 3 Shakib Al Hasan, 4 Nurul Hasan (wk), 5 Mahmudullah (capt), 6 Yasir Ali, 7 Afif Hossain, 8 Mahedi Hasan, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Nasum Ahmed, 11 Mustafizur Rahman

Afghanistan Playing XI

Afghanistan: 1 Hazratullah Zazai, 2 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 3 Darwish Rasooli, 4 Najibullah Zadran, 5 Mohammad Nabi (capt), 6 Azmatullah Omarzai, 7 Karim Janat, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 10 Fazalhaq Farooqi, 11 Farid Ahmed

Team News

• Mushfiqur Rahim continues to be out due to a thumb injury.

• Afghanistan may look at strengthening their batting line-up by adding some experience.

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Key Players

Mustafizur Rahman

On slow pitches Rahman is one of the few pacers who can make magic happen. He is brilliant with his cutters, and is a very clever bowler. A slow surface is expected yet again and it will be interesting to see how Rahman stands out among the quality spinners in his team.

Rashid Khan

After a drubbing in the first T20I, Afghanistan will desperately be looking at their star in Rashid Khan. He will need to bowl well and bat even better to help as Afghanistan are struggling to get their batting line-up steady.

Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan Match Tips

Bangladesh has lots of experience and are playing well on spinning tracks, leaving them with a strong edge. Afghanistan’s batting line-up isn’t looking too good, and that will play a role on how their game goes.

Match Prediction: Bangladesh will win the match.