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Bangladesh: L, L, W, W, L
Afghanistan: W, L, L, W, W
Head to Head
In T20Is - Matches 11 | Bangladesh 5 | Afghanistan 6
Venue details and weather conditions
Venue: Arnos Vale Ground, St Vincent
Average first innings score: 132/7
Bat first/second split: Teams batting first have won four out of four matches in this T20 World Cup. All who have won the toss and chosen to bowl have lost the game.
Pace/spin split: 36 wickets at an economy of 6.1, and an average of 15.9 vs 24 wickets at an economy of 5.8 and an average of 15.6
The temperature will remain pleasant in the high 20s and low 30s. However, there is a 50% chance of rain during the match, and if showers persist, the game can be rained out.
Players to watch out for
Rahmanullah Gurbaz: Gurbaz began this tournament on a great note, scoring back-to-back fifties against Uganda and New Zealand in the group stages. After that, he's had a few quiet games but scored 60 in 49 deliveries in the win against Australia. Incidentally, Afghanistan have won all three times he has scored fifty in the first innings.
Gulbadin Naib: Gulbadin produced his best-ever figures in T20I cricket (4/20) in the last game against Australia. It helped Afghanistan record a historic win. Even with the bat, he has been great for Afghanistan, scoring at 144 against pace in T20s since 2023.
Towhid Hridoy: Hridoy is the leading run-scorer for Bangladesh in this T20 World Cup. He has scored 139 runs at a strike of 126 in six innings. He strikes at 141 against spinners, and as Afghanistan’s bowling plans revolve mostly around their spinners, that would be a contest to watch out.
Key Battles
Shakib Al Hasan vs Afghanistan batters
Shakib averages his best (15.1) and is the most economical (5.5) against Afghanistan amongst all the teams he has played in T20Is. Moreover, Afghanistan’s batting order is full of right-handers, who are a favourable matchup against Shakib’s left-arm spin.
Cricket.com suggested Fantasy XI
Probable Playing XIs
Bangladesh can, depending on their fitness status, bring back Taskin Ahmed or Shoriful Islam in the eleven in place of Jaker Ali. Meanwhile, Afghanistan should go ahead with the same team.
BangladeshI: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto ( c ), Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed/Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan, Muztafizur Rahman
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan ( c ), Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, Nangeyalia Kharote, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Streaming and telecast details
The match will be telecasted on Star Sports and streamed on Disney Plus Hotstar in India from 6:00 AM on June 25.
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