We are almost halfway through the Asia Cup 2025. Bangladesh will play Afghanistan in the 9th match of the Asia Cup 2025. What are your Bangladesh vs Afghanistan match predictions for today? The match will start at 6:30 PM local time, and it will be 8 PM as per India Standard Time. Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi will be the venue for this game.
Bangladesh has played two matches in the Asia Cup 2025 so far. They won their first match against Hong Kong by seven wickets, whereas Sri Lanka took the better of them in the second match. If they lose this match, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka both will qualify for the Super-Fours. Afghanistan has only played one match so far, which was against Hong Kong, and they won it by 94 runs.
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Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Match Predictions Today
If Afghanistan slips away in this match, then they still have a chance to get a super-four place in the next match. Bangladesh not only has to win this match, but also win by a great margin. They have a good team, and there are match winners in their team, but Afghanistan looks like a better team than Bangladesh. We are predicting Afghanistan to defeat Bangladesh in the 9th match of the Asia Cup and get their ticket to the Super-Four.
What is the Head-to-Head in the T20 format between Bangladesh and Afghanistan?
Both Bangladesh and Afghanistan have faced each other 12 times in the T20 format over the years. The head-to-head record is close as Afghanistan has won seven times, whereas Bangladesh has won five times. Basically, the last time they played against each other was in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Eventually, Afghanistan won that match by eight runs through the DLS method.
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan – Expected XI
As this is an important match, we won’t see any chances from both teams as there are no injuries to any players. Let’s have a look at the expected playing eleven of Bangladesh and Afghanistan:
Afghanistan XI:
- Batsmen: Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran
- Wicketkeeper: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- All-rounders: Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat
- Bowlers: Rashid Khan (C), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bangladesh XI:
- Batsmen: Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, and Jaker Ali
- Wicketkeeper: Litton Das (C)
- All-rounders: Mahedi Hasan and Rishad Hossain
- Bowlers: Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman
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What is the weather forecast and pitch report?
The temperature surely drops when compared to the daytime, but there will surely be humidity. We can expect the temperature to be between 36°C and 39°C. There might be some dew during the second innings, which can make it easy for the batters as the outfield becomes fast. Surely, the chances of rain are ever less.
Basically, the wicket at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi offers an equal advantage to the batters as well as the bowlers. At the start, there is movement for the bowlers, but once the batter is set, it becomes easy for him to score. So far, we have seen four matches at this venue, twice the team batting first has won, and twice the team bowling first has won.
Top batsmen to watch
Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan has a lot of batters who we need to keep our eye on, but Sediqullah Atal caught everyone’s eye as he scored 73 runs in their first match. His innings included six boundaries and three sixes. The 24-year-old batter has a lot to prove, and with this experienced bowling of Bangladesh, he would want to give his team a solid start.
Litton Das (Bangladesh)
He is the Bangladesh captain and one of the most experienced batters in the team. In this must-win match, Bangladesh will want their captain to deliver the most. Liton already has one half-century in the Asia Cup 2025, which came against the Hong Kong team in the third match. He scored 26 runs in the previous match after his team lost 0/2 in the first over.
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