Bangladesh vs Afghanistan T20 Pitch Report: How will the conditions play for the Asia Cup clash?

Bangladesh (BAN) will face Afghanistan (AFG) in the ninth match of the Asia Cup 2025 on Tuesday, September 16, at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Bangladesh enter the match with one win and one loss, while this will be Afghanistan’s second game of the tournament.

In their T20I head-to-head, the two teams have met 12 times, with Afghanistan winning 7 matches and Bangladesh claiming 5 victories.

BAN vs AFG Sheikh Zayed Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch at Sheikh Zayed Stadium is expected to favor the batters, with the average first-innings score in the last 10 matches at this venue being 168 runs. Teams chasing have won 7 of the last 10 games, so the toss-winning captain might opt to bowl. Pacers have dominated here recently, taking 76 wickets in the last 10 matches, compared to 22 wickets by spinners.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Abu Dhabi Weather Update
Players will also have to contend with tough weather conditions, as Tuesday’s forecast predicts a high of 33°C with around 55% humidity.

Bangladesh Probable XI: Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das (c & wk), Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.

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

Full Squads:
Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Sharafuddin Ashraf.

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das (c & wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Saif Hassan, Nasum Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Nurul Hasan.

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