The 52nd International Cricket Council (ICC) match will be played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. This match will be played at the Aroans Vale Cricket Stadium on June 25.
Teams Overview:
Afghanistan has won three matches out of four in the T20 World Cup group stage. In the first match, they defeated Uganda by 125 runs, while in the second match, they defeated New Zealand by 84 runs. In the third match, they defeated Papua New Guinea by seven wickets. In the last group stage match, West Indies defeated Afghanistan by 104 runs.
Afghanistan lost to India in their first ICC T20 World Cup match. India defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs. In this match, India scored 181 for losing eight wickets, while Afghanistan could score 134 runs in the allotted overs.
In their second Super Eight stage, they defeated mighty Australia by 21 runs in an upset. Playing first, Afghanistan scored 148 runs. In response, Australia scored 127 runs in 19.2 overs.
Bangladesh lost their first match of the T20 World Cup against Australia by 28 runs under the DLS method. Bangladesh won three matches on the league stage, but they lost one match against South Africa.
Bangladesh lost to India by 50 runs in the second super-eight stage match of the ICC T20 World Cup.
Key Players:
Bangladesh: Liton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shakib Al Hasan
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai
Arnos Vale stadium pitch report:
The pitch of Arnos Vale stadium is more tilted toward bowlers while the batter struggles on this Carrabian surface. This surface gives some extra edge to the spinners. Teams have lost 77 wickets in the last five matches.
Here are the probable playing XI of both teams:
Afghanistan playing XI:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadra, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan
Bangladesh playing XI
Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Tanzid Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Rishad Hossain
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming (TV)
Pakistan: Ten Sports & PTV Sports
India: Star Sports
UK: Sky Sports
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
South Africa: SuperSport
Live Streaming (Online)
Pakistan: Tamasha app & Myco app
India & Bangladesh: Disney+Hotstar
UK: Sky Go app
West Indies: ESPN Play Caribbean’s app
USA: Willow TV’s website
South Africa: SuperSport’s app
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
Match details:
The 52nd ICC T20 World Cup match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh will be played in Aroans Vale Cricket Stadium on June 25. The match will start at 5:30 a.m. (PKT), 6:00 a.m. (IST), and 12:30 a.m. (GMT).
Match predictions:
Both teams have balanced batting and bowling lineups, but Afghanistan is the favorite in this match because of its strengths in both.
Probable Scenarios:
Scenario 1:
AFG won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 55-50 runs
First-inning Total: 155-100
AFG won the match
Scenario 2:
AFG won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 40-45 runs
First inning total: 145-150
AFG won the match
