BAN vs AFG Highlights Asia Cup 2022: Afghanistan beats Bangladesh by seven wickets, qualifies for Super 4 stage

AFG vs BAN Highlights Asia Cup 2022: Najibullah Zadran’s unbeaten 17-ball 43 powered Afghanistan to a seven-wicket win after Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman restricted Bangladesh to 127 for seven.

Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan in action. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s HIGHLIGHTS of the Asia Cup 2022 match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh from the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Tuesday.

TOSS: Bangladesh wins the toss and elects to bat.

Bangladesh Playing XI: Mohammad Naim, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Afif Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.

Afghanistan Playing XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

MATCH PREVIEW

Afghanistan may have mauled Sri Lanka by eight wickets in its Asia Cup 2022 campaign opener. But Shakib Al Hasan’s Bangladesh will be determined to get itself off to a winning start when the two teams meet in a Group B encounter in Sharjah on Tuesday.

Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq ran amok with the new ball against Sri Lanka before Afghanistan’s opening pair of Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz sealed the 106-run chase with effortless ease. It was Afghanistan’s second-largest win in terms of balls remaining - 59. There’s no need for Afghanistan to change a winning combination, save for any last-minute injuries.

Afghanistan Predicted XI: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Bangladesh Predicted XI: Mohammad Naim, Anamul Haque (wk), Afif Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed.

THE SQUADS

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Naim.

Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (C), Najibullah Zadran (VC), Afsar Zazai (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Rashid Khan and Samiullah Shinwari. Reserves: Nijat Masoud, Qais Ahmad, and Sharafuddin Ashraf