Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh/Afghanistan in the ninth match of the Asia Cup 2025, which is taking place at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Bangladesh have defeated Hong Kong and lost their second clash against Sri Lanka, and on the other hand, Afghanistan started their campaign with a win and will be keen to make it two in two. Bangladesh will be featuring with four changes in their third group stage clash of Asia Cup 2025
Captains at the toss
Rashid Khan, Afghanistan captain: Would have loved to bat first as well, but in T20 it doesn't really matter. The guys had a good off for three days and we got a good practice session. Our strength is our bowling unit, especially spin bowling. We still need to bowl well as a unit and hit the right areas consistently. We need to come out with a positive mindset. Body feels great, looking forward to enjoy. We go with the same team that played against Hong Kong.
Litton Das, Bangladesh captain: We'll bat first. All boys are excited for this game; this is a must-win. The wicket looks a bit on the slower side, 160 would be a good total. It looks like a good batting surface. We have four changes - Taskin is coming back. We have three spinners and two pacers.
Afghanistan and Bangladesh T20I head-to-head
Bangladesh and Afghanistan have faced each other in 12 matches in T20. Out of these 12 games, Bangladesh have won 5 ,whereas Afghanistan have come out victorious on 7 occasions.
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh playing XIs
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Litton Das(w/c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Nurul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed