Bangladesh

Mohammad Naim

Mehidy Hasan

Najmul Hossain Shanto

Shakib Al Hasan (C)

Towhid Hridoy

Mushfiqur Rahim (W)

Shamim Hossain

Afif Hossain

Taskin Ahmed

Shoriful Islam

Hasan Mahmud

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Ibrahim Zadran

Rahmat Shah

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)

Najibullah Zadran

Mohammad Nabi

Gulbadin Naib

Karim Janat

Rashid Khan

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Abdullah Ahmadzai

Abdul Malik

Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Azmatullah Omarzai

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bashir Ahmad

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Sediqullah Atal

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Wafiullah Stanikzai Tarakhil

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Zubaid Akbari

Afif Hossain Dhrubo

Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury

Hasan Murad

Jaker Ali Anik

Syed Khaled Ahmed

Litton Kumer Das

Shak Mahedi Hasan

Mahidul Islam Bhuiyan Ankon

Mahmudul Hasan Joy

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

Mohammad Naim Sheikh

Mohammad Saifuddin

Mominul Haque

Mohammad Mushfiqur Rahim

Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman

Nahid Rana

Nasum Ahmed

Quazi Nurul Hasan

Mohammad Parvez Hossain Emon

Mohammad Rishad Hossain

Mohammad Saif Hassan

Shadman Islam Anik

Shamim Hossain Patwari

Mohammad Shoriful Islam

Soumya Sarkar

Taijul Islam

Tanvir Islam

Tanzid Hasan Tamim

Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Md Tawhid Hridoy

Cricket

Asia Cup 2023

On the back of a terrific display of stroke-making from Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Najmul Hossain Shanto coupled with Taskin Ahmed's brilliant spell of bowling, Bangladesh thumped Afghanistan by 89 runs.

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Asia Cup 2023: Mehidy, Najmul smash stylish centuries, Taskin bags 4 wickets as Bangladesh thump Afghanistan by 89 runs to seal Super 4s berth

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz repaid the faith of his teammates and management by smashing a terrific century against a quality bowling attack at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

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Promoted to open the innings after 5 years, Mehidy Hasan Miraz sizzles with emphatic century and dominates Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan's spin attack

Bangladesh take on Afghanistan as Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to bat first in their Asia Cup clash at the Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday, September 3.

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AFG vs BAN, Asia Cup: Bangladesh make three changes in Playing XI against Afghanistan, opt to bat first

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced its power-packed 17-member squad for the much-awaited Asia Cup 2023 which is slated to kick off from August 30.

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Afghanistan announce power-packed squad for Asia Cup 2023, star all-rounder returns to fold after 6 years

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Asia Cup 2023: Mehidy, Najmul smash stylish centuries, Taskin bags 4 wickets as Bangladesh thump Afghanistan by 89 runs to seal Super 4s berth

Promoted to open the innings after 5 years, Mehidy Hasan Miraz sizzles with emphatic century and dominates Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan's spin attack

AFG vs BAN, Asia Cup: Bangladesh make three changes in Playing XI against Afghanistan, opt to bat first