Expert Teams
We have opted for fantasy cricket teams on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Pitch Data
(Based on last three full games in Chattogram)
1st innings avg. score: 329/9
2nd innings avg. score: 189/10
Wins
Batting 1st: 100%
Batting 2nd: —
Pacers picked 59% of the wickets, with 19 of 51 wickets falling in the last 10 overs. Meanwhile, the top three batters scored a double-ton and three centuries.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Shakib Al Hasan averages 86 points per game against Afghanistan, by virtue of adding 328 runs and picking 26 wickets in 12 outings.
Ibrahim Zadran has been in scintillating form since 2022, generating either a 50- or 100-run bonus in eight of 12 ODIs.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Nabi (258 runs at 26 and 16 wickets in 13 matches) averages 60 points per outing against Bangladesh.
Rashid Khan has gone wicketless only once since 2021, scalping 34 wickets in 18 matches.
Since his debut, Fazalhaq Farooqi has taken the most wickets (25) for his country.
Mushfiqur Rahim hit four fifties in the last seven 50-over contests to collect 342 runs at 57.
Only Mushfiqur (446) has scored more runs for Bangladesh this year than Najmul Shanto (418 runs at 42).
In the same period, no Bangladesh bowler has taken more wickets than Hasan Mahmud (12 in seven innings).
Probable XIs
Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Litton Das (c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Saleem Safi
