Bangladesh At Asia Cup 2025: Full Squad, Strengths, Weaknesses, Risks And Predicted XI

Bangladesh team [Source: AFP Media]

Summary: Bangladesh will be participating in the Asia Cup 2025. The squad has been announced for the tournament. Here is a look at the full squad, their strengths and weaknesses and chances of winning the title.

Bangladesh will enter the Asia Cup 2025 as one of the teams with the the hope of winning the title. While they have played three finals of the tournament, they have just fallen short of the final glory. 

Under the leadership of Litton Das, Bangladesh aims to break the jinx. As the tournament is all set to get underway, we take a look at the squad and try to analyse their strengths and odds of winning the title.

Bangladesh Full Squad For Asia Cup 2025

Batters: Litton Das (c), Jaker Ali, Nurul Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy
All-rounders: Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Nasum Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Bowlers: Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed

Strengths Of Bangladesh For Asia Cup 2025

Strong Spin Department

Bangladesh is coming into the tournament with strong spin department. With three quality spinners in the bowling department, Bangladesh will have the advantage of controlling the opposition scoring in the middle overs. The presence of Rishad Hossain will also give them a wicket-taking option in the middle overs. The wickets in the UAE might provide an edge to Bangladesh's spin heavy bowling.

Experience And Variety In Pace Bowling

While the spin department looks strong, the pacers of Bangladesh also present a strong front. They have three senior players to boost their department. Here is a look at the three genuine pacers in the Bangladesh squad.

This table tells us a few things about the pace department of Pakistan:

• All three pacers have an experience of over 50 matches
• The three bowlers bring in the variety of left-right combination
• Each of them specialise in three different phases of a game give the captain flexibility and depth to work with during the tournament

Weakness Of Bangladesh For Asia Cup 2025

Volatile Top Order

If we look at the top order of Bangladesh, we can see some very talented players. Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das and Saif Hassan, all of these batters look very good with the bat when they are in the middle. However, the problem is the inconsistency. These batters do not guarantee solid starts every match and that makes the team susceptible to certain unaccointed for situations in important matches.

Lack Of Power Hitters In The Lower Order

After the top four batters, Bangladesh have Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali and Mahedi Hasan at number 5,6 and 7. The team will depend on this three batters for power hitting in the death overs. However, that seems the biggest problem in the line-up. 

In the modern T20 era, teams look for finishers who can score at a strike rate of over 150 at the least. However, these batters have a T20I strike rate of less than 130 and that come in the way of Bangladesh chasing down formidable totals or posting totals that could be threatening for the opposition.

Opportunities For Bangladesh In Asia Cup 2025

Favourable Conditions In The UAE

The pitches where the Asia Cup 2025 will be played will suit the type of bowling attack Bangladesh have. With some quality spinners in the arsenal along with pacers who can use their cutters and variation in pace effectively, the bowling department of Bangladesh can trouble even the best of the batters on a given day.

Risks For Bangladesh In Asia Cup 2025

Batting Collapse

While the top order batters look very talented, we have already mentioned the lack of consistency from them. This can lead to the team facing unwanted collapses in big matches or in important games against quality bowling attacks.

Failure To Finish With The Bat

Even if the top order of Bangladesh delivers, there is chance of drop in momentum with the quality of batters they have in the middle and lower middle-order. Players like Jaker Ali, Towhid Hridoy and Mahedi Hasan have not yet shown the explosive nature of their batting that the modern T20 finishers like a Tim David, or Hardik Pandya bring to the table.

Dependencies For Bangladesh In Asia Cup 2025

Performance From Litton, Mustafizur, Towhid, Taskin And Shoriful

Litton Das, Mustafizur Rahman, Towhid Hridoy, Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam form the core of the Bangladesh squad for Asia Cup 2025. These players have the experience and quality that make them them quality entities at the highest level.

How Litton Das does in the top-order, how Towhid Hridoy delivers in the middle; will determine the batting efforts of Bangladesh on most occassions. There is a chance that only two players out of Fizz, Taskin and Shoriful will play in the matches. The bowling will depend a lot on how these senior pros deliver.

Win Probability vs Key Opponents (Statistically Calculated):

• vs India: 7%
• vs Pakistan: 20%
• vs Sri Lanka: 45%

Bottom Line

Bangladesh's Asia Cup 2025 success probability stands at 25%—a realistic outsider with specific strengths that could trouble any team on their day. They're not favorites, but Bangladesh's spin attack in UAE conditions makes them the tournament's most dangerous dark horse.

Best Possible XI Of Bangladesh For Asia Cup 2025

Parvez Hossain Emon
Tanzid Hasan
Litton Das (C/Wk)
Saif Hassan
Towhid Hridoy
Jaker Ali
Mahedi Hasan
Taskin Ahmed
Mustafizur Rahman
Shoriful Islam
Rishad Hossain

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