Shakib Al Hasan batting in the First ODI (Twitter)
After losing the opening one-day international, Bangladesh is all set to take on Afghanistan in the second match of the series on a Super Saturday, July 08th, 2023 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram at 1.30 PM IST. It's a do-or-die game for the home side before the final encounter takes place at the very same venue on Tuesday, the 11th. However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this clash.
22-year-old youngster Towhid Hridoy's half-century (51 off 69) in the rain-curtailed series opener went in vain as the visitors won the first ODI by a margin of 17 runs (DLS Method). Batting first, the home side posted a total of 169/9 on the board in 43 overs. Seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi was the pick of the Afghanistan bowlers for his spell of 3/24 (8.4)
Opener Ibrahim Zadran continued his solid form in the format as he remained not out on 41 off 58. As the tourists reached 83/2 in 21.4 overs, the rains arrived and forced a stoppage of the play. Since 20 overs were completed, Hashmatullah Shahidi's side emerged victorious and took a 1-0 lead.
After the loss, what came as shocking news for the Bangla Tigers is when skipper Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on the 6th of July. But after having met the Prime Minister of Bangladesh on the next day on the 7th, Tamim has now decided to come out of retirement but will take a 6-week break from the game. In his absence, Tamim's opening partner Litton Das is all set to don the captaincy hat for the hosts.
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BAN vs AFG, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First) (Completed games)
Bangladesh: L-W-W-W-W
Afghanistan: W-L-L-W-L
BAN vs AFG, Must Picks
Bangladesh
Shakib Al Hasan
- ODI Stats: 7147 runs in 220 innings and 302 wickets in 227 innings
- Recent Form: 61 runs in the last three innings and 1 wicket in the last two innings
- Venue Record: 487 runs in 19 innings and 42 wickets in 22 innings
Mushfiqur Rahim
- ODI Stats: 7188 runs in 233 innings
- Recent Form: 106 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 1457 runs in 36 innings
Afghanistan
Ibrahim Zadran
- ODI Stats: 648 runs in 12 innings
- Recent Form: 117 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 60 runs in two innings
Hashmatullah Shahidi
- ODI Stats: 1613 runs in 57 innings
- Recent Form: 70 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 44 runs in four innings
BAN vs AFG, Risky Picks
Bangladesh
Litton Das
- ODI Stats: 2147 runs in 70 innings
- Recent Form: 82 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 366 runs in ten innings
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- ODI Stats: 628 runs in 19 innings
- Recent Form: 32 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 142 runs in four innings
BAN vs AFG, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)
Reasons
Veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has struck the third-most runs for Bangladesh in the ODI format
The left-handed batter averages 37.61 with nine centuries and 53 half-centuries to his name
He is also the leading wicket-taker for his country with 302 scalps
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)
Reasons
Experienced campaginer Mushifqur Rahim is the second highest run-scorer for his side in ODIs
The right-handed wicketkeeper batter averages 37.05 with nine hundred and 44 fifties
Ibrahim Zadran (AFG)
Reasons
Ibrahim Zadran has made an eye-catching start to his relatively new ODI career
The right-hander averages 64.80 with three tons and two half-centuries in the format
Zadran also top-scored with 41*-run knock for Afghanistan in the opening game of the ongoing series that saw his side seal the contest
BAN vs AFG, Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests
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Ban vs Afg (Small League Team)
Wicketkeeper: Mushfiqur Rahim
Batters: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran
All-rounders: Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Bowlers: Taskin Ahmed, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Captain: Shakib Al Hasan
Vice-captain: Mushfiqur Rahim
BAN: 6 Players, AFG: 5 Players
BAN vs AFG, Team for Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests
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Ban vs Afg (Grand League Team)
Wicketkeepers: Litton Das, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batters: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Ibrahim Zadran
All-rounders: Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi
Bowlers: Mustafizur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Captain: Ibrahim Zadran
Vice-captain: Shakib Al Hasan
BAN: 5 Players, AFG: 6 Players
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