Asia Cup 2025: Bangladesh win toss, bat first against Afghanistan

Abu Dhabi (Web Desk): Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first after in their clash with Afghanistan during the ninth match of the Asia Cup 2025 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

The two sides have squared off 12 times in T20 internationals, with Afghanistan enjoying the upper hand through seven wins, while Bangladesh have claimed victory on five occasions.

Their latest contest took place at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Kingstown, where Afghanistan edged out the Tigers by eight runs.

This Group B meeting comes with the teams riding contrasting momentum. Bangladesh are looking to recover from a seven-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in their second match of the tournament, whereas Afghanistan entered the game on the back of a commanding 94-run win over Hong Kong in their only appearance so far.

Even so, both outfits hold steady form overall, with only one loss apiece in their last five completed T20 internationals.

Teams

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Litton Das(w/c), Towhid Hridoy, Nasum Ahmed, Nurul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed

Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi