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 games in Chattogram)
1st innings avg. score: 250/9
2nd innings avg. score: 291/7
Wins
Batting 1st: 67%
Batting 2nd: 33%
Spinners picked 51% of the wickets, with 35 of 51 wickets falling between overs 25 and 50. Meanwhile, openers smashed a double-ton and two centuries.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Shakib Al Hasan loves taking on Afghanistan, for he has generated an average of 88 points per game, by adding 308 runs and picking 23 wickets in 10 outings.
Rashid Khan is the leading wicket-taker (15) for Afghanistan against Bangladesh.
On the batting front, Rahmat Shah has scored the most runs (275 at 31) for his side versus Bangladesh.
Mohammad Nabi (105 runs and five wickets) and Ibrahim Zadran (346 runs) featured in the Best11 in each of their last five ODIs.
It has been a productive 2023 for Najmul Shanto: 405 runs at 51 including a century and three fifties in eight innings.
Tamim Iqbal has decent numbers in Chattogram: 603 runs at 35. Moreover, he averages a healthy 38 against Afghanistan.
In addition to inflicting the most dismissals (15), Mushfiqur Rahim is the highest run-scorer (362 at 36) for his side versus Afghanistan.
Probable XIs
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal (c), Litton Das, Najmul Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hasmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Shahidullah Kamal, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
