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 the last three games in Mirpur)
1st innings avg. score: 269/10
2nd innings avg. score: 396/10
3rd innings avg. score: 231/10
4th innings avg. score: 104/3
Wins
Batting 1st: —
Batting 2nd: 100%
Spinners took 54% of the wickets. Top three batters scored only four of 16 half-centuries and none of the six centuries.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Amir Hamza was the highest wicket-taker in Afghanistan’s domestic tournament, bagging 30 wickets in five matches.
Karim Janat was sensational in that tournament, registering two centuries and four half-centuries in just seven innings to collect 561 runs, to go with 18 wickets.
Abdul Malik scored 349 runs at 39 in the last five First-Class matches.
Rahmat Shah scored a century in the only Test between these sides.
Taijul Islam loves bowling at the venue: 67 wickets in 13 matches.
At the same ground, Mushfiqur Rahim has scored 1,712 runs at 47, including a top score of 219*.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (125 runs and 20 wickets) is the only player from either side to feature in the Best11 in each of the last five matches.
Since 2022, no Bangladesh batter has accumulated more runs than Liton Das (866 at 43).
Probable XIs
Bangladesh: Zakir Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das (c & wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed
Afghanistan: Abdul Malik, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Nasir Jamal, Afsar Zazai (wk), Karim Janat, Amir Hamza, Yamin Ahmadzai, Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai, Nijat Masoud
