Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Asia Cup 2025: What to expect?

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Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan Asia Cup 2025: Team Bangladesh will face Team Afghanistan on 16 September 2025. The match will take place in Abu Dhabi at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. According to the early pitch reports, the pitch is balanced for both batting and bowling, but will slightly favor the chasing team. Team Afghanistan won their first match of the Asia Cup 2025 tournament by defeating Hong Kong. On the other hand, Bangladesh also started their tournament with a win by defeating Hong Kong. 

Now, both these teams will face each other in a very crucial match. For Team Bangladesh, it’s a must-win as they lost their second match of the tournament against Sri Lanka. Team Afghanistan, however, has only played 1 match in the tournament. If Afghanistan wins the match, they will easily qualify for the Super Four. However, if Team Bangladesh loses their tournament journey will be essentially over, as they then will have to rely on Hong Kong and Afghanistan beating Sri Lanka with a very high margin. 

Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan Asia Cup 2025: What to expect?

Bangladesh and Afghanistan will face each other in a very crucial match of Group B. It will be the last group stage match of the Bangladeshi team, and it will essentially be a do-or-die type of situation for them. On the other hand, Team Afghanistan has only played one match so far in the tournament and also won that match by a very high margin. Currently, the net run of Team Afghanistan is +4.700, and the net run rate of Bangladesh is -0.650. A loss against Afghanistan will basically put Bangladesh out of the tournament.

It is predicted that both Afghanistan and Bangladesh will take the same Playing 11 in their upcoming match, as they have used in their previous matches. However, the official playing 11 of both teams will be announced after the toss. In their last match, Sri Lanka easily defeated Bangladesh, so it will be crucial for the Bangladeshi team to address these issues as they face Afghanistan in a very crucial match on September 16. 

Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan Asia Cup 2025: What if Team Afghanistan Wins?

If Afghanistan can defeat Bangladesh, they will qualify for the Super Four in the 2025 Asia Cup. They will then face Sri Lanka in their last group stage match on September 18. Now, if Afghanistan wins against Bangladesh, Bangladesh’s only hope to qualify for the Super Four will be hoping that Team Afghanistan can defeat Team Sri Lanka by a very high margin, and Sri Lanka loses its match against Hong Kong on September 15. 

Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan Asia Cup 2025: Where to Watch?

In Afghanistan, viewers can watch the 2025 Asia Cup match between Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan on Ariana TV. In Bangladesh, the match can be watched live on Gazi TV. In India, the match can be watched live on Sony Sports Network and the Sony LIV app. Fans in India can also watch 2025 Asia Cup matches on Jio TV with an affiliated Sony LIV membership for just 77 Rupees. 

FAQs

Q. Who is the captain of the Bangladeshi team in the 2025 Asia Cup?

A. Litton Das is the captain of the Bangladeshi team in the 2025 Asia Cup.

Q. Who is the captain of the Team Afghanistan in the 2025 Asia Cup?

A. Rashid Khan is the captain of the Bangladeshi team in the 2025 Asia Cup.

Q. Can Bangladesh qualify for the Super Four in the 2025 Asia Cup?

A. If Bangladesh can defeat Afghanistan, they will qualify for the 2025 Asia Cup.

Q. Has Bangladesh ever won the Asia Cup tournament?

A. Bangladesh has never won the Asia Cup tournament.

Q. Who is the head coach of the Afghanistani Cricket Team?

A. Jonathan Trott is the head coach of the Afghanistani Cricket Team.

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