Mashrafe Mortaza-led Bangladesh cricket team will face a confident Afghanistan in the fourth match of Super Four in the Asia Cup 2018 on Sunday. The match between Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Both Afghanistan and Bangladesh have lost their first games in Super Four to Pakistan and India respectively. On Sunday, both the teams will look to win their second games to keep their hopes alive for the finals.
Bangladesh have recalled experienced Soumya Sarkar and Imrul Kayes to the national team to strengthen their squad for the ongoing tournament.
Afghanistan and Bangladesh have faced each other six times in limited overs format and both of them have won three each of those encounters. Earlier, Afghanistan had thrashed Bangladesh by 136-runs when the two teams faced each other at the group stage of Asia Cup 2018.
Ahead of the Afghanistan-Bangladesh clash; here is everything you need to know:
Date: September 23, 2018 (Sunday).
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Time: The match begins at 5:00 PM IST. The toss will take place at 4:30 PM IST.
Live Broadcast: Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD in English commentary and Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 3 HD in Hindi Commentary.
Live Streaming: Hotstar.
Teams:
Afghanistan Squad: Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Asghar Afghan (c), Ihsanullah Janat, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Javed Ahmadi, Samiullah Shenwari, Munir Ahmad, Sayed Shirzad, Sharafuddin Ashraf
Bangladesh Squad: Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Islam, Abu Hider Rony, Mominul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes