Bangladesh face Afghanistan in the Match three of ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 at Dharamshala on October 7. Here is the BAN vs AFG World Cup 2023 match live score, as well as updates, playing XIs and toss details.

Bangladesh v Afghanistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match 3
October 7, 2023
10:30 am local time
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023 Match 3: Toss

The toss will take place at 10 a.m. local time.

BAN vs AFG, World Cup 2023 Match 3: Live score

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023 Match 3: Team news

Afghanistan have faced Bangladesh twice in the World Cup since their debut in 2015. In their maiden season, Bangladesh won by 105 runs thanks to a Player of the Match knock of 71 (56) by Mushfiqur Rahim. In the next edition in England, the ‘Tigers’ clinched the encounter by 62 runs courtesy of Shakib Al Hasan’s 51 runs and 5-29 with the ball.

Skipper Shakib will return to the playing XI after missing the two warm-up games due to an injury. They will be tempted to squeeze Tanzid Hasan in the top-order after he scored 84 (85) and 45 (44) in the practice fixtures against Sri Lanka and England respectively. Spin-bowling all-rounder Mahedi Hasan is another player who can make the cut for his good showing with the ball in the warm-up matches.

Afghanistan will depend heavily on their opening duo of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran. Pacer Naveen-ul-Haq, who has taken a break from ODIs since January 2021, straightaway comes into Hashmatullah Shahidi’s team. The key to their bowling lies in the spin twins Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan predicted XIs

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Match prediction – today’s Bangladesh-Afghanistan live match

It will be largely an even-steven contest but Bangladesh are expected to get the better of Afghanistan in the end.

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