AFG vs BAN, T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: Date, Time, Venue, Head to Head, Pitch Report, Playing XI and Squads. The Asian rivals Bangladesh will face Afghanistan in a decider for a semi-final spot in the T20 World Cup 2024. The Super 8 match will be played on Tuesday, 25th of June at 06:00 AM, on the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, St Vincent. Headed by Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bangladesh is coming off two back-to-back losses to Australia and India.
After losing their first match to India in the Super 8 round, Afghanistan, captained by Rashid Khan, demonstrated a remarkable 21-run victory over formidable Australia, ensuring they were still in contention for the semifinals.
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If Australia gets defeated in the early match against India and Afghanistan wins against Bangladesh, the second finalists will be finished by the last Super 8 game in Group 1. This will be the second occasion Bangladesh and Afghanistan will go head to head in a T20 World Cup and the 12th time they will face off in what’s the shortest format of the game. In addition, this will be their inaugural clash on the Kingstown field. See the following records in the head-to-head AFG vs BAN stats:
AFG vs BAN Head To Head Stats In T20I
Total matches played: 11 matches
Afghanistan won: 6 matches
Bangladesh won: 5 matches
No Result: 0
Tied: 0
Out of the 11 times they have played in the T20I, Afghanistan has won 6 times whereas Bangladesh has won 5 matches, which makes a very small lead for Afghanistan. Anyway, in the other five games they fought Bangladesh was the winner of three where they won the two. In the first T20 World Cup match where they competed, a 2014 occasion in Bangladesh, the hosts found success finishing the home 72 and happening it later on. So Afghanistan chased the 73 runs successfully. Hence, the hosts catch Afghanistan out of 72.
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Pitch Report of Arnos Vale Ground
During the T20 World Cup, the wicket at the Arnos Vale Ground in St Vincent has remained quite sluggish since the beginning. The team that has batted first has won all the four matches played here. The highest score put up by the team setting the stage at 159 has been the highest score of the matches.
South Africa withstood the competition with 115 runs and Bangladesh achieved the same with 106 runs. As of now in St Vincent, the success of the team that select to bat first seems to be almost guaranteed.
AFG vs BAN Playing XI
Afghanistan: Noor Ahmad, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nangeyalia Kharote, Rashid Khan(c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Jaker Ali, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Litton Das(w), Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahmudullah
AFG vs BAN Squads
Afghanistan Squad: Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Nangeyalia Kharote, Mohammad Nabi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (w), Mohammad Ishaq, Hazratullah Zazai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Rashid Khan (c), and Naveen-ul-Haq.
Bangladesh Squad: Rishad Hossain, Tanzid Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Tanvir Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Litton Das (w), Jaker Ali, and Taskin Ahmed.
