Bangladesh vs Afghanistan – 2nd T20 International Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Bangladesh vs Afghanistan taking place? Saturday, March 5th, 2022 – 09:00 (UK)
Where is Bangladesh vs Afghanistan taking place? Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur
What is the expected weather for Bangladesh vs Afghanistan? 30-31c with sunshine and light winds
What channel is Bangladesh vs Afghanistan on? The match will not be televised in the UK.
Where can I stream Bangladesh vs Afghanistan? This match cannot be streamed in the UK.
LAST MEETING
Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 61 runs
THE TEAM NEWS
BANGLADESH
- Bangladesh won the toss, batted first and put together a competitive total of 155/8 before taking advantage of a pitch that rapidly broke up under the sun, skittling Afghanistan out for just 94, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead in this two match T20i series.
- Top order batter Liton Das proved why recalling him was a smart move from the Tigers as he top-scored for his side with 60, whilst six of their ten wickets taken were by the spin of Nasum Ahmed and Shakib Al Hasan
AFGHANISTAN
- Afghanistan’s batters were unable to cope with batting second on a slow, spinning Mirpur pitch and the loss of four wickets inside the powerplay is something that cannot be repeated if they are to level the series.
- The tourists decided to play all of their spin-bowlers in the first T20i and the likelihood is that they will deploy the same strategy again here with the pitch unlikely to prove any easier to bat on for either side considering the hot weather conditions and less than 48 hours between the two fixtures.
THE PREDICTION
Although Afghanistan have the bowlers within their ranks to cause Bangladesh huge problems on their own patch, their batters have understandably struggled to adapt to the tough conditions as has been the case with countries such as Australia over the past 12 months. The home side meanwhile, contain the sort of quality with the bat that Afghanistan don’t have with the experience of players like Das and Shakib vital on pitches such as these. Although the tourists are expected to put up a better fight this time round, especially if they were to win the toss, Bangladesh should still be narrowly backed to seal a 2-0 series win.
