Asia Cup: Bangladesh decided to bat in an important match against Afghanistan

Abu Dhabi, September 16 (IANS). The very important match of the Asia Cup 2025 is played between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Bangladesh captain Linton Das won the throw and decided to bat first. This game is very important for Bangladesh. After winning the throw, Linton Das said: “We’ll bat first. All the players are excited for this game, the win is needed. The field is slow to bat. The 160 score will be good. We’ve made four changes, the smugglers come back. We have three spinners and two fast bowlers.” Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said: “It’s also nice to bat first, but it has no special meaning in T20. The players took three days of rest and we got a good workout. Our power is our bowling, especially spin bowling. We have to bowl well as a unit and bake in the right areas.” It is very important for Bangladesh to win this game. Bangladesh played two games of the league stage. Bangladesh won against Hong Kong, but he had to face defeat in the last match against Sri Lanka. If Bangladesh loses this match against Afghanistan, it will be out of the tournament. At the same time, Afghanistan will cut super 4 tickets with a win. Afghanistan scored a big win against Hong Kong in their first game. He also has another league game against Sri Lanka. Afghanistan’s upper hand against Bangladesh in T20 is heavy. Afghanistan 7 and Bangladesh have won five times in the 12 games played so far. Bangladesh plays Xi: Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hasan, Litton Das (wicketkeeper/captain), Tauheed Hridayo, Nasum Ahmed, Nurul Hasan, Jaaker Ali, Shamim Hussain, Radid Hussain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed Afghanistan, Sendikull Atal, Rahmanlah Gurbazullah, Rehmanlahlah Gurbazullah Atal (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Jadaran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Karim Jannat, Rashid Khan (Captain), Noor Ahmad, AM Gajanfar, Faz Farooqui -ians pack/