The week starts off with an Asian clash, Afghanistan face off Bangladesh on Monday in the 31st league Match at The Rose Bowl, Southampton in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2019.
Afghanistan enter the game today after a fantastic fight the other night against India. Meanwhile, Bangladesh coming into this one after tasting defeat against Australia. This is a must win game for Bangladesh in order to keep any chances open for a semi final berth.
Bangladesh could make a couple of changes here and there, but Afghanistan will likely enter with an unchanged squad.
Bangladesh Squad :
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Jayed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Mithun.
Playing XI :
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Mustafizur Rahman
Afghanistan Squad :
Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib (C), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Aftab Alam, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan, Noor Ali Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari.
Playing XI :
Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib (C), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Aftab Alam, Mujeeb ur Rahman.
Dream 11 Suggestion :
Wicket Keeper – Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das
Batsmen – Hashmatullah Shahidi, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar
All rounders – Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan
Bowlers – Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Mehidy Hasan
Captain – Mushfiqur Rahim or Gulbadin Naib
Vice Captain – Shakib Al Hasan or Soumya Sarkar
Match 31: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan ( BAN vs AFG)
Venue : The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Time : 10:30 am local time (3 pm IST)
Weather : The clouds are expected to stay throughout the play and rains are expected towards noon.
Pitch : The pitch will assist spinners. A score upto 250 should be good enough for the team batting first.