ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024- 52nd Match - Super 8 Group 1- Afghanistan vs Bangladesh- Cricket Match Predictions - June 25th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the Super 8 Group 1 ICC Men's T20 World Cup match to be played between Afghanistan and Bangladesh on June 25th.

Match 52 - Super 8 Group 1 - Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown)


Current Form Afghanistan:

Afghanistan are currently placed at the 3rd position in Super 8's Group 1 with 1 win to their credit.

Afghanistan will have to win against Bangladesh by a big margin, in case Australia manage to beat India in their last Super 8 game. However, if India beats Australia, Afghanistan will be through, given they beat Bangladesh (NRR won't apply in that case).

The top run scorer for Afghanistan in the competition is Rahmanullah Gurbaz with 238 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Afghanistan in the competition is Fazalhaq Farooqi with 15 scalps under his belt.

In their previous match, Afghanistan won against Australia by 21 runs.

Afghanistan batted first and they posted a total of 148 for 6 in 20 overs on a very tough pitch to bat on. Rahmanullah Gurbaz once again played with a lot of heart and fire as he smashed 60 runs at the top of the order. Ibrahim Zadran also contributed well and scored 51 runs. The middle and lower order batters failed to provide impetus to the innings in the death overs and Afghanistan were restricted to 148 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Australia lost Travis Head, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh within the powerplay overs. Glenn Maxwell tried his best to bring some life into the game as wickets kept falling at the other end. He scored 59 off 41 balls but was dismissed by Gulbadin Naib at an important juncture of the match. Australia couldn't really recover from that point on and were bowled out for 127, as Afghanistan won the match by 21 runs.

Current Form Bangladesh:

Bangladesh are currently placed at the bottom most position on Super 8's Group 1 with 2 losses to their credit.

Bangladesh are already out of contention for the Semi Finals but they can spoil Afghanistan's party if they manage to beat them.

The top run scorer for Bangladesh in the World Cup is Towhid Hridoy with 139 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Bangladesh in the World Cup is Tanzim Sakib with 11 scalps under his belt.

In their previous match, Bangladesh lost against India by 50 runs.

India batted first and they posted a total of 196 for 5 in 20 overs. The start was simply fantastic as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli started smashing the bowlers from ball one. Rohit got out to Shakib Al Hasan but Kohli continued his merry ways of scoring. Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya played match defining knocks of 36 and 50 runs respectively to take India to a formidable total of 195 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Bangladesh lost Litton Das early on. Post his dismissal, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Tanzid Hasan revived the innings with a partnership of 31 runs for the 2nd wicket. However, Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah picked up a couple of wickets in quick succession and put Bangladesh under a lot of pressure. Rishad Hossain scored 24 off 10 balls but it didn't matter in the end as Bangladesh fell short by 50 runs in the end.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Bangladesh

Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Afghanistan:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Afghanistan

Who will win?-  Afghanistan

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Mahmudullah (Bangladesh)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Rashid Khan (Afghanistan), Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh)

Most Sixes – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Mahmudullah (Bangladesh)

Player of the Match- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

Team Scores Batting first – Afghanistan 165+, Bangladesh 135+

Match Handicap: Afghanistan




*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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