Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE Score, Asia Cup 2025 Match 9: BAN Bat First - Check Playing XIs

National anthems are done. Saif Hassan and Tanzid Hasan are at the crease for Bangladesh. Saif Hassan will take strike. Fazalhaq Farooqi will open the attack for the Afghans. Here we go!

Afghanistan Playing XI: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Bangladesh Playing XI: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Litton Das (wk/c), Towhid Hridoy, Nasum Ahmed, Nurul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed

Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first in a must-win clash against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi today.

Bangladesh are in a must-win territory. They beat Hong Kong in their tournament opener before being humbled by Sri Lanka. A loss to Afghanistan will certainly end their hopes of qualifying for the Super 4s. Meanwhile, Afghanistan thrashed Hong Kong in their opener and they have not played a game since. A win tonight will help them qualify for the Super 4s along with Sri Lanka. A loss will revive Bangladesh's hopes but make Afghanistan's final Group B game against Sri Lanka a virtual knockout.

Bangladesh and Afghanistan have been very close rivals as both teams aim to rise further in stature in the international arena. How many times have the two teams faced each other in T20Is? Click on the link below to know.

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