Asia Cup 2025: Bangladesh Batting First Against Afghanistan, Taskin Ahmed Returns

The fifth match of Group B of the Asia Cup 2025 is being played between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Bangladesh has decided to bat first after winning the toss. Bangladesh captain Liton Das, after winning the toss, said that his team is very excited for this match. Liton said that 160 would be a good score on this pitch. He said that his team is not under any kind of tension. Bangladesh has four changes. Taskin Ahmed has returned. Liton said that his team has come out today with three spinners and two fast bowlers.

Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said that he would have also batted after winning the toss, but he also has no problem with bowling. Rashid said that his team is coming back after a break, and this break has been good for his team. There is no change in the Afghanistan team.

Afghanistan has had the upper hand against Bangladesh. So far, 12 T20 international matches have been played between the two teams. During this, Bangladesh has won five. Afghanistan has won seven matches. If we talk about the last five matches played between the two teams, Afghanistan has won three matches and Bangladesh has been successful in two.

Playing 11 of Team Bangladesh: Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hasan, Liton Das (wicketkeeper/captain), Tauhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Nurul Hasan, Zaker Ali, Shamim Hussain, Rishad Hussain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed

Playing 11 of Team Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmed, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi