Bangladesh vs Afghanistan LIVE Score Asia Cup 2025: Litton Das opts to bat first in must-win encounter, Taskin returns

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Bangladesh Playing XI - Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Litton Das(w/c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Nurul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Afghanistan Playing XI - Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Bangladesh skipper Litton Das wins the toss and elects to bat first against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Afghanistan opened their Asia Cup campaign on September 9 with a commanding 94-run victory over Hong Kong and have since had a six-day breather. Head coach Jonathan Trott acknowledged that the gap came as a much-needed reset, both mentally and physically, following a taxing tri-series against UAE and Pakistan, where they played five games in just 10 days before falling short in the final against Pakistan.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: In recent two years or so, Afghans have had success against Bangladesh as well, beating them in a 50-overs series in 2023 at Bangladesh's own territory and securing a thrilling eight-run win over them in the T20 World Cup's Super 8s stage last year, which helped them reach the semifinals.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Afghanistan have grown into a formidable white-ball outfit in recent years. After making the Super Four in the 2022 Asia Cup, they impressed with a sixth-place finish at the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, beating England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, before storming into the T20 World Cup semifinals with landmark wins over Australia and New Zealand.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: A major advantage for Afghanistan lies in their wealth of spin options, led by captain Rashid Khan and seasoned all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, supported by the likes of Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and rising youngster AM Ghazanfar.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Bangladesh, still reeling from a heavy defeat to Sri Lanka, now face a do-or-die Group B showdown against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Tuesday. With a spot in the Super Four at stake, Litton Das and his men must overcome Afghanistan’s world-class spin arsenal led by Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: In the clash against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh’s top order collapsed under pressure, leaving the team in deep trouble early on. However, middle-order batters Jaker Ali and Shamim Hossain rose to the occasion, stitching together an unbeaten 86-run stand for the sixth wicket that gave their side a fighting chance and restored some respectability to the innings.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score Asia Cup 2025, BAN vs AFG: Sri Lanka currently top Group B with two wins from two games, collecting four points and boasting a strong net run rate of +1.546. Afghanistan follow in second place with two points from a single win, backed by an impressive net run rate of +4.700. Bangladesh, meanwhile, are placed third with two points after winning one and losing one of their two outings.