AFG vs BAN 3rd ODI Match Prediction, Preview, News Updates & Expert Analysis
By Aditya - Wed, Oct 21, 2026Last Updated on Oct 23, 2026 10:10 AM
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Cricket Match Previews
ODI Tri-Nation Series in UAE, 2026
BAN 160/10 (41.2)
AFG 161/3 (35.3)
Afghanistan won by 7 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hashmatullah Shahidi* | 36 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Rahmat Shah | 67 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 74.44 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliss Al Islam* | 8.3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 5.53 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3.13 |
Last Wicket:Ibrahim Zadran c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Mustafizur Rahman 34(48) - 95/3 in 19.6 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh
Bangladesh — Innings 1 (160/10 in 41.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saif Hassan c (sub)Nangeyalia Kharoti b Mohammad Nabi | 41 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 50 | |
| Tanzid Hasan Tamim c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Ahmadzai | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Soumya Sarkar b Ahmadzai | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Azmatullah Omarzai | 15 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 65.22 | |
| Towhid Hridoy (c) c and b Azmatullah Omarzai | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Parvez Hossain Emon (wk) lbw b Rashid Khan | 70 | 96 | 5 | 2 | 72.92 | |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz c (sub)Nangeyalia Kharoti b Bilal Sami | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | |
| Shoriful Islam b Rashid Khan | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Aliss Al Islam c Mohammad Nabi b Rashid Khan | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taskin Ahmed not out | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Mustafizur Rahman b Rashid Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 7 | Wides: 11 | Total: 22 | |||||
| Total | 160 | 10 wkts, 41.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 7 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Bilal Sami | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3.8 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Rashid Khan | 8.2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 9 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 3.9 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Saif Hassan & Tanzid Hasan Tamim | 6 | 8 |
| Saif Hassan & Soumya Sarkar | 0 | 1 |
| Saif Hassan & Najmul Hossain Shanto | 21 | 31 |
| Saif Hassan & Towhid Hridoy | 1 | 2 |
| Saif Hassan & Parvez Hossain Emon | 93 | 147 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz & Parvez Hossain Emon | 3 | 8 |
| Shoriful Islam & Parvez Hossain Emon | 23 | 28 |
| Aliss Al Islam & Parvez Hossain Emon | 9 | 11 |
| Aliss Al Islam & Taskin Ahmed | 4 | 11 |
| Mustafizur Rahman & Taskin Ahmed | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzid Hasan Tamim | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2 | Soumya Sarkar | 1.3 | 6 |
| 3 | Najmul Hossain Shanto | 6.4 | 27 |
| 4 | Towhid Hridoy | 6.6 | 28 |
| 5 | Saif Hassan | 31.3 | 121 |
| 6 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 32.5 | 124 |
| 7 | Shoriful Islam | 37.3 | 147 |
| 8 | Parvez Hossain Emon | 39.2 | 156 |
| 9 | Aliss Al Islam | 41.1 | 160 |
| 10 | Mustafizur Rahman | 41.2 | 160 |
Afghanistan — Innings 2 (161/3 in 35.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) b Taskin Ahmed | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 | |
| Ibrahim Zadran c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Mustafizur Rahman | 34 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 70.83 | |
| Sediqullah Atal b Taskin Ahmed | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 | |
| Rahmat Shah (c) not out | 67 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 74.44 | |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi not out | 36 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 2 | LegByes: 1 | Wides: 11 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 161 | 3 wkts, 35.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Yamin Ahmadzai | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taskin Ahmed | 8 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Shoriful Islam | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Aliss Al Islam | 8.3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 6 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 5.3 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3.1 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran | 26 | 17 |
| Sediqullah Atal & Ibrahim Zadran | 13 | 25 |
| Rahmat Shah & Ibrahim Zadran | 56 | 78 |
| Rahmat Shah & Hashmatullah Shahidi | 66 | 93 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 2.5 | 26 |
| 2 | Sediqullah Atal | 6.6 | 39 |
| 3 | Ibrahim Zadran | 19.6 | 95 |
AFG vs BAN Match Prediction, ODI Tri-Nation Series in UAE, 2026, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
AFG vs BAN (Afghanistan vs Bangladesh) Match Details
| Match | Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (AFG vs BAN) |
| League | ODI Tri-Nation Series in UAE, 2026 |
| Date | Wednesday, 21st October 2026 |
| Time | 05:00 PM (IST) - 11:30 AM (GMT) |
AFG vs BAN Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
AFG vs BAN Match Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
AFG vs BAN Pitch Report: The pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi is initially considered favorable for batters. However, as the match progresses, it begins to offer significant assistance to spinners. Given this, the team that wins the toss would likely choose to bat first and aim to put up a big score.
AFG vs BAN Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Abu Dhabi, AE will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 33°C on the match day with 61% humidity and 17.6 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Sheikh Zayed Stadium Score Records:
| Total matches: | 59 |
| Batting first won: | 40 |
| Bowling first won: | 19 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 252 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 201 |
| Highest Total: | 343/4 |
| Lowest Total: | 63/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 295/6 |
| Lowest Defended: | 180/3 |
Sheikh Zayed Stadium Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 42%
Spin Bowling
54%Batting Pitch 46%
Bowling Pitch
131
T20 Average Scores
AFG vs BAN (Afghanistan vs Bangladesh) Playing 11
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (AFG vs BAN) Match Preview
AFG vs BAN Match Preview: Afghanistan will lock horns against Bangladesh in ODI Tri-Nation Series in UAE, 2026 on Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 05:00 PM IST at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
- Afghanistan: The Afghan team is in excellent form. In their previous match, they defeated Zimbabwe by a massive margin of 158 runs. Buoyed by a brilliant century from Sediqullah Atal and lethal bowling from Rashid Khan, the team’s confidence is sky-high.
- Bangladesh: Bangladesh has had a very poor start to the tournament, suffering a crushing 99-run defeat against Zimbabwe in their opening match. To reach the final, Bangladesh must not only win this match but also secure a victory by a large margin—potentially by 40 runs or by chasing down the target in fewer overs—to improve their net run rate.
Afghanistan (AFG) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Sediqullah Atal will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Rahmat Shah and Azmatullah Omarzai will strengthen the middle order for Afghanistan.
- Rahmat Shah will lead the Afghanistan as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz will do the Wicket Keeping for Afghanistan.
Spin Bowlers
- Rashid Khan and AM Ghazanfar will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Rashid Khan was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Pace Bowlers
- Zia ur Rehman Sharifi and FazalHaq Farooqi will lead the pace attack of his team.
Bangladesh (BAN) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Soumya Sarkar and Tanzid Hasan will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Najmul Hossain Shanto will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Saif Hassan and Towhid Hridoy will strengthen the middle order for Bangladesh.
- Towhid Hridoy will lead the Bangladesh as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Nurul Hasan will do the Wicket Keeping for Bangladesh.
Spin Bowlers
- Saif Hassan and Mosaddek Hossain will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Saif Hassan is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Shoriful Islam and Hasan Mahmud will lead the pace attack of his team.
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (AFG vs BAN) Dream11 Match Prediction, Team and Tips
AFG vs BAN Match Prediction: Afghanistan looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, BAN will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
AFG vs BAN ODI Tri-Nation Series in UAE, 2026 Match Expert Advice: Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Azmatullah Omarzai will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
AFG vs BAN Head to Head
AFG vs BAN Head to Head Records: Afghanistan vs Bangladesh have faced each other in 19 matches in ODI. Out of these 19 games, Afghanistan have won 8 whereas Bangladesh have won 11 Matches.
| Match Played | 19 |
| AFG Won | 8 |
| BAN Won | 11 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - ODI Tri-Nation Series in UAE, 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan - Q | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.362 | 4 | WW |
| 2 | Zimbabwe - Q | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.590 | 2 | LW |
| 3 | Bangladesh - E | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.733 | 0 | LL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Recent Forms:
AFG - W WBAN - L L
AFG vs BAN Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
AFG vs BAN Winning Prediction
- Afghanistan team has the upper hand over Bangladesh team. So try to pick more players from Afghanistan
AFG vs BAN Small League Must Picks:
AFG - Rahmanullah Gurbaz [0 points], Azmatullah Omarzai [0 points]BAN - Saif Hassan [80 points], Najmul Hossain Shanto [0 points]
AFG vs BAN Grand League Risky Picks:
AFG - Sediqullah Atal [0 points], Ibrahim Zadran [0 points]BAN - Towhid Hridoy [0 points], Taskin Ahmed [0 points]
AFG vs BAN Death Over Bowlers:
AFG - FazalHaq FarooqiBAN - Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed
Afghanistan (AFG) Key Players
- Azmatullah Omarzai [2W, 0W, (17, 2W),11, (64, 1W)]
- Mohammad Nabi [1W, 1W, 0W, 20, (33, 2W)]
- AM Ghazanfar [0W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 0W]
- Sediqullah Atal [4, 102, 1, 12, 13]
- Ibrahim Zadran [34, 90, 25, 37, 11]
- Rashid Khan [4W, 4W, 1W, (28, 3W), 0W]
Bangladesh (BAN) Key Players
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz [0W, 5, 13, 10]
- Najmul Hossain Shanto [4, 105, 0, 0, 101*]
- Mustafizur Rahman [1W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 5W]
- Shoriful Islam [0W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 1W]
- Tanzid Hasan [1, 46, 66*, 58, 16]
- Taskin Ahmed [2W, 3W, 0W, 0W, 0W]
AFG vs BAN Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Najmul Hossain Shanto [PTs: 8, CR: 9.0]
- Tanzid Hasan [PTs: 100, CR: 8.5]
- Sediqullah Atal [PTs: 160, CR: 8.0]
- Ibrahim Zadran [PTs: 162, CR: 8.5]
- Rashid Khan [PTs: 197, CR: 9.0]
AFG vs BAN Injury / Unavailability
Afghanistan Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Bangladesh Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
AFG vs BAN Live Stream
Where can I see AFG vs BAN Live Score?
You can see AFG vs BAN Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
AFG vs BAN match will be live telecast on FanCode.
AFG vs BAN Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch AFG vs BAN match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
AFG vs BAN match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (AFG vs BAN) Squads
Afghanistan (AFG) Squad: Rahmat Shah(C), Yamin Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Zia ur Rehman Sharifi, Rashid Khan, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, FazalHaq Farooqi, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil(WK), Bilal Sami, Nangeyalia Kharote, AM Ghazanfar
Bangladesh (BAN) Squad: Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan(WK), Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy(C), Litton Das(WK), Aliss Islam, Ketut Artawan(WK), Tanvir Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tanzid Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz
AFG vs BAN Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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