After struggling in the Asia Cup, there is no place for any of Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib and Noor Ahmad but the batting looks particularly strong and secure with Hashmatullah Shahidi, who captains the side in ODIs, a very consistent player in this format. Afghanistan won four out of their last five ODI matches.

On the other hand, before Bangladesh arrived in the UAE for this tour, even their highest expectations would not have been to win all three of their T20Is, but following a 3-0 whitewash, they will now be looking to make it two series wins out of two. Their recent form in the ODI format is not good, having won just one out of the last five matches.

AFG vs BAN Match Details

Date: 8th October, 2025

Time: 5:30 PM IST

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 

Live Streaming: Fancode  

AFG vs BAN Weather & Pitch Report 

Whether Report -

There are no signs of any rain interruptions throughout the game. It is pleasant conditions and perfect throughout the game.

Pitch Report -

• Avg 1st innings score: 235-250

• The chasing team has an advantage

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Top Batters to Watch in AFG vs BAN

• Tanzid Hasan (BAN) - 86 runs in this Series 

• Saif Hasan (BAN) - 82 runs in this Series 

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) – 82 runs in this Series 

Top Bowler to Watch in AFG vs BAN

• Rashid Khan (AFG) - 6 wickets in this Series 

• Nasum Ahmed (BAN) - 5 wickets in this Series 

• Azmatullah Omerzai (AUS) - 5 wicket in this Series 

AFG vs BAN Recent Form

AFG vs BAN Today Match Prediction Scenarios

Scenario 1- If AFG bats first

• First Innings score prediction- AFG is expected to score 250-260 runs

• Result prediction- AFG will win the match by 25-30 Runs 

Scenario 2- If BAN bats first

• First Innings score prediction- BAN is expected to score 215-230 runs.

• Result prediction- AFG will win the match by 5 wickets 

AFG vs BAN Predicted Playing XI

Afghanistan (AFG) Playing XI 

Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Nangeyalia Kharote, Rashid Khan, A. M. Ghazanfar, Mohammad Saleem, Abdollah Ahmadzai.

Bangladesh (BAN) Playing XI

Mohammad Naim, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Rishad Hossain, Saif Hassan, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud.

AFG vs BAN Complete Squad

Afghanistan - 

Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmanullag Gurbaz (WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, Abdollah Ahmadzai, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar and Mohammad Saleem.

Bangladesh -

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali (WK), Nurul Hasan (WK), Mohammad Naim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Rishad Hossain, Saif Hassan, Shamim Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana, Tanvir Islam and Taskin Ahmed

AFG vs BAN Today Match Prediction - Who Will Win Today?

Afghanistan to win

We predict that Afghanistan will win the 1st ODI match. The likes of Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rashid Khan will be key players to watch out for.