UAE vs AFG Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Sharjah Stadium – 1st T20I, 2023
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Asia Cup 2022: BAN vs AFG Weather Forecast And Pitch Report Of Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Match 03. Afghanistan will play against Bangladesh on 30th August, at 7:30 pm in the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Afghanistan brutalized Sri Lanka in the opening encounter to win the match by 8 wickets with nearly 10 overs remaining.

Their team has the capability to challenge any team in the T20 format and will look to win this match and seal their spot in the Super-4s comfortably. Bangladesh on the other hand are struggling for consistency in the T20I format and will be looking for a win in this match to boost their confidence going ahead in the series.

The Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh side has been in a horrible run of form in T20Is in 2022. They have lost a series against Pakistan, West Indies, and Zimbabwe. They will like to show some fights during the Asia Cup 2022.

Afghanistan gave a statement by winning their last match (Asia Cup 2022 opening fixture) as they were all over the Sri Lankan team. Firstly their pace gun Fazalhaq Farooqi almost took a hat-trick and then the young gun Rahamanullah Gurbaz smashed 40 off 18 and led his side to victory.

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Bangladesh and Afghanistan have faced each other in 8 matches in T20Is. Out of these 8 games, Bangladesh has won 3 whereas Afghanistan has come out victorious on 5 occasions.

Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Credits: Twitter)

Bangladesh will be led by their star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in this series. Sabbir Rahman and Mohammed Naim will open the batting with the experienced players Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, and Mushfiqur Rahim expected to support their skipper in the middle order.

Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan (Image Credit: Twitter)

Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed will share the pace bowling responsibilities for the team. Shakib Al Hasan and Mahedi Hasan will combine together for their spin department. Pacer Mohammed Saifuddin or spinner Mehedi Hasan might slot in depending on the conditions.

Asia Cup 2022: Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI:

Sabbir Rahman, Mohammed Naim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mohammed Saifuddin

Afghanistan openers Hazaratullah Zazai (37 runs) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (40 runs) took on the opposition attack against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2022 opener scoring 83 runs in the small chase. They have a strong batting line-up with Najibullah Zadran, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mohammed Nabi, and Rashid Khan in their middle order.

Fazalhaq Farooqi
Fazalhaq Farooqi. Image-Twitter

Pace duo of Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-Ul-Haq ran through the opposition top order to claim 3 wickets inside the first 2 overs. Spinners Mujeeb ur Rehman, Mohammed Nabi, and Rashid Khan took control of the middle overs with combined figures of 12-0-50-4 in the match. They have a strong bowling attack in both pace and spin bowling combinations. Fazalhaq Farooqi was MOM for recording figures of 3/11 in 3.4 overs.

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Asia Cup 2022: Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI:

Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Asia Cup 2022
Asia Cup 2022 Photo Credit: (Twitter)

A thrilling all-around performance saw Afghanistan crush Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first game of the Asia Cup 2022. The bowlers set the foundation, reducing Sri Lanka to 5 for 3, with Fazalhaq Farooqi responsible for most of the carnage.

Despite a brief resurgence in the middle thanks to a 44-run stand between Danushka Gunathilaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Afghanistan struck back hard, running through the lower order.

Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, and Mohammad Nabi were all among the wickets, and despite late resistance from Chamika Karunaratne, the 105 Sri Lanka managed was woefully inadequate. It took the Afghan openers just 10.1 overs to take it down; Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai racked up 83 runs in the Powerplay itself effectively ending the game as a contest right there.

Afghanistan 106 for 2 (Gurbaz 40*, Zazai 37, Hasaranga 1-19) beat Sri Lanka 105 all out (Rajapaksa 38, Farooqi 3-11, Nabi 2-14) by 8 wickets

Asia Cup 2022: BAN vs AFG Weather Forecast And Pitch Report Of Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Match 03

Sharjah will have a humid climate on the match day with no chances of rain as per the weather forecasters. We expect dew to come into effect during the match. According to weather.com, the temperature will be 29 degrees Celcius at night with humidity of 42%. The wind direction will be ENE at 12 km/hr.

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Sharjah is the smallest of the venues in the UAE circuit and the pitch might be a little slower with variable bounce on it. Early moisture will help the bowlers during the start and the average scores are expected to be around 160-180 runs in the match.

Chasing will be the most preferred option as teams batting second has an excellent record here and the bowlers will look to use the early moisture content in the pitch.