AFG vs BAN Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Sharjah Cricket Stadium–1st ODI, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh in UAE 2024

Afghanistan and Bangladesh are all set to clash with each other in an ODI series. AFG vs BAN ODI series will witness three games and the opening game takes place on Wednesday, November 6 in UAE.

Hashmatullah Shahidi and Najmul Hossain Shanto are the captains of Afghanistan and Bangladesh respectively in the series. The series will witness a total of three games.

Afghanistan showed awesome form in the previous ODI series against South Africa. The Asian Team crushed the Proteas in all three games by a huge margin. It was their first-ever ODI series victory against South Africa.

Bangladesh played their last ODI series against Sri Lanka in March 2024. Bangladesh won the three-match ODI series 2-1 after winning the 1st and 3rd ODI by 6 wickets and 4 wickets respectively.

Hence, both teams won their last ODI campaigns and will aim for another ODI series victory. Ahead of AFG vs BAN 1st ODI, below are the weather reports, pitch reports, and other details for the match.

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AFG vs BAN Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Sharjah Cricket Stadium–1st ODI, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh in UAE 2024

AFG vs BAN Weather Report Of Sharjah

The Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 1st ODI takes place in Shahjah City in UAE. According to weather reports from weather.com, the temperature of the city will be 33° Celcius during the day and 25° Celcius at night.

The sky will be clear during the day and night. The chances of rain are 4% during the day and 5% at night. The humidity will be 58% in the morning but rise to 71% at night.

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AFG vs BAN Pitch Analysis

The AFG vs BAN game takes place at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah, UAE. According to stats, the stadium has hosted 260 games in ODIs. The average 1st innings total at the stadium is 223 while the average 2nd innings total is 190.

Out of 260 games, teams batting first have won 136 games while teams batting second have won 122 matches. Hence, the stadium gives equal support to both teams and the toss does not make a huge impact.

The pitch at Sharjah Cricket Stadium is spin-friendly. UAE pitches are known to support spinners to a large extent. Pacers always struggle on these spin-tracks.

Sharjah is a decent-scoring ground where teams often post between 250 to 300 in ODIs. However, Pakistan once posted the highest-ever total of 364/7 at the stadium against New Zealand. Hence, the stadium has also witnessed gigantic totals on some occasions.

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Weather Impact on AFG vs BAN Game

According to local time in Sharjah, the Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 1st ODI starts at 3:30 PM. Since there is just 4-5% during the entire day, rains will not affect the match.

Conclusion

The AFG vs BAN 1st ODI will not be affected by rain as there is less than a 5% chance of rain in Sharjah on Wednesday. Spinners will be in the driver's seat during the match due to the spin-friendly pitch.