ICC World Cup 2019: Match 31, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan – Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI

Afghanistan, who almost pulled out a stunner against India, will look for their first win of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019 when they take on Bangladesh at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.

Afghanistan look for their first win

Afghanistan produced a scintillating effort before going down against India by 11 runs on Saturday. They will take a lot of self-belief and confidence in their next game against Bangladesh at Southampton. The spinners were right on the money, and Gulbadin Naib will expect his spinners to be on their top against the in-form Bangladesh batsmen. The onus, however, will be on the batters to play big knocks and post good scores on the board.

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They are likely to retain the same XI they went against India and hope to go all the way.

Here is the predicted playing XI of Afghanistan for match 31 of the ICC World Cup 2019 against Bangladesh at the Rose Bowl in Southampton:

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Gulbadin Naib

Gulbadin Naib had an average game against India and needs to up his game and lead the team from the front as Afghanistan look for a win over Bangladesh.

Hazratullah Zazai

Hazratullah Zazai has been in excellent touch in recent times, getting the much-needed starts. However, the left-handed batters should stop throwing away his wickets to make the early hard work counts.

Rahmat Shah

Rahmat Shah will have to take the onus on himself to score runs for his team. He has scored the bulk of the runs for Afghanistan in recent times, and the management will want a big knock from Shah.

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Hasmatullah Shahidi is capable of playing big knocks and time and against led the batting. However, this is the need of the hour, and the southpaw needs to stand up and deliver goods with the bat.

Asghar Afghan

The former Afghanistan skipper needs to shoulder the responsibility and lead their batting unit from the front in the middle order. He has the experience behind his back and needs to raise his game at this biggest stage.

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Mohammad Nabi

Mohammad Nabi played a gem of an innings against India but failed to take his team over the rope. The senior cricketer will have to play innings of this stature as Afghanistan aim for their first win.

Najibullah Zadran

Najibullah Zadran has been among run scoring a half-century. He will have to bring his A game forward and help his team post a good total on the board and challenge the Mashrafe Mortaza-led side.

Ikram Ali Khil

Ikram Alikhil came into the team in place of injured Mohammad Shahzad. It will be a learning curve for the young cricketer who will aim to deliver to the best of his potential against Bangladesh.

Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan made a strong comeback against India returning with two for 38. The management will hope their star leg-spinner to keep up the same form in the upcoming matches as Afghanistan aim to play the same brand of cricket.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Mujeeb-u-Rahman was on the money giving Afghanistan the perfect start removing opener Rohit Sharma early in the match. The young off-spinner will aim to do the same job against an in-form Bangladesh batting.

Aftab Alam