Afghanistan will compete bangladesh In the third of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about the playing 11 of Afghanistan vs Bangladesh for the third match of the series.
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Playing XI- 3rd ODI, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 2025:
Openers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran
Despite winning the last match, Afghanistan will look to perform much better, especially with the bat, in the last match of the ODI series against Bangladesh.
Having said that, Afghanistan will be happy with the way veteran batsman Ibrahim Zadran batted and held one end in his 95-run innings, giving the team a chance to bowl.
The captain and management will hope that Zadran continues his good performance in the third ODI.
On the other hand, Zadran’s opening partner, Gurbaz has been struggling for form in the last few matches across all formats and will look to score some runs to close out the series and gain confidence for the upcoming matches.
The pair will hope to give the team a strong start and also provide a platform for the upcoming batsmen.
If both the batsmen can play the first ten overs with a good mix of caution and aggression, they will be able to put pressure on the opposition bowlers.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan.
The opening pair of Gurbaz and Zadran would like the middle-order batsmen to take advantage of the platform provided by them.
The Afghan middle order, which includes Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai, will find themselves backed to do so.
Afghanistan will make a change with Rahmat Shah ruled out of the final game due to injury and Darwish Rasooli is expected to replace him.
The Afghans would be better off adopting a more conservative batting approach rather than attacking from the first ball as they tried to do in the last match.
This is because players like Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli and Azmatullah Umarzai can switch gears despite slow starts.
Furthermore, the Afghan team bats deep and has an in-form bowling lineup, which compensates if the team fails to post above-par scores.
Bowlers: Nangeyalia Kharote, AM Ghazanfar, Bashir Ahmed
The Afghan team would like to do what it has done in the first two matches, i.e. take wickets at regular intervals.
The Hashmatullah Shahidi-led side will once again rely on their spinners to perform well as they did in the second game while defending a small score.
The responsibility of leading Afghanistan’s bowling attack will be on Rashid Khan, who is one of the most experienced bowlers along with Mohammad Nabi.
Rashid and Nabi will be supported by Nangeyalia Kharote and Ghazanfar, both of whom played their part bowling the middle overs in the last match, and will look to carry it forward.
