Bangladesh v Afghanistan - World Cup Prediction & Betting Tips

Team Afghanistan qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 with their extreme hard work and will anticipate positive results for their future in the field of the game. They were beaten badly by the strong opponents, India, in the warm up match by 153 runs but they won a close encounter vs. United Arab Emirates with a difference of 14 runs. Bangladesh played well against Pakistan in a warm up match but lost the match by three wickets and their miseries were added by Ireland who triumphed against them in the second one by four wickets. Afghanistan and Bangladesh will fight for their supremacy in their opening game of the event and both sides will do their best for a reasonable start.

Players to watch

Nawroz Mangal along with Usman Ghani batted well and for Afghanistan vs. India, scored 60 and 44 runs while Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zradan and Asghar Stanikzai shared quite a few runs against U.A.E. Their bowling department revolves around Mohammad Nabi, Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zardan, Dwalat Zardan, Mirwais Ashraf and Aftab Alam.

Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haq, Mominul Haq, Nasir Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim and Soumya Sarkar are composed batsmen of Bangladesh. Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah are their recognised all-rounders whereas their bowling department will be looked after by Mashrafe Mortaza, Taskin Ahmed, Rubel Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain and Taijul Islam.

Time & Venue

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 @ 03:30 GMT, 14:30 local at Manuka Oval, Canberra.

Weather

Forecast of showers during the match with the temperatures around 16-28ᵒC.

Toss

Three captains have opted to chase but lost the games while the one preferred to bat won it in the four matches of the tournament played so far.

The Pitch

High scoring games are expected at the surface but the overcast conditions might assist the bowlers most.

Teams

Afghanistan – (From) Mohammad Nabi (C), Afsar Zazai, Aftab Alam, Asghar Stanikzai, Dawlat Zardan, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hassan, Javed Ahmadi, Mirwais Ashraf, Najibullah Zardan, Nasir Jamal, Nawroz Mangal, Samiullah Shenwari, Shapoor Zardan, Usman Ghani.

Bangladesh – (From) Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Al-Amin Hossain, Anamul Haque, Arafat Sunny, Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumaya Sarkar, Taijul Islam, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed, Rubel Hossain.

Prediction

The Bengal Tigers will be the most likely winners.