How will the pitch of Gaddafi Stadium be?
The Gaddafi Stadium pitch is considered good for batting. Three ODI matches were held here last year. In this, teams had scored 300+ runs four times. Pakistan had chased a target of 349 runs against Australia. Usually there is some help for the bowlers here but there is no bounce in the pitch. The ball does not seam and swing much. Although the bowlers can trouble the batsmen here by changing the mistake. Along with this, there can be help for the spinners in the middle overs.
Both teams depend on spinners
Along with Bangladesh, Afghanistan team is dependent on spinners. Both have many excellent spinners. Bangladesh have captain Shakib Al Hasan along with Mahedi Hasan Miraj and Mahedi Hasan. Whereas Afghanistan team has strong spinners like Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi. Afghanistan seems to have the upper hand in spin and Bangladesh has the upper hand in fast bowling.
Both the teams are like this
Bangladesh: Anamul Haque, Mohammad Naeem, Mushfiqur Rahim, Najmul Hasan Shanto, Tanzeed Hasan, Tauheed Hriday, Shakib Al Hasan, Afif Hussain, Mahedi Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraj, Shamim Hussain, Hasan Mahmood, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Shariful Islam, Tanzeem Hasan Saqib, Taskin Ahmed.
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhil, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Riaz Hasan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Abdul Rehman, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Mohammad Saleem, Mujeeb Ur. Rahman, Noor Ahmed.