Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup Latest Updates

BAN vs AFG, Cricket World Cup Live: Bangladesh will have their task cut out when they cross swords with Afghanistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup on Saturday in Dharamsala. Bangladesh have always been a competitive side in the white ball formats but for a team that has just witnessed a face-off between two of its biggest players - skipper Shakib al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal -- it will need to do more than just being competitive. Afghanistan, on the other hand, have made huge forward strides as a cricketing nation since getting ICC full membership in 2017. Bangladesh lead in head-to-head, having won nine, while Afghanistan have won six meetings. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)

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The biggest tournament of the year, the Cricket World Cup 2023 has begun and is in full swing. The teams have some idea of the conditions as they have played a few warm-up matches ahead of the league stages. We are awaiting match number 3 of the league stages where Bangladesh goes up against Afghanistan. Both these teams have been playing this format for a few months with the Asia Cup being held just a few weeks prior. Bangladesh has had a bad form in ODI cricket for a few months. They crashed out of the Asia Cup after a below-par performance and lost a series against New Zealand at home just before arriving in India for the big tournament. They played two warm-up games against Sri Lanka and England. They won their first game. Certainly, they must have gained some confidence from that win and have been provided a much-necessary boost for the league stages of the tournament. The experienced Shakib Al Hasan will be leading the squad and his presence is very important for the team's success. Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das have proven to be a