Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 1st ODI Predictions - Rahmat Shah to batter the Bangladesh bowling

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Rahmat Shah has scored 52, 52, 56, 49 & 133 in his last five innings.
Towhid Hridoy hit two sixes in his 37-ball 58 against Sri Lanka.
Can Afghanistan beat Bangladesh to make it four wins from five ODIs?

Rahmat Shah sweeps against Sri Lanka. (credit: Ishara S. Kodikara / Getty Images)

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Predictions

Afghanistan are ranked 7th in the ICC men’s ODI rankings, which is better than their T20I ranking. Bangladesh won the T20I series 3-0 against Afghanistan, but I’m fancying Afghanistan to bring their A game to this ODI series.

Afghanistan’s Rahmat Shah scored 133 off 144 balls against Band-e-Amir Region.
Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz has scored 35, 40 & 30 in his last 5 innings.
Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy averages 35.06 in his 34 ODIs (1087 runs).
Bangladesh’s Tanzid Hasan has scored 51 & 33 in his last 3 innings.

Head-to-Head

Afghanistan have won two and lost one of their last three matches against Bangladesh. Bangladesh won the previous two matches in a row. Afghanistan have won five of their last nine ODIs against Bangladesh.

Afghanistan Form

Afghanistan made it three wins from their last four completed matches when they beat England by eight runs in the ICC Champions trophy.

Afghanistan piled up an imposing 325/7 off their 50 overs. Ibrahim Zadran scored 177 off 146 balls (12 fours and 6 sixes), backed by 40s from Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi.

England put up an excellent chase but were bowled out for 317 off 49.5 overs. Azmatullah Omarzai knocked over three of England’s top six, ending with figures of 9.5-0-58-5.

Afghanistan Team News

There are no injury reports from the Afghanistan squad.

Bangladesh Form

Bangladesh suffered their third defeat in four completed matches when they lost to Sri Lanka by 99 runs in the ICC Champions trophy.

Sri Lanka posted a competitive 285/7 off their 50 overs. Taskin Ahmed (2/51) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (2/48) were the pick of the Bangladesh bowlers.

Towhid Hridoy top-scored with 51 off 78 balls, but with none of his teammates passing 28, Bangladesh’s chase petered out. They were bowled out for 186 off 39.4 overs.

Bangladesh Team News

Bangladesh's white-ball squad is on fire after a 3-0 series win in T20I series, but Bangladesh's ODI ranking is poorer than their T20I ranking, while Afghanistan have been stronger in ODIs in the last few years. Bangladesh will need to forget the T20I series and focus on their ODI tactics.

Verdict

Afghanistan v Bangladesh 1st ODI

I am backing Afghanistan to win. I am also backing Rahmat Shah to top score for Afghanistan.

Towhid Hridoy is a good bet to top score for Bangladesh.

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