Asia Cup 2018: 5 areas at which Bangladesh should look against Afghanistan

Bangladesh v Afghanistan - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup
Bangladesh v Afghanistan - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup

#3 Bangladesh bowlers have to interrupt Afghanistan from playing big shots

ICC World Twenty20 India 2016:  South Africa v Afghanistan
ICC World Twenty20 India 2016: South Africa v Afghanistan

Most of Afghanistan batsmen like Mohammad Shahzad, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran are known for their big-hitting ability.

Shahzad played 24 ODIs during the last 24 months where he scored 625 in a strike-rate of 83.33 while is career strike-rate is more than 89. Najibullah Zadran appeared in ODIs in the same period and scored 407 with a strike-rate of 91.66.

So, stopping the Afghan batsmen from playing big shots will be one of the main jobs for Bangladeshi bowlers in their last match before the Super Four stage of the tournament.

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