Bangladesh were unable to sweep Afghanistan in the one-day international series after losing the third match. The hosts will have another chance to whitewash the visitors when both teams meet for the second T20I on March 5 at SBNCS, Mirpur. Bangladesh must win the second match as the twenty20 series has only two games. On the other hand, Afghanistan have no choice but to win the match in order to level the BAN vs AFG T20I series in 2022. The second T20I match preview is discussed in this article. Second Match Preview of Bangladesh-Afghanistan T20I Series 2022 Bangladesh team management would be anticipating the same level of performance from their players as they did in the previous encounter. Oppositely, Afghanistan will be hoping that their top-order shines in this do-or-die contest. The match will begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday (Bangladesh Standard Time) at SBNCS, Mirpur. Bangladesh Litton Das has been in excellent form in all formats since the beginning of the year, which should please the selectors. Litton is Bangladesh's best grammatical batter, and his consistency with the bat is crucial to the team's success. Read Legendary Australia cricketer Shane Warne dies at 52 Bangladesh's opening worries have yet to be fixed, which is a major concern. Debutant Munim Shahriar didn't last long, and Mohammad Naim failed once more with the bat in the opening match of the series. Mushfiqur Rahim is expected to return to the playing XI, and Naim might be sidelined to make room for the veteran. Bangladesh's bowlers were outstanding in the opening encounter. Nasum Ahmed single-handedly demolished Afghanistan's top order and he will certainly be a major concern for the visiting team. Shakib completed his 400th limited-overs wicket in the previous encounter, and Shoriful excelled with his accuracy. This bowling unit is more than capable of upsetting Afghanistan's batting order.  Predicted playing XI Top Order: Litton Das, Munim Shahriar, Shakib Al Hasan, Middle-Orders: Mushfiqur Rahim (wicket-keeper), Mahmudullah Riyad (captain), Yasir Ali, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Lower-Order: Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed. Read BAN vs AFG T20I Series 2022: Bangladesh Seek Resurgence in Twenty20 Format Afghanistan The overall performance of the Afghanistan team was concerning in the opening encounter. They didn't have their best outing in the series-opening match. The bowling unit performed well, but the batters were underwhelming.    This Afghan top order is inexperienced, and they will require more time to get foreign expertise. However, as we witnessed in the first match, this is a significant advantage for Bangladesh. The Afghanistan team needs a strong start in the match for a competitive total. The top order in this match must tick in order for this to happen. Rashid Khan, Mujeeb, and Nabi need to step up in the bowling unit to put greater pressure on the Bangladesh batters. Afghanistan must restrict Bangladesh in between 130 to 140 for creating a better opportunity to win the match.   Read BAN vs AFG T20I Series 2022: Players to Watch Predicted Playing XI  Top Order: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wicket-Keeper), Hazratullah Zazai, Darwish Rasooli, Middle Orders: Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (captain), Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Lower Order: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Qais Ahmed        Pitch Report and Weather Saturday will be bright, with no rain in the forecast. The first match pitch was a little grassy, which was not ideal for Afghanistan spinners. Bangladesh had dominated for the majority part of the game on that surface. Therefore, the second match is anticipated to be played on the same surface. Bottom Line Afghanistan team is expected to make a strong recovery in the second match in order to even the series. They are a tough T20 side, and overcoming them twice in a row will be difficult for Bangladesh. On the contrary, the Bangladeshi team may draw a lot of positives from their thrashing victory in the series opener. The Mahmudullah-led team will seek to capitalize on a new-look Afghanistan team in order to clinch a clean sweep against them for the first time. Overall, the second match of the BAN vs AFG T20I series 2022 is predicted to be enthralling.    Read BAN vs AFG T20I Series 2022: Bangladesh Aim to Leapfrog Afghanistan in ICC Rankings

Afghanistan men's cricket team will compete in a two-match Twenty-20 International series against Bangladesh in March. The Bangladesh Cricket Board named their T20I squad for the forthcoming bilateral home series on Monday, (February 21). One of the best young players in the BPL 2022, Munim Shahriar has been picked up for the series. Afghanistan's national team has already arrived in Bangladesh for the series. Let's take a look at the Bangladesh squad for the BAN vs AFG T20I Series 2022. Bangladesh National Men’s Squad for the Afghanistan T20I Series 2022 The Bangladesh Cricket Board named a 14-man T20I squad for the upcoming series against Afghanistan on Monday. Munim Shahriar and Yasir Ali have been the two uncapped players selected by the BCB for the two-match series. Besides, Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim have returned to the team. There was some doubt regarding Mohammad Naim's inclusion in the team after a poor performance in the just-finished BPL season 8. However, Naim has been included in the series. Read BAN vs AFG 2022: Attainable Milestones for Bangladesh Players in the Afghanistan Series Some of the well-known stars in the Twenty20 team were left out after a poor showing in the Bangladesh Premier League. Akbar Ali, Aminul Islam, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nurul Hasan, and Shamim Hossain are among the players. Neither player was very impressive in the BPL T20 franchise competition. Munim Shahriar has been selected for the squad because he had a successful BPL 2022 season for Fortune Barishal. Munim opened the innings for Barishal during the competition and dazzled everyone with his power hitting. Munim scored 178 runs in six innings with a 152.13 strike rate in the Bangladesh Premier League 2022. The middle-order batter for the Khulna Tigers, Yasir Ali has also been included, having made 219 runs in 11 innings with a strike rate of 139.49. They might make their T20 debut for Bangladesh in the next series against Afghanistan. Read Best Individual Performers of BPL 2022 Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Liton Das did not play in the Pakistan series in November 2021 after a disastrous T20 World Cup 2021 campaign. However, they have been picked for the Afghanistan series by the selectors. Mahmudullah Riyad-led Bangladesh will find it difficult to defeat Afghanistan in the BAN vs AFG T20I Series 2022. Bangladesh T20I Squad:  Mahmudullah Riyad (captain), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Munim Shahriar, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Shohidul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed. Read BPL 2022 Final: Five Reasons Behind Comilla Victorians’ Third Title Victory Schedule for the Bangladesh-Afghanistan 2022 T20I Series Bangladesh and Afghanistan will play a T20I series in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Both matches will be day/night affairs. BAN vs AFG T20I Series 2022 Fixtures Date: 3rd March (Thursday) | Match: First T20I | Time (Bangladesh Standard Time): 3 pm Date: 5th March (Saturday) | Match: Second T20I | Time (Bangladesh Standard Time): 3 pm Bottom Line The recent performance of Bangladesh in the T20 format has been disappointing. They have lost eight T20I matches in a row. The Bangladesh team will be trying to make a strong comeback against the national team of Afghanistan. However, Afghanistan are always a strong opponent in the T20 format, and defeating them will be extremely tough for the hosts. Furthermore, the conditions in Bangladesh are much more conducive to Afghan players. Afghanistan also have a better head-to-head record than Bangladesh. As a result, the Bangladesh side will have a tough challenge in the BAN vs AFG T20I Series 2022. Read BAN vs AFG 2022: Momentous ODI records between Bangladesh and Afghanistan