On Monday (24th June), Afghanistan and Bangladesh will meet at The Rose Bowl (Southampton) in the match 31 of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019.
Both teams have played six matches in this tournament where Bangladesh has earned five points, and Afghanistan hasn’t opened their points account yet. Bangladesh has won two matches, lost three matches and one had no result. On the other hand, Afghanistan has lost all the six matches in this tournament.
Ahead of this 31st game of this tournament, let’s look at some crucial stats preview of this match.
Venue stats (Rose Bowl, Southampton)
Important ODI stats
| Stats | Overall | Afghanistan | Bangladesh |
| Highest total | 373/3 (50 overs) by England against Pakistan on 11th May 2019 | 213 (49.5 overs) against India on 23rd June 2019 | 131 (39.3 overs) against West Indies on 15th September 2004 |
| Lowest completed total | 65 (24 overs) by the USA against Australia on 13th September 2004 | – | – |
| Highest score | 189* by Martin Guptill (New Zealand) against England on 2nd June 2013 | 52 by Mohammad Nabi against India on 23rd June 2019 | 34* by Khaled Mahmud against West Indies on 15th September 2004 |
| Best bowling | 5/29 by Mervyn Dillon (West Indies) against Bangladesh on 15th September 2004 | 2/33 by Mohammad Nabi against India on 23rd June 2019 | 2/58 by Tapash Baisya against West Indies on 15th September 2004 |
Venue’s ODI history in first and second batting
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 235.68 (5.41) | 257.16 (5.47) | 214.20 (5.34) |
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In last 10 completed ODIs |
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 272.65 (5.83) | 281.90 (5.76) | 263.40 (5.91) |
(Special Note: in Innings average and Average run-rate, only incomplete innings have been excluded. Included all the completed innings and target reached)
Teams stats
Teams’ ODI records at Rose Bowl (Southampton)
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 |
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh
| Stats | Total ODIs | Afghanistan Won | Bangladesh Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0/0 |
| At neutral venues | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| In England | – | – | – | -/- |
| At Rose Bowl (Southampton) | – | – | – | -/- |
| In the World Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 |
Players’ stats
Afghanistan
i) Mohammad Nabi (2,681) is 47 runs away to become the leading ODI run-scorer for Afghanistan. At present, only Mohammad Shahzad is ahead of him with 2,727 ODI runs.
ii) Off-spinner Mohammad Nabi (197 wickets) needs to pick up three more wickets to complete his 200 international wickets. Till the date, only Rashid Khan (211 wickets) has taken 200+ international wickets for Afghanistan.
iii) Gulbadin Naib (957 runs) is 43 runs away to complete his 1,000 ODI runs. He will be the 10th Afghanistan batsman to score 1,000 ODI runs.
Bangladesh
i) Shakib Al Hasan (965 runs) is 35 runs away to become the first Bangladesh batsman to score 1,000 runs in Cricket World Cup.
ii) Mahmudullah (3,920 runs) is 80 runs away to complete his 4,000 ODI runs. He will be the fourth Bangladesh batsman to score 4,000 ODI runs.
iii) Mushfiqur Rahim (10,946 runs) is 54 runs away to complete his 11,000 international runs. Among the Bangladesh batsmen, only Tamim Iqbal (12,688 runs) and Shakib Al Hasan (11,420 runs) have crossed the 11,000 international runs.
iv) With two more wickets, Mashrafe Mortaza (19 wickets) will become the second most wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Cricket World Cup history. Only Shakib Al Hasan (28 wickets) and Abdur Razzak (20 wickets) have taken more CWC wickets for this team.
v) Mashrafe Mortaza (98 wickets) is two wickets away to complete his 100 wickets as an ODI captain. Mortaza will be the fourth ODI captain and first Bangladesh ODI captain to take 100 wickets.