Afghanistan’s spin attack is among the best in the world, featuring Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad and Mohammad Ghazanfar. Bangladesh, however, are focusing on overcoming their own shortcomings, especially in batting, which proved to be the biggest weakness during the Asia Cup.
Targeting improvement with the bat, Jaker said: "The main challenge is to perform well on the given day. In the last series, we didn’t play well as a team. So, our key plan will be to deliver as a batting unit. Since we struggled in the Asia Cup mainly because of our batting, that will remain the top priority."
Bangladesh’s top order struggled badly in the tournament. Parvez Hossain Emon managed just 40 runs in four innings, including two ducks, while Tanzid Hasan Tamim scored only 67 runs in five matches at an average of 13. To add to the woes, skipper Litton Das was sidelined with injury.
"Saif is doing really well. We’ll hope he can continue scoring big in this series too. Alongside him, if other batters also step up, the series will go very well for us" he added.
