#1 Bangladesh
In the group stage of Asia Cup, Afghanistan seemed the most improved side with its clinical performances. They outplayed former champs Sri Lanka in their first encounter while they overcame the Bangladeshi Tigers in a lop-sided affair to top their group. They failed to defy the odds in the next stage as they lost two close matches versus Bangladesh and Pakistan.
The team from Afghanistan would work on its shortcomings and most likely field their strongest side ever at the World Cup. Bangladesh vs Afghanistan will be one of the toughest matches to predict as both the teams are evenly matched but Bangladesh have experience of the English conditions having played the ICC Champions Trophy recently. Afghanistan would love to make a statement by shocking the Bangla Tigers and proving themselves as one of the top Asian cricketing nations.
To conclude, the Afghanistan unit has now grown into a force to be taken account of in the 2019 World Cup. They are sporting rich-quality cricket and would be the team to beat in the forthcoming decades.
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