The Afghanistan national cricket team faced Bangladesh in its first match of the 2023 Asia Cricket Cup one-day competition. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl. This team lost 5 players in 50 overs and set a target of 335 runs for Afghanistan. Afghanistan did not reach the set goal and was defeated.

This match was held yesterday in the 27,000-seat Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan, and the Afghanistan team lost all their players in 44.3 overs, while they had scored 245 runs, and lost to Bangladesh by 89 runs.

In the first innings, Mehdi Hassan and Najam Al Hussain Shanto from Bangladesh scored 112 and 104 runs respectively. These two players scored 216 runs out of a total of 334 runs for Bangladesh and played a huge role in their country's victory.