Bangladesh Opt to Bat After Winning Toss Against Afghanistan

Bangladesh are taking on Afghanistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the third match of the ongoing Tri-Nation ODI Series. Bangladesh’s stand-in captain Towhid Hridoy won the toss and elected to bat first.

All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has returned to the playing XI after recovering from illness. Meanwhile, Parvez Hossain Emon has been included in place of Nurul Hasan Sohan. Mystery spinner Aliss Al Islam has also earned a place in the XI, becoming Bangladesh’s 155th ODI player after making his debut against Sri Lanka at the Asian Games.

Tanzim Hasan Tamim and Soumya Sarkar will open the innings for Bangladesh. Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are expected to strengthen the middle order.

Bangladesh Playing XI: Tanzim Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy (captain), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Parvez Hossain Emon (wicketkeeper), Aliss Al Islam, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Saif Hassan.

Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah (captain), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Yamin and Bilal Sami.