Abu Dhabi, Sep 16
Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan in the Group B encounter of the Men's T20 Asia Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Bangladesh made four changes to their lineup, recalling Taskin Ahmed and opting for a bowling mix featuring three spinners and two fast bowlers.
Afghanistan decided to go into the match with an unchanged team that played in the tournament opener against Hong Kong.
Playing XIs:
Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Litton Das (wk/c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Nurul Hasan, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed.