Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first in the third One Day International (ODI) against Afghanistan on Monday at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
In the previous two matches of the series Bangladesh and Afghanistan both side managed to win one match each, making third match the series decider.
Winning the toss Bangladeshi skipper Mehidy said, “We'll bat first. The wicket looks good in the first innings. Good moment for me. Two changes. Shanto got injured, Taskin is not playing. Zakir and Nahid Rana are playing.”
Shahidi, the Afghan captain said, “The pitch is new. It's a fresh pitch, looks drier. I think it'll spin. Chasing is a little bit difficult here. We'll try to learn from the previous match and do well today. We go with the same team.”
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Zakir Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali(w), Nasum Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Allah Ghazanfar, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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