In the Asia Cup Group B match, Bangladesh’s captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and chose to bat against Afghanistan.
Bangladesh made three changes to their playing XI from their previous match against Sri Lanka, bringing in Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, and Hasan Mahmud in place of Tanzid Hasan, Mahedi Hasan, and Mustafizur Rahman.
Shakib mentioned that the decision to bat first was influenced by the pitch and the hot weather conditions.
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Despite their loss to Sri Lanka in the opening game, Shakib expressed optimism about performing well on the favorable pitch, saying, “today is a new day and a good wicket, hopefully, we (will) put up a good score on the board.”
Here are the lineups for both teams:
Afghanistan:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Bangladesh:
Mohammad Naim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud.