In the first one-day international match of their three-game series against Bangladesh, which took place at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today, Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bowl.
Even though he has said that he is not yet at “one hundred per cent,” One-Day International (ODI) captain Tamim Iqbal has returned to play after sitting out the lone Test match against the Afghans due to recurrent back problems that occurred a month ago.However, the left-handed pitcher, who has received a lot of attention over the last few days owing to his injury, will be under pressure to show himself, particularly since this series is being considered as a dress rehearsal for the next Asia Cup and World Cup.
Due to a finger injury, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan also makes his comeback to play after being sidelined for the third one-day international match of Ireland’s trip in May and the one-off test against Afghanistan.
Afif Hossain, who was cut from the squad due to poor form during the home series against England in March of last year, is now back in the team as the “seventh batter,” as the skipper, Tamim, also told. Hossain was withdrawn from the squad after the home series against England since it was held in Bangladesh.
Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, and Mustafizur Rahman will take the field for Bangladesh in this game as the team’s three speed bowlers.
In the format, Bangladesh has a respectable record versus Afghanistan, having won seven of the eleven matches that have been played between the two countries. Afghanistan was victorious in all four of their previous matches. Additionally, the Tigers defeated the opponent in their most recent home series by a score of 2-1 last year.
Playing XIs:
Tamim Iqbal was the captain for Bangladesh, which also had Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, and Towhid Hridoy in their lineup. 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Afif Hossain, number 7, 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Hasan Mahmud
Afghanistan: 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2 Ibrahim Zadran, 3 Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), 5 Mohammad Nabi, 6 Najibullah Zadran, 7 Rashid Khan, 8 Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 9 Fazalhaq Farooqi, 10 Azmatullah Omarzai, 11 Mohammad Saleem