Afghanistan opt to bat 1st in Bangladesh T20

Dhaka - Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to bat first in their tri-nation Twenty20 international match against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday.

Both teams are unchanged from victories in their opening matches of the tournament.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Taijul Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Najeeb Tarakai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (capt), Gulbadin Naib, Fareed Malik, Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

Umpires: Masudur Rahman (BAN), Gazi Sohel (BAN)

TV Umpire: Sharfuddoula (BAN),

Match Referee: Chris Broad (ENG)