Bangladesh opt to field first

Online Desk

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl against Afghanistan in the second ODI of the three-match series on Saturday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.

Afghanistan have taken 1-0 lead in the series after they defeated the hosts by 17 runs on DLS method in a rain-shortened first ODI on Wednesday.

Winning toss Litton Das said, “We'll like to bowl first. In the last game, it was double-paced in the first 10 overs. We'll try our best and focus on our process. If we play well, we'll definitely win. We should bowl in the right areas.”

Bangladesh made two changes XI; Mohammad Naim and Ebadot Hossain in for Tamim Iqbal and Taskin Ahmed. While there was no change in the Afghan XI. They are going into this match with the winning eleven of the first ODI. But they will also aim to win this match and take the series.

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Litton Das(c), Mohammad Naim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman.

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Saleem Safi.

Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan