Afghanistan set a target of 157 runs against Bangladesh in their World Cup opening game at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday.

Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz shared six wickets between them to rattle the Afghanistan batters.

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field first.

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.