Live: Bangladesh bowl first against Afghanistan
Bangladesh select playing XI with five genuine bowlers (three pacers and two spinners). Three pacers are- Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam.
Posted - 2023-10-07T23:46:16+06:00
Updated - 2023-10-07T11:58:11+06:00
Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third match of the ongoing ICC World Cup on Saturday (October 7) in Dharamsala.
Bangladesh select playing XI with five genuine bowlers (three pacers and two spinners). Three pacers are- Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam. And the two spinners are all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan Tamim will open the innings. Najmul Hossain Shanto will come at No. 3. Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim will play in the middle-order. Mahmudullah will play as the finisher.
On the other hand, Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq is back in the playing XI after more than two and a half year. The rest of the players are as usual.
Playing XI
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudullah Riyad, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.