Afghanistan choose to bat vs Bangladesh
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss against Bangladesh in the first ODI in Sharjah and opted to bat first.
Fazalhaq Farooqi was their only fast forward, with Azmatullah Omarzai and Gulbadin Naib in support.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh are without Shakib Al Hasan, who has reportedly opted out of the series; Litton Das, who has a fever; and Tanzim Hasan, who is out with a shoulder injury. Nasum Ahmed and Nahid Rana were not available for the match as they were waiting for their UAE visa in the run-up to the match. They have come in with three frontline pacers in Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam and two spinners in Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Rishad Hossain.
Afghanistan enters the series after a 2-1 win against South Africa in September, even as Bangladesh are playing their first ODI in eight months. This is also Bangladesh’s first ODI in Sharjah in 29 years.
Afghanistan: 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2 Sediqullah Atal, 3 Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), 5 Azmatullah Omarzai, 6 Mohammad Nabi, 7 Gulbadin Naib, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 AM Ghazanfar, 10 Nangeyalia Kharote, 11 Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bangladesh: 1 Tanzid Hasan Tamim, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), 4 Towhid Hridoy, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 sacred islam
