Third ODI: Bangladesh opt to bat against Afghanistan

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first in 3rd and final ODI of three One Day International series against Afghanistan on Saturday.

The match was started at 2:30 at Shere Bangla National Stadium in the capital’s Mirpur. Bangladesh limited-over captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and opted to bat.

If the Afghans manage to win the third ODI today, they will have done something India, Pakistan and South Africa could not in the last one-and-a-half years: beat Bangladesh at home.

Bangladesh Squad
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Captain), Shakib Al Hasan (Vice Captain), Tamim Iqbal Khan,  Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman , Mosaddek Hossain Saikot, Mahmudullah Riyad, Nasir Hossain, Taijul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Taskin Ahmed and Mosharraf Hossain Rubel.

Afghanistan Squad
Amir Hamza, Asghar Stanikzai (Captain), Dawlat Zadran, Fareed Ahmad, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ihsanullah, Karim Janat, Mirwais Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad (Wicketkeeper), Najibullah Zadran, Naveen-ul-Haq, Nawroz Mangal, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shenwari and Shabir Noori.