Afghanistan win toss, elect to bat against Bangladesh

Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in the Group B clash at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.

For Afghanistan, Najibullah Zadran will sit out while Samiullah Shenwari comes in.

Bangladesh have decided to rest Mustafizur Rahman and Mushfiqur Rahim today, ahead of their crucial super four clash on Friday.

Meanwhile, Abu Hider Rony and Nazmul Hossain Shanto have been handed debut caps.

Bangladesh team:

Nazmul Islam, Liton Das, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (captain), Rubel Hossain, Abu Hider Rony.

Afghanistan team:

Mohammad Shahzad, Ihsanullah Jannat, Hashmatullah Shaidi, Asghar Afghan (captain), Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil, Samiullah Shenwari, Rashid Khan Arman, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rahmat Shah, Aftab Alam, Najibullah Zadran