Afghanistan bowl in opposition to Bangladesh who’re with out Shakib and Tamim
Toss Afghanistan selected to bowl in opposition to Bangladesh
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi determined to bowl in opposition to Bangladesh within the one-off Test in Dhaka. His reverse quantity, Litton Das, additionally on captaincy debut in long-form cricket, stated he would have needed to do the identical on a pitch that appeared decently inexperienced.
Afghanistan are enjoying a Test after two years, which meant a number of adjustments. Javed Ahmadi, Sayed Shirzad and Shahidullah will not be within the squad whereas Asghar Afghan has retired and Rashid Khan has been rested. They have handed debuts to Karim Janat and Nijat Masood.
Zakir final performed in opposition to India when he scored a century on debut, whereas Joy’s final Test was in June 2022. Taskin performed in opposition to India final 12 months, however missed the Ireland Test on account of harm.
Bangladesh: 1 Zakir Hasan, 2 Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Mominul Haque, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim, 6 Litton Das (capt & wk), 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Taijul Islam, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Shoriful Islam, 11 Ebadot Hossain
Afghanistan: 1 Ibrahim Zadran, 2 Abdul Malik, 3 Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), 5 Nasir Jamal, 6 Karim Janat, 7 Afsar Zazai (wk), 8 Amir Hamza, 9 Zahir Khan, 10 Nijat Masood, 11 Yamin Ahmadzai