Score: Afghanistan 36/4 in 10 overs (Gulbadin 1*, Shahidi 4*; Gurbaz 5, Rahmat 2, Sediqullah 21, Azmatullah 0)
Mustafiz struck in the first over with the ball in hand. He hit a couple with an over break. The Afghan team is shaking at the cutter master's cannon. With the second ball, Sediqullah sent Atal (21) back to leg before. They lost 4 wickets for 35 runs when Azmatullah Omarzai was caught by Mushfiqur's gloves before opening the run book after two balls. Two wickets fell for 1 run.
Mostafiz hit with the ball
Sediqullah Atal and Rahmat Shah were trying to handle the shock after the dismissal of opener Gurbaz for 7 runs. However, Mustafiz did not let Rahmat go too far. In his first over, Rahmat Shah was gloved by Mushfiqur in the second delivery. The second wicket fell for 30 runs. Rahmat is out for just 2 runs.
Taskin hit in the second over
After winning the toss, the Afghan team went into bat but Taskin Ahmed got injured in the second over. Fuller bowled a length ball well outside off in 1.5 overs. When Gurbaz came forward to drive, the ball hit the edge of the bat and fell into the gloves of Mushfiqur Rahim. Gurbaz scored 5 runs before returning.
Who is the eleventh?
Mostafiz, Taskin and Shariful are the three pacers in the Bangladesh XI. Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Leg Spinner Rishad are staying as spinners.
Sediqullah Atal is making his debut in the Afghanistan team. Ibrahim Zadran is not playing due to an ankle injury.
Bangladesh XI: Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Nazmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Tawheed Hriday, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mostafizur Rahman and Shariful Islam.
Afghanistan XI: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Nangealia Kharote, Fazal Haque Farooqui.
Bangladesh lost the toss in the first ODI
Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat in the first ODI of the series. After winning the toss, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi invited Bangladesh to field.
The Afghan captain is hoping for a turn in the second innings in the first ODI of the series in Sharjah. So he decided to bat first.
It is noted here that Sharjah Cricket Stadium has achieved the feat of hosting 300 international matches as the first stadium in history.
