Mushfiq returns as Tigers opt to bat

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05 March 2022, 02:37 pm


Mushfiq returns as Tigers opt to bat

Bangladeshi skipper Mahmudullah has won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final T20I of the two-match series against Afghanistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

Mushfiqur Rahim, who has been ruled out due to a thumb injury, returned to the squad to make his 100th T20I appearance.

Yasir Ali Rabbi, who made his debut in the previous match, has been dropped from the squad.

Bangladesh have won the first match of the two-match T20I series by 61 runs.

Playing XI

Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Usman Ghani, Darwish Rasooli, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sharafuddin Ashraf

Bangladesh: Mohammad Naim, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (c), Munim Shahriar, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

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