Afghanistan opt to bat first against Bangladesh in Sharjah

Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first in Sharjah on Wednesday in the first ODI against Bangladesh. 

This is the first time in three decades Bangladesh are playing an ODI in Sharjah. Bangladesh lost in the five previous matches, with the last in 1995. 

Bangladesh played a total of 16 ODIs against Afghanistan and won 10 of those matches. In the last six meetings, Bangladesh won three, and Afghanistan won the other three.

Sediqullah Atal, an opening batter, is making his debut in this match. He has four first-class fifties. 

Bangladesh XI: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

Afghanistan XI: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rahmat Shah, Hashamtullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fazalhaq Farooqi