Second ODI: Bangladesh choose to bat first

Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal chose to bat first after winning the toss in the second One Day International (ODI) match against visiting Afghanistan at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Friday.

Bangladesh won the first match by four wickets, thanks to young Afif Hossain and Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Record 7th wicket partnership of the two helped the Tigers win the match after losing first six wicket for just 45 runs.

Hosts Bangladesh are leading the three-match series.

The series is a part of ICC Cricket World Cup Super League which decides direct entry for top teams into the ICC World Cup 2023.

Bangladesh are unchanged from the first ODI while Afghanistan have made three changes to their side. Riaz Hasan, Farid Ahmed, and Azmatullah Omarzai come in for Ibrahim Zadran, Yamin Ahmadzai, and Gulbadin Naib.

Squad:

Bangladesh: Liton Das, Tamim Iqbal (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Yasir Ali, Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Riaz Hasan, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Farid Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqui