Bangladesh bowl, bring Sabbir against Afghans

Sabbir Rahman : File photo
Sabbir Rahman : File photo

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and elected to field first in their tri-nation Twenty20 international match against Afghanistan in Chattogram on Saturday.

Both the teams have already qualified for the 24 September final after winning two of their previous three matches.

Bangladesh brought Sabbir Rahman for Aminul Islam in their only change from the previous game.

Afghanistan handed Navin-ul-Haq his Twenty20 international debut and also brought back Karim Janat for Fazal Niazai and Dawlat Zadran.

Zimbabwe are the other team of the tournament.

Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (capt), Gulbadin Naib, Shafiqullah, Karim Janat, Navin-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Umpires: Gazi Sohel (BAN), Masudur Rahman (BAN)

TV umpire: Sharfuddoula (BAN)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)