Bangladesh bowl first in one-off Test against Afghanistan

Afghanistan have won the toss and opted to bat first in the one-off Test match against Bangladesh in Chattogram.

Bangladesh are playing without a recognised seamer on a wicket that is expected to favour the spinners with the wicket already showing cracks even before a ball is bowled.

Captain Shakib Al Hasan will lead a four-pronged spin attack with the likes of Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain and Mominul Hoque making up the auxiliary options, reports bdnews24.

The Afghans have mirrored the Tigers’ spin-heavy approach with four specialist spinners of their own led by skipper Rashid Khan and the experienced Mohammed Nabi.

Bangladesh XI: Soumya Sarkar, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mahmudullah, Liton Das, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan

Afghanistan XI: Ihsanullah Janat, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Afsar Zazai(w), Rashid Khan(c), Yamin Ahmadzai, Qais Ahmad, Zahir Khan