Shawdesh desk:

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan in their Asia Cup 2023 match at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan on Sunday.

This is a must win encounter for Bangladesh to keep their chances of qualifying for the Super Four stage from Group B alive as they lost to Sri Lanka in their opening game by five wickets.

Bangladesh XI: 1 Mohammad Naim, 2 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 5 Towhid Hridoy, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Shamim Hossain Patwary, 8 Afif Hossain, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Hasan Mahmud, 11 Shoriful Islam

Afghanistan XI: 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), 2 Ibrahim Zadran, 3 Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi, 5 Najibullah Zadran, 6 Mohammad Nabi, 7 Karim Janat, 8 Gulbadin Naib, 9 Rashid Khan (capt.), 10 Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 11 Fazalhaq Farooqi