Two left-handed bowlers -- pacer Abu Hider and spinner Nazmul Hossain Shanto - are making ODI debuts while Mominul Haque has been included in the Bangladesh eleven.
The Tigers’ are playing today without three key players -- injured opener Tamim Iqbal, consistent run getter Mushfiqur Rahim and cutter sensation Mustafizur Rahman -- all played vital role for a 137-run win against Sri Lanka in the six-nation tournament opener In Dubai.
Afghanistan brought one change in their eleven, bringing all-rounder Samiullah Shenwari in place of Najibullah Zadran.
Both the parties of the day’s match have already reached into last-four stage of the tournament as Bangladesh got a 137-run victory over a hapless Sri Lanka, the side were eliminated from the race conceding another loss by 91-runs in the last group match against Afghanistan.
Bangladesh best XI: Liton Kumar Das, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (captain), Rubel Hossain, Nazmul Hossain and Abu Hider.
Afghanistan best XI: Mohammad Shahzad, Ihsanullah, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan (captain), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.