Soumya back as Bangladesh lose toss and bowl first against Afghanistan in 1st ODI

Bangladesh lost the throw and were placed in to handle first in the first ODI against Afghanistan at Sharjah on Wednesday. This match additionally is the 300th global cricket match in this notorious scene in the Center East. Soumya Sarkar got back to the beginning XI as Bangladesh named an accomplished group in spite of passing up a great opportunity Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das in the three-match series. Soumya wasn't essential for the Tests that Bangladesh played against South Africa, India and Pakistan beforehand and he additionally missed the T20I series against India. For Afghanistan, who are the hosts here, Sediqullah Atal makes his presentation after a solid execution in the Arising Asia Cup competition where he was among the runs and Afghanistan A won. Pitch Report: The pitch looks very much prepared, says Ramiz Raza and there could be an opportunity of dew later on. Seems to be an outdated Sharjah surface with a pleasant sheen to it and groups would need to bat first, he says, which is precisely exact thing Afghanistan have done. Bangladesh XI: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam Afghanistan XI: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rahmat Shah, Hashamtullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fazalhaq Farooqi