Afghanistan won the toss and send Bangladesh to bat in a one-off cricket Test

MIRPUR, Bangladesh (AP) Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss on Wednesday to send Bangladesh into bat in a one-off cricket Test.

Liton Das was put in charge of Bangladesh for the first time in the Test format in the absence of Shakib Al Hasan, who was ruled out with an injured finger.

Opener Tamim Iqbal was also sidelined with lower back pain, allowing the return of Zakir Hasan, who missed Bangladesh’s seven-wicket win over Ireland in April after scoring a century on Test debut against India last year.

Afghanistan will be without key spinner Rashid Khan for their first Test match in more than two years since beating Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi in March 2021. He was ruled out as a precaution to allow him to recover from a lower back injury he sustained during the match. Indian Premier League.

Fast bowler Nijatullah Masood and all-rounder Karim Janat made their debuts.

Compositions:

Bangladesh: Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das (captain), Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain

Afghanistan: Ibrahim Zadran, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Nasir Jamal, Karim Janat, Afsar Zazai, Hamza Hotak, Zahir Khan, Nijatullah Masood, Yamin Ahmadzai.

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