Tigers face Afghanistan in Tri-nation T20 final today

Bangladesh will seek to lift the trophy when they meet Afghanistan in the final of the Tri-Nation T20 Series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today (Tuesday), reports UNB.
The final will kick off at 6:30pm. Gtv will telecast the match live.
Right before the final, Bangladesh beat Afghanistan in Chattogram, which was the second consecutive defeat for the Afghans. Despite that win, Head Coach of Bangladesh Russell Domingo thinks they should put their best foot forward to win the game.
"We know that Afghanistan is a good side but if we play according to our potential, we can beat anybody. The challenge for us is to get our skills and mindset in place to beat teams like Afghanistan," he said while addressing a pre-final press conference at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Monday.
In the last game, Bangladesh ended their long drought of winning a T20 game against Afghanistan riding on the half-century by the captain Shakib Al Hasan. Now the Tigers have the chance to beat Afghanistan in back-to-back T20 matches.
In the first match against Afghanistan in the league-phase of the event, Bangladesh suffered a defeat. That was a result of the poor show from the top-order batsmen of the hosts.
Bangladesh will miss the service of the young leg-spinner Aminul Islam Biplob in the final as they did in the last game. The 19-year-old lad is suffering from an injury to his hand.
Domingo confirmed that the Tigers are planning the final keeping Aminul out of the probable XI.
Instead of selecting injured Aminul in the playing XI, Bangladesh are planning to include four pacers in the arsenal.
"I think we are going to add a fourth seamer to our 12 and make a decision tomorrow (Tuesday), looking at the wicket. It is an area we can exploit if there is more pace and bounce. But it is (playing four pacers) definitely something that we can consider," Bangladesh head coach added.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, are also thinking to win the final at Sher-e-Bangla as their captain said the pre-final press conference.
"I think the way we have been playing cricket for the last three or four years, especially in T20s, if we play our best cricket, we can beat any team in the world. I think we have talents and skills. We will have to just keep calm and perform accordingly," Rashid Khan told the media.
Both of Bangladesh and Afghanistan are hoping for a trophy. The weather update is saying the rain can ruin the game as there is much possibility of rain from 5pm to 11pm.
Squad (probable): Bangladesh: Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Rubel Hossain.
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Shafiqullah, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan/Sharafuddin Ashraf, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman