CHATTOGRAM, Sept 20 (BSS): Bangladesh are eyeing to break the jinx of perpetual defeat against Afghanistan as they take on the visitors in the second leg encounter and last group phase match of the Tri-nation T20 series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Saturday.
The match will start at 6.30 pm.
With both of the team reaching finals at the expense of Zimbabwe, the third team of the tournament. The match is a mere dead rubber but the stake is unarguably high for Bangladesh and also for Afghanistan as it is considered as dress rehearsal for the T20 Tri- nation series final on September 24.
The Tigers lost their first leg match of the tournament to Afghanistan by 25 runs which made it their four straight loss to Afghans in the format.
Bangladesh, however, won their first match against Zimbabwe by three wickets after surviving a scare but their second victory, a 39-run win against Zimbabwe in the double-league tournament was convincing one.
Squads (Probable): Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Sabbir Rahaman, Musaddek Hossain Saikat, Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mohammad Nayeem Shaikh, Aminul Biplob and Nazmul Hossain Shanto.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wicket-keeper), Hazratullah Zazai, Shafiqullah Shafiq, Asghar Afghan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Fazal Niazai, Rashid Khan(captain), Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Dawlat Zadran
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