AFG vs BAN Live Score, 1st ODI: Openers fall but Bangladesh steady in 236-run chase against Afghanistan

AFG vs BAN Live Score: Get all the latest updates and highlights from the first ODI between Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Sharjah.

FILE PHOTO: Afghanistan‘s Rashid Khan in action. | Photo Credit: AP

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the first ODI between Afghanistan and Bangladesh, being held in Sharjah on Wednesday.

Afghanistan and Bangladesh are facing off in a three-match One-Day International series, starting in Sharjah from Wednesday, November 6.

The Afghans are riding high on confidence after beating South Africa 2-1 in an ODI series in Sharjah in September, while the Tigers are coming off a chastening 0-2 whitewash in a home Test series against the Proteas.

The series will mark the beginning of both teams’ preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy, set to be held next year.

AFG VS BAN 1ST ODI - LIVE SCORECARD

PLAYING XI

AFGHANISTAN

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Allah Ghazanfar, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fazalhaq Farooqi

BANGLADESH

Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

TOSS

Afghanistan wins the toss and elects to bat.

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH LIVE

The first ODI between Afghanistan and Bangladesh will be not be telecast live in India. However, the live stream of the match will be available on the FanCode app and website. The match begins at 3:30 PM IST.