|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh would bowl first in the one-off Test against Afghanistan who predictably decided to bat first after winning the toss at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Thursday.

Both of the team chose to field a spin-heavy attack, showing the indication how dust bowl the pitch would be.

By going to the Test without any pace Bangladesh indeed went by the recent trend in the home Test.

Bangladesh’s four-pronged spin attack took all 40 wickets against West Indies to help the side sweep the two-match test series when Bangladesh last time played at home.

Regular opener Tamim Iqbal, the highest scorer for Bangladesh in this format however is not featured in the series after being granted for a short break from the cricket.

Afghanistan also fielded a spin-heavy attack with captain Rashid Khan forming a spin-quartet with Mohammad Nabi, Qais Ahmed and Zahir Khan.

But unlike Bangladesh, Afghanistan took a specialist pacer in the squad in Yamin Ahmadzai.

This is Afghanistan’s only third test since getting the status last year.

They conceded an innings and 262-run defeat to India in its inaugural Test before winning against Ireland by seven wickets.

Line Ups:

Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Soumya Sarkar, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Liton Das, Taijul Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraj, Nayeem Hasan.