Bangladesh have been asked to field first in the T20I series opener against Afghanistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday. 

Bangladesh are playing with six batters, three pacers and two spinners in their playing XI.

The Tigers are without their skipper Litton Das, Jaker Ali is leading the side in his absence.

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Jaker Ali(w/c), Nurul Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman