DHAKA: India has opted field first after winning the toss against Afghanistan here on Wednesday at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli says the ball might not come on well on this pitch and India would like to chase taking advantage of the expected dew.
Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi says Afghanistan would have batted. Feels it was a good experience playing Test nations. Afghanistan has one change, Hamza Kotak is not playing and Rahmat Shah has been included in today match.
Afghanistan team:
Mohammad Shahzad†, Noor Ali Zadran, Asghar Stanikzai, Nawroz Mangal, Mohammad Nabi*, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Mirwais Ashraf, Shapoor Zadran, Dawlat Zadran
India team:
S Dhawan, RG Sharma, V Kohli*, AM Rahane, AT Rayudu, KD Karthik†, RA Jadeja, R Ashwin, A Mishra, B Kumar, Mohammed Shami
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