DHAKA, Oct 5, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh captain Jaker Ali Anik won the toss and 
sent Afghanistan into bat first in the third and final T20 game at the 
Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE today.

Having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead following their four-wicket and two-
wicket victory, Bangladesh are eying a clean sweep of the series.

Bangladesh made one change from the previous squad with Tanzim Hasan Sakib 
returning to the fold, replacing Mustafizur Rahman.

Jaker Ali, however, emphasized on being aggressive to materialize their 
dream.

"It's a nice wicket and things are going good with this strategy, so we will 
like to bowl. As a team, we have done lots of good things and we have kept a 
good mindset," Jaker told the broadcasters after winning the toss. 

"You have to field well in T20 cricket. They are a good side, they have world 
class spinners, if we want to compete with them, we have to be aggressive."

The series defeat against Bangladesh is Afghanistan's first since 2015 in 
UAE. Before conceding the series, they had won nine series in a row in this 
country.

Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan vowed to secure consolation victory for 
avoiding series sweep.

"It's a good batting track but it will get harder later on. To do well in the 
first ten overs with both batting and bowling is important," Rashid said. 

"We hardly had options in the past in the bag but now we have good bunch of 
players and as a captain, I have a lot of options."

Afghanistan also brought up one chance from the previous game, with Bashir 
Ahmad coming in place of Noor Ahmad.

Line Ups: 

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Jaker Ali 
Anik(w/c), Shamim Patwari, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Nasum Ahmed, Mohammad 
Saifuddin, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

Afghanistan: Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), 
Wafiullah Tarakhil, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, 
Rashid Khan(c), Abdullah Ahmadzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bashir Ahmad.