DHAKA, Oct 14, 2025 (BSS)- Afghanistan Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the 
toss and elected to bat first in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh 
at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates(UAE) today.

Afghanistan had already won the series, beating Bangladesh by five wickets in 
the first match and by 81 runs in the second game.

Bangladesh which swept the three-match T20 series against Afghanistan earlier 
now are chasing to avoid the same fate.

To avoid the whitewash Bangladesh made four changes with Naim Sheikh, Hasan 
Mahmud, Nahid Rana and Shamim Patwari returning to the fold.

Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Jaker Ali Anik, Mustafizur Rahman and Tanzim Hasan Sakib 
were left out from the previous squad.

"We did not bat well in the last game and we were disappointed. We have to 
take responsibility as a batting unit and everyone agreed to that and I hope 
that we can comeback strongly," Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz said, 
expressing his hopes to avoid the whitewash.

"Anything around 200 we can chase on this track, in the night the ball is 
skidding a little and we need partnerships at the top of the order," he 
added.

Hashmatullah Shahidi said his side made two changes as they will try to sweep 
the series.

"This is the same pitch we played in the last ODI, it will be slower and 
there will be a lot more turn today, so we want to put up runs and defend 
it," Shahidi said. 

"We still have a long way to go in our fast bowling department, we have a few 
talented youngsters we need to make them better and be ready for 
international games. We have the World Cup in South Africa and we need to 
have good fast bowlers," he added.

Line Ups:

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, 
Mohammad Naim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Nurul Hasan Sohan (w), Shamim Patwari, 
Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah 
Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad 
Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, AM Ghazanfar and Bilal Sami.