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Where To Watch Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team: Bangladesh captain Litton Das elected to bat first after winning the toss against Afghanistan in their Asia Cup Group B match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi here on Tuesday. Bangladesh, who won their opening match against Hong Kong by seven wickets but lost to Sri Lanka by six wickets in the next, made four changes to their playing XI.

"We'll bat first. All boys are excited for this game, this is a must win. The wicket looks a bit on the slower side, 160 would be a good total. It looks like a good batting surface, but a bit on the slower side. The mood in the camp is good, we have had a good last few months. Can't think too much about the previous game. We have four changes - Taskin is coming back. We have three spinners and two pacers," Bangladesh captain Litton Das said.

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Afghanistan retained their playing XI and are coming off a 94-run thrashing of Hong Kong in their tournament opener.

"Would have loved to bat first as well, but in T20 it doesn't really matter. Guys had a good off for three days and we got a good practice session. Our strength is our bowling unit, specially spin bowling. We still need to bowl well as a unit and hit the right areas consistently. We need to come out with a positive mindset. Body feels great, looking forward to enjoy. We go with the same team that played against Hong Kong," Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said.

Abu Dhabi Pitch Report: "The pitch is expected to slow down a bit as the match progresses. 160-165 would be a good total here, but teams should try to get an extra 10-15 runs towards the death. Important to pace yourself on this pitch. The pitch will turn but we're not expecting too much turn on this surface."

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Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Players:

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Litton Das(w/c), Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Shamim Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Nurul Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Noor Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi