Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

15:00 Local Time, 11:00 GMT, 16:30 IST: Hello and welcome to the first ODI between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Bangladesh blanked Afghanistan in the T20Is and the latter would be itching to turn the tables on the former. Afghanistan had woes in almost every department in the T20Is but few personnel will be different in this format and they would be hoping for a quick fix. 2026 is the year of the T20 World Cup but ODIs these days aren't too frequent and Afghanistan will look to iron out every flaw. Bangladesh also will have change in personnel and they will look to continue their winning ways. This series will be a keenly contested one. Toss and sheets in a while..

Squads:

Bangladesh Squad: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz(c), Shamim Hossain, Jaker Ali(w), Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Nurul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Mohammad Naim, Rishad Hossain, Nahid Rana

Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, Bashir Ahmad, AM Ghazanfar, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Abdullah Ahmadzai