Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI: Live Cricket Score And Updates

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI, live cricket score and updates: Bangladesh and Afghanistan face off in the 1st ODI of a three-match series in Chittagong on Wednesday. Earlier on Tuesday, Bangladesh included uncapped opening batsman Munim Shahriar in their 14-man Twenty20 squad for a two-match series against Afghanistan next month. Shahriar, 23, made 178 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 152 for Barishal in the recently-concluded Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament. Test batsman Yasir Ali, yet to make his white-ball debut, has been included. Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan all return after missing Bangladesh's last Twenty20 series against Pakistan in November. Opener Najmaul Hossain and wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan were dropped. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Four!

Rahman starts with a full-length ball, wide outside off but just inside the tramline. Rahmanullah Gurbaz leaves it alone for the keeper. It is a legal delivery.

Time to get going! The players are walking out to the middle. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are the openers for Afghanistan. It's going to be Mustafizur Rahman to kick off proceedings. One slip in place. Here we go...

Tamim Iqbal, the skipper of Bangladesh, says that he would have also batted first but it's a good wicket for batting and they won't mind chasing. Adds that ODI is one of their favourite formats, they are playing after some time and looking forward to it. Mentions that they will be looking to pick early wickets and see what happens. Informs that Yasir Ali is making his debut.

Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, says that the surface looks good for batting and maybe there will be something for the bowlers initially. Tells that they have tried to put