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Bangladesh chose Ebadot Hossain over Shoriful Islam, who made a career-best score of 7 for 49 in Bangladesh’s final Test against Australia in Mackay in August. They also selected Nayeem Hasan, who was not part of the initially announced Test squad but traveled with the team for the practice match against UAE last week. They retained Hasan Mahmud in the eleven while Taskin Ahmed was already rested from the one-off test.
Afghanistan opted for a powerful line-up, with the in-form Shahidullah as number 1. 7, with all-rounders Ismat Alam and Yamin Ahmadzai making up the eleven. They continued to rely on the opening combination of Sediqullah Atal-Abdul Malik before the more experienced Rahmat Shah, the new clan, and his predecessor Hashmatullah Shahidi strengthened the middle order.
Afghanistan opted for left-arm spinner Ziaur Rahman Akbar and wrist spinners Qais Ahmed, Ismat and Ahmadzai in the quick attack. Afghanistan: 1 Sediqullah Atal, 2 Abdul Malik, 3 Rahmat Shah (ct), 4 Hasmatullah Shahidi, 5 Ikram Alikhil, 6 Zia Akbar, 7 Shahidullah, 8 Yamin Ahmadzai, 8 Ismat Alam, 9 Qais Ahmed, 11 Mohammad Saleem Bangladesh: 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Shadman Islam, 3 Mominul Haque, 4 Najmul Hossain Shanto (ct), 5 Mushfiqur Rahim, 6 Litton Das (wk), 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Nayeem Hasan, 9 Taijul Islam, 10 Hasan Mahmud, 11 Ebadot Hossain. Bangladesh opted for Ebadot Hossain over Shoriful Islam while Afghanistan opted for a strong batting line-up. Ctains Najmul Hossain Shanto and Rahmat Shah at the toss, Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Test only, Abu Dhabi, Day 1, October 9, 2026 Bangladesh chose Ebadot Hossain instead of Shoriful Islam while Afghanistan opted for a batting-heavy line-up. Bangladesh opted for Ebadot Hossain instead of Shoriful Islam while Afghanistan opted for a batting-heavy line-up.
