Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat first in the 2nd T20I match at Dehradun's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Tuesday (Jun 5).
The Tigers are licking their wounds after suffering a 45-run defeat in the first match on Sunday.
To secure victory against a confident Afghanistan, Bangladesh must overcome their formidable spin attack
History beckons for Afghanistan as they eye their first-ever T20I series triumph against Bangladesh.
Squad
Afghanistan: 1 Mohammad Shahzad (wk), 2 Usman Ghani, 3 Asghar Stanikzai (capt), 4 Najibullah Zadran, 5 Mohammad Nabi, 6 Samiullah Shenwari, 7 Shafiqullah, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Karim Janat, 10 Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 11 Shapoor Zadran
Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Liton Das, 3 Soumya Sarkar, 4 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Sabbir Rahman, 8 Mosaddek Hossain 9 Abu Haider, 10 Nazmul Islam 11 Rubel Hossain