Bangladesh had a tough outing against Australia as they failed to chase down the massive 382-run target. Despite a ton from Mushfiqur Rahim and a fifty from Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh fell short by 48 runs.
Going into the fixture against Afghanistan on Monday, Bangladesh would look to make a batting change and a bowling change as well, to give themselves the best chance.
Rubel Hossain, who was hammered for 83 runs in 9 overs, is likely to be replaced by spinner Mohammad Saifuddin. The spinner was excellent against Sri Lanka and picked up two wickets. He can also give Bangladesh a batting option lower down the order.
Skipper Mashrafe Mortaza is also likely to sit out Shabbir Rahman who was dismissed for a duck against the Aussies. Mohammad Mithun could likely see a return to the playing XI.
Here is Bangladesh Predicted XI against Afghanistan:
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Mithun, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mustafizur Rahman