Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I, Live Score, Dehradun

N Islam to M Shahzad, Dabs it on the leg side and calls for a quick single. Good running between wickets from the Afghan openers.

N Islam to M Shahzad, Stays in the crease and pushes it to the cover region.

Nazmul Islam comes to bowl from the other end.

Abu Jayed to U Ghani, FOUR! Ghani ends the over with a strong flick, places it right between the fielders at mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary. 9 runs from the opening over, a good one for Afghanistan.

Abu Jayed to U Ghani, Stays on the back foot and defends it solidly.

Abu Jayed to M Shahzad, Pulls, but the ball comes to him quickly than he expected. Mishits it wide of his partner. They steal a quick single.

Abu Jayed to M Shahzad, Sits on the back foot and gently pushes it to the mid off region.

Abu Jayed to M Shahzad, FOUR! Whipped away in fine style! Jayed bowls an overpitched delivery on middle and leg stump line. Shahzad brings his bottom hand into play as he whacks it past mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shahzad is not happy with the sightscreen.

Abu Jayed to M Shahzad, Good length ball outside off, Shahzad plays away from the body and mistimes the square cut on to the off side.

We are all set to go... Mohammad Shahzad and Usman Ghani are out, the former will take the strike. For Bangladesh, Abu Jayed will bowl the first over, there is a slip in place for him.

TOSS - Bangladesh win the toss and opt to BOWL first.

Bangladesh, the visiting team in this series, will start as the underdogs. However, they would be desperate to rub that off pretty quickly. They are sitting two positions below their opponent in the ICC sheet of T20Is but rankings are often misleading. The tourists are tall on experience and they would be hoping for major contributions from their big-match-players. Both the teams would be wanting to start on a winning note. A scintillating contest awaits us. Do stay tuned as we bring you the toss and the teams.

Hello and welcome to our coverage of the 1st T20I of the three-match series between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The former team has taken giant strides towards their goal in last 12 months. They earned a Test status, won the World Cup Qualifiers and here they are playing their first bilateral series against the side led by Shakib Al Hasan. Afghan players did well in the Indian T20 League, Rashid Khan in particular was exceptional with the ball and his performance will play a major role in the fate of the home team.