Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I, Live Score, Dehradun

M Hasan to M Shahzad, FOUR! Shahzad gets going! Similar delivery from Hasan, Shahzad shuffles across his stumps and behind the line of the delivery and picks it over the square leg fielder for a boundary.

M Hasan to M Shahzad, Starts with a flighted delivery on the pads, Shahzad blocks it on the on side.

We are ready to begin. Mohammad Shahzad and Usman Ghani open the innings for Afghanistan, while Mehidy Hasan takes the ball first up. Here we go...

Shakib Al Hasan says they want to win the match, so the toss doesn't really matter. States he wants his side to finish the series on a high and it hurts to lose the series. Reckons today is another day and a win in this game will give them confidence for their upcoming games. Let's everyone know there are three changes as Abu Jayed, Ariful Haque and Mehidy Hasan come in for Rubel Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain and Sabbir Rahman.

Asghar Stanikzai says they would like to bat first. Mentions they want to play good and positive cricket and is taking the bat first because the ball will turn a lot later on. Informs there is one change as Aftab Alam comes in for Shapoor Zadran.

Toss - Tails is the call from the Bangladesh captain and it's heads. Afghanistan win the toss and they will bat first!

Pitch Report - Ed Rainsford doing the pitch report says there's not going to be much bounce and there isn't much grass, so the spinners will play their part again. Adds that previous games have shown you don't need a big score to win at this venue. Ends by saying that the batsmen will have to play the spinners out as they will be the key.

On the other hand, Bangladesh would feel outplayed in all the aspects of the game. There captain, Shakib Al Hasan hasn't been able to lead the team from the front. They have played some very good cricket but in bits and pieces, which has been their downfall in the series. The last game of the series is a dead rubber, however, both the teams would want to win. Afghanistan surely want to put the final nail in the coffin and enhance their dominance in their second series against a Test playing nation, whereas, the Bangla Tigers will look to salvage some pride and look to hit back in a nothing-to-lose game. All in all, it's going to be another juicy affair and we're looking forward to it.

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the third T20I between Afghanistan and Bangladesh from the Rajvi Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun. Afghanistan have already sealed the series when they beat the visitors by 6 wickets in the last match. The Afghan skipper Asghar Stanikzai has used his bowlers cleverly and hasn't allowed the Bangladesh batsmen to get any easy runs. Rashid Khan and company has been on the money since the first match, along with their formidable batting line-up.