Captain of the Bangladesh cricket team Najmul Hossain Shanto announced two changes to the side which lost the first game on Wednesday.

Mushfiqur Rahim, who was ruled out of the series because of a finger fracture, was replaced by debutant Jaker Ali. In the other change for Bangladesh, left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed came in place of leg spinner Rishad Hossain.

Afghanistan, meanwhile, did not made any change to the team as the squad gave a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

The debutant Jaker who is playing his first ODI, has already represented Bangladesh in 19 T20 International matches and a solitary Test. He has played 93 List A games, and averages 35.75, with two centuries and 12 half-centuries.

Afghanistan had won the first ODI by 92 runs, leaving Bangladesh in a must-win situation on Saturday in order to keep the series alive.

Squads

Afghanistan’s team consists of Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Bangladesh’s team is comprised of Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.