United Arab Emirates (UAE) captain Muhammad Waseem won the toss and chose to bowl first against Bangladesh in the opening match of the two-game T20I series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Bangladesh made some changes to their lineup, with Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Rishad Hossain left out of the playing XI.
Playing XIs:
UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Muhammad Zohaib, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra (w), Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Sanchit Sharma, Muhammad Zuhaib, Matiullah Khan, Haider Ali, Muhammad Jawadullah.
Bangladesh: Litton Das (c), Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali (w), Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Tanvir Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman.
