New Delhi: After losing the Asia Cup opener against India, hosts Bangladesh will look to change fortunes in their second match against United Arab Emirates at Shere Bangla National Stadium on Friday.


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However, considering the top-class bowling performance by UAE against defending champions Sri Lanka on Thursday, Bangladesh can't take the minnows lightly.


Asia Cup is a perfect opportunity for UAE to impress the cricket world by playing competitive cricket against the major sub-continent teams.


And, after a decent performance by UAE in their first match, under the captaincy of Amjad Javed, they will look to enhance their performance against the hosts.


Squads


Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed, Al-Amin Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Nurul Hasan, Abu Hider


UAE: Swapnil Patil (wk), Amjad Javed (c), Rohan Mustafa, Muhammad Kaleem, Mohammad Shahzad, Muhammad Usman, Shaiman Anwar, Saqlain Haider, Ahmed Raza, Mohammad Naveed, Qadeer Ahmed, Fahad Tariq, Farhan Ahmed, Zaheer Maqsood, Usman Mushtaq


Date: February 26, Friday


Time: 19:00 IST


Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur


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