An interesting battle of the minnows is on the cards when Bangladesh and tournament-debutants Afghanistan fight it out here on Friday to stay alive in the Asia Cup after suffering opening losses.
Both the teams are winless after losing their opening matches but not without showing some spark against their respective rivals. However, Bangladesh, who finished runners-up last year, have quite a few problems to deal with. The uncertainty over the fitness of their captain Mushfiqur Rahim has only compounded their problems. After attacking opener Tamim Iqbal was ruled out of the event because of a neck strain and all-rounder Shakib-Al-Hasan was suspended for his lewd gestures on live TV, pacer Mashrafe Mortaza is also out due to a side strain.