Hosts UAE have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first of the two-match T20I series against Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today. 

Najmul Hossain Shanto, who recently stepped aside from his role as the Tigers' T20I skipper and also missed their last West Indies tour due to injury, was dropped from the side. Shanto endured a poor run of form in the shortest format in recent times. 

Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain and Nahid Rana also did not make the eleven for the game. 

Bangladesh are going in with three pacers -- Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, and Mustafizur Rahman -- and two spin options, including all-rounder Mahedi Hasan and left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam. 

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