Bangladesh were asked to bat first in the third and decisive T20I of the three-match series against hosts UAE at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today. 

Bangladesh made three changes from their two-wicket defeat in the second game as they brought in Parvez Hossain Emon, Mahedi Hasan and Hasan Mahmud in places of Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tanvir Islam and Nahid Rana.

Meanwhile, the hosts also made two changes as they dropped Aryansh Sharma and Muhammad Jawadullah and included Ethan D'souza and Raja Akif Ullah Khan in their playing XI.

After winning the first match by 27 runs, Bangladesh suffered a two-wicket defeat in the second game, which was a historic result for UAE as they beat Bangladesh for the first time in a T20I after losing the previous four.

With the series tied 1-1, UAE will look to create more history by winning their first-ever series against a Test-playing nation, while Bangladesh will hope to avoid further humiliation against a side who are ranked six places below ninth-ranked Bangladesh in T20Is.

However, the series was originally scheduled to be a two-match series, with the Emirates Cricket Board later accepting the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) proposal to extend the series by a game.

PLAYING XI:

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Liton Das (c), Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali Anik, Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Mahedi Hasan and Hasan Mahmud

UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Raja Akif Ullah Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Rahul Chopra, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Muhammad Zohaib, Haider Ali, Ethan D'souza, Matiullah Khan and Saghir Khan.