Litton Das will miss the coming three-match 20-over series against Afghanistan due to a Grade 1 strain that he picked up in the left abdominal muscle during Asia Cup 2025. Wicketkeeper-batter Jaker Ali will captained the team in Litton's absence. Bangladesh's team physiotherapist Bayjedul Islam Khan confirmed the news. He said in accordance with him, the rehabilitation of Litton will be monitored closely. But he had no information on when Litton will fully recover and become available for action. Moving on to the squad news, 32-year-old batting all-rounder Soumya Sarkar is the lone new inclusion in the squad that played in the Asia Cup. The three-match series will begin on Thursday, October 2. All three matches will be hosted at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Referring to Bangladesh's last Asia Cup stint, they placed second in Group B by winning two out of three games. They began the Super Four stage with a morale-boosting victory over Sri Lanka. Yet, defeats in two consecutive games left the Tigers out of the opportunity to participate in the summit encounter. Saif Hassan (178 runs from four games at a strike rate of 128.05) and Mustafizur Rahman (9 wickets from six games at an economy rate of 7.43) impressed quite a bit. Litton Das's non-availability is a major loss for Bangladesh before the Afghanistan T20I series, but the team will seek to move on under the leadership of Jaker Ali. With Soumya Sarkar back and a few players in good nick, the Tigers will seek to bounce back aggressively and develop winning momentum. Bangladesh's squad for Afghanistan series Jaker Ali (c), Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin, Soumya Sarkar