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Bangladesh bowls in series deciding T20 against India
NAGPUR, Nov 10, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad won the
toss and opted to bowl first in the third and final T20 against India at
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Sunday.
In a bid to become the first overseas team to beat India in Indian soil in
three-match T20 series, Bangladesh made one change to the squad from the
second match.
Middle order batsman Mohammad Mithun returned to the mix at the expense of
all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, who had some injury issue.
India, aiming to win their first T20 series at home, also brought one
change with Manish Pandey replacing Krunal Pandya. India though never lost a
three-match T20 series, last time they played a series in shortest format at
home, they were held for a 1-1 draw by South Africa.
However, when Bangladesh opted to chase the total, the history suggested
that the highest successful chase in this ground is only 123.
But Bangladesh took the decision to bowl, keeping the dew factor in mind,
said Mahmudullah.
“Wicket looks good, but India is a good chasing side,” he reasoned. “Dew
could come into play as well. We started well in Rajkot, but need to keep up
momentum in the middle overs.”
India captain Rohit Sharma hoped to post a good score to keep pressure on
Bangladesh.
“We would’ve bowled first too,” said Rohit. “Teams batting first have
posted targets and have managed to defend it, possibly because of the
slowness of the pitch. Still have to be good on the day and hope we can post
a good score,” he added.
Bangladesh won the first match by seven wickets before India clawed back
into the series with eight-wicket victory, leaving the third and final match
a deciding one.
Line Ups:
Bangladesh: Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Mushfiqur
Rahim(wicket-keeper), Mahmudullah(captain), Afif Hossain, Mohammad Mithun,
Aminul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain
India: Rohit Sharma(captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer,
Rishabh Pant(wicket-keeper), Manish Pandey, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar,
Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, K Khaleel Ahmed
BSS/SMP/ARS/1938 hrs