Bangladesh win toss, bat in first Zimbabwe ODI

Last updated on: 01 March,2020 01:32 pm

Bangladesh win toss, bat in first Zimbabwe ODI

SYLHET (AFP) - Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to bat first in the first one-day international of a three-match series against Zimbabwe in the northeastern city of Sylhet on Sunday.

Zimbabwe handed Under-19 allrounder Wesley Madhevere an ODI debut.

Mortaza returned to the side after leading the team to eighth place in the World Cup in England last year.

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Najmul Hossain, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taijul Islam, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Mustafizur Rahman

Zimbabwe: Chamu Chibhabha (capt), Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva, Richmond Mutumbami, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Donald Tiripano, Wesley Madhevere, Chris Mpofu, Carl Mumba

Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI), Masudur Rahman (BAN)

TV Umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)

Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZL)