Bangladesh win toss, bat in first Zimbabwe ODI
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)