Zimbabwe opt to bat in series decider against Bangladesh
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Sunday, 25 July 2021 03:26
For the third match in a row, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza has decided to bat first after winning the toss against Bangladesh, in the third T20I against Bangladesh in Harare. The series is locked at 1-1 after the hosts won the second match by 23 runs on Friday.
While Zimbabwe remain unchanged, the visitors have brought in left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed in place of allrounder Mahedi Hasan. Ahmed last played against New Zealand in April this year.
It is a landmark game for Andy Pycroft who is the fourth match referee to officiate in 100 T20I matches.
Zimbabwe: 1 Regis Chakabva (wk), 2 Tadiwanashe Marumani, 3 Wessley Madhevere, 4 Dion Myers, 5 Sikandar Raza (capt), 6 Milton Shumba, 7 Ryan Burl, 8 Donald Tiripano, 9 Luke Jongwe, 10 Blessing Muzarabani, 11 Tendai Chatara
Bangladesh: 1 Soumya Sarkar, 2 Mohammad Naim, 3 Shakib Al Hasan, 4 Mahmudullah (capt), 5 Nurul Hasan (wk), 6 Afif Hossain, 7 Shamim Hossain, 8 Mohammad Saifuddin, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Shoriful Islam, 11 Nasum Ahmed