Bangladesh win toss, bowl in the series-deciding 3rd ODI
|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to bowl first in the series-deciding third game against West Indies on Friday at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
The hosts brought up Mohammad Mithun and Mohammad Saifuddin, dropping Imrul Kayes and Rubel Hossain in the match what potentially could be captain Mortaza’s last home match.
The ODI captain hinted retirement after the 2019 World Cup and no one-day Internationals for Bangladesh is scheduled at home.
Eying to win its first ever bilateral series since its victory against Bangladesh in 2014, West Indies made just one change with all-rounder Fabian Allen, replacing fast bowler Oshane Thomas.
Bangladesh won the first match by five wickets before West Indies leveled the series with four-wicket victory.
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Liton Das, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Mustafizur Rahman.
West Indies (Playing XI): Shai Hope (wk), Darren Bravo, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Marlon Samuels, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (captain), Fabian Allen Keemo Paul, Devendra Bishoo, Kemar Roach.
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Sri Lanka; Masudur Rahman, Bangladesh.
TV Umpire: Aleem Dar, Pakistan. Match Referee: Jeff Crowe, New Zealand.
