Bangladesh win toss, elect to bowl first in series-deciding T20I
|| CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to field first in the series-deciding third T20I against West Indies on Saturday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
Eying to complete a tour-sweep for the first time in a series, comprised with three formats of cricket, Bangladesh remained unchanged.
West Indies meanwhile handed debut to top order batsman Sherfane Rutherford. He replaced Darren Bravo, an only change that West Indies made in their bid to avoid a tour sweep and give their countrymen a Christmas gift.
The series is locked at 1-1 as Bangladesh hit back with a dominating 36-run victory over West Indies after their eight-wicket thrashing to the visitors in the first game.
Bangladesh earlier whitewashed West Indies in two-match Test series before they won the ODI series by 2-1.
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Ariful Haque, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Abu Hider, Mustafizur Rahman
West Indies (Playing XI): Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford, Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Rovman Powell, Fabian Allen, Keemo Paul, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas.
