|| CF Correspondent ||

Bangladesh won the all important toss and decided to bowl first in the third and final T20 against India at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Sunday.

In a bid to become the first overseas team to beat India in Indian soil in three-match T20 series, Bangladesh made one change to the squad from the second match.

Middle order batsman Mohammad Mithun returned to the mix at the expense of all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, who had some injury issue.

India, aiming to win their first T20 series at home, also brought one change with Manish Pandey replacing Krunal Pandya. India though never lost a three-match T20 series, last time they played a series in shortest format at home, they were held for a 1-1 draw by South Africa.

However when Bangladesh opted to chase the total, the history suggested that the highest successful chase in this ground is only 123.

But Bangladesh took the decision to bowl, keeping the dew factor in mind, said Mahmudullah.

“Wicket looks good, but India is a good chasing side," he reasoned. "Dew could come into play as well. We started well in Rajkot, but need to keep up momentum in the middle overs."

India captain Rohit Sharma hoped to post a good score to keep pressure on Bangladesh.

"We would've bowled first too," said Rohit. "Teams batting first have posted targets and have managed to defend it, possibly because of the slowness of the pitch. Still have to be good on the day and hope we can post a good score."