Bangladesh win toss, opt to bat

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Bangladesh win toss, opt to bat
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Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat against West Indies in the second ODI in Mirpur.

Bangladesh lead the series 1-0 following their crushing 74-run victory in the first match.

Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain was instrumental in the victory in a spin-friendly surface with a record-breaking bowling that saw him grabbed 6-35, the second bowling figure by a Bangladesh bowler, only behind Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's 6-26 against Kenya in 2006.

Rishad's figure is also the best by a Bangladeshi spinner but spin-bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed urged him to stick to the process, rather being excited by getting the spin-friendly surface as he will be key weapon for the team in the second match also.

Bangladesh added left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed to the squad with a plan to spin out West Indies given that the pacers have little to offer in this pitch.

West Indies Playing XI: Brandon King, Alick Athanaze, Ackeem Auguste, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (c & wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Khary Pierre

Bangladesh Playing XI: Soumya Sarkar, Saif Hassan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Mahidul Islam Ankon, Nurul Hasan (wk), Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Tanvir Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

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