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Zimbabwe opt to bowl in Bangladesh T20

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By: LakshmiPS

Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza won the toss and elected to bowl in their tri-nation Twenty20 international match against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Wednesday.

Bangladesh handed debuts to batsman Nazmul Hossain and all-rounder Aminul Islam, while Shafiul Islam also returned for a home side with three changes following their 25-run loss to Afghanistan in the previous match.

Zimbabwe lost to Bangladesh and Afghanistan in their first two matches.

Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Aminul Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor, Hamilton Masakadza (capt), Richmond Mutumbami, Sean Williams, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Neville Madziva, Kyle Jarvis, Ainsley Ndlovu, Chris Mpofu

Umpires: Tanvir Ahmed (BAN), Masudur Rahman (BAN)

TV Umpire: Sharfuddoula (BAN)

Match Referee: Chris Broad (ENG)

(AFP)

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