Bangladesh win toss and bat in third Zimbabwe ODI

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to bat first in the third one-day international against Zimbabwe at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Bangladesh are looking to complete a clean-sweep victory over the African minnows after taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

The hosts won the first two ODIs by 145 runs and 58 runs respectively. Both teams were unchanged from Monday’s second match.

Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Liton Das, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain.

Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (capt), Chamu Chibhabha, Regis Chakbva, Luke Jongwe, Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Graeme Cremer, Taurai Muzarabani, Tinashe Panyangara,

Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Sharfoudoulla Saikat (BAN)

TV Umpire: Enamul Haque (BAN)

Match Referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
Source: AFP