DHAKA: Bangladesh have started bowling against visiting Zimbabwe in the first T20I of the two-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in city on Friday afternoon.

Earlier, captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to bowl first in the day-night match began at 5:00pm local time.

After whitewashed the ODI series 3-0, confident Bangladesh will be keen to keep the winning momentum going in the T20I series as well while visitors eye comeback after their miserable losses.

Young leg-spinner Jubair Hossain made his debut in the match for Bangladesh.

Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura said, “Every international game is important. T20 is a format where everyone can express themselves. We have to execute well and hopefully have one in the bag, especially in the first one”.

Bangladesh Team

Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Anamul Haque, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain, Jubair Hossain
Zimbabwe Team

Sikandar Raza, RW Chakabva†, E Chigumbura*, CR Ervine, SC Williams, MN Waller, TS Chisoro, T Panyangara, N Madziva, LM Jongwe, AG Cremer

** Bangladesh-Zimbabwe 1st T20 at 5pm


BDST: 1701 HRS, NOV 13, 2015
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