Aminul, Nazmul to debut as Tigers put to bat first

Zimbabwe have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Bangladesh in the fourth match of the ongoing tri-nation T20 series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today.

Leg spinner Aminul Islam and opener Nazmul Hossain -- who replaced Soumya Sarkar in the squad -- will be making their T20I debut for the Tigers today. Also, Shafiul Islam is back in the squad. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe have left out Tendai Chatara and Craig Ervine and brought in Chris Mpofu and Richmond Mutumbami.

A win today for the Tigers will ensure them a spot in the final -- scheduled to take place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on September 24. Meanwhile, it is must win game for Zimbabwe -- a side who are yet to win a game in the tournament -- if they are to have any chance of making it to the tournament final. The last time the two sides met was in the tournament opener on September 13 in Dhaka. Bangladesh had edged past Zimbabwe in that game by three wickets.

Playing XI:

Bangladesh: Liton Das, Aminul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riad, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman , Shafiul Islam      

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

Source: thedailystar