Bangladesh wins toss and opts to field against India in Super Eight match in T20 World Cup

Najmul Hossain Shanto won the coin toss and Bangladesh opted to bowl against India in their Super Eight match in the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.

India beat Afghanistan in its first game of the Super Eight stage and is placed second in group 1 with two points — behind Australia on net run-rate.

Bangladesh lost to the 2021 champions in its first game, and is placed fourth. Afghanistan is third.

India has fielded an unchanged side from its previous game. Bangladesh made one change to its side — medium pacer Taskin Ahmed is left out and batter Jaker Ali is included.

India has never lost to Bangladesh in four previous encounters in the T20 World Cup.

The pitch at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium should help spinners, with bowlers from both sides keenly interested.

India is without a 50-plus opening stand in the last 10 T20s. Bangladesh’s various opening pairings haven’t survived more than two overs in any game across this T20 World Cup.
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Lineups:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman

SOURCE: The Associated Press