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Zimbabwe opts to bowl first against Afghanistan
DHAKA, Sept 14, 2019 (BSS)-Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza won the toss and elected to bowl first against Afghanistan in their second match of the Tri-nation T20 series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here on Saturday.
Zimbabwe lost their first match to hosts Bangladesh by three wickets and so the match is important for them to stay alive in the tournament.
Zimbabwe have made two changes to the team that played against Bangladesh, with Timycen Maruma and Tony Munyonga sitting this one out, and Regis Chakabva and Ainsley Ndlovu entering the playing XI. Ndlovu will be making his T20I debut
For Afghanistan, it’s their first match in the tournament and they came off here with the euphoria of beating Bangladesh by 224-run in the one-off Test match in the last week.
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Najeeb Tarakai, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan(captain), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karim Janat, Fareed Malik and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Zimbabwe: Brendan Taylor (wicket-keeper), Hamilton Masakadza (captain), Craig Ervine, Sean Williams, Regis Chakabva, Ryan Burl, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Neville Madziva, Kyle Jarvis, Ainsley Ndlovu and Tendai Chatara.
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