World T20: Bangladesh opts to field against Nepal
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Winning the toss, hosts Bangladesh elected to field first against the ICC associate member Nepal in their second Group-A match of the ICC World Twenty20 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Tuesday.
Bangladesh will need to seal the victory in the match to ensure a smooth passage to reach the main draw.
On the other hand, for Nepal, this is their first ever international match against a Test-playing nation for which they have worked by all their means for the last 18 years.
Earlier, in the opening day of the meet, Bangladesh outplayed fast-growing ICC associate member Afghanistan by 9 wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital while Nepal beat Hong Kong by 80 runs at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong in the other match Sunday.
Line-up:
Bangladesh Squad: Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (Captain), Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah, Farhad Reza, Mashrafe Mortaza, Al-Amin Hossain and Abdur Razzak
Nepal Squad: SP Khakurel, Sagar Pun, G Malla, P Khadka(Captain), B Bhandari, S Vesawkar, B Regmi, NB Budayair, SP Gauchan, Sompal Kami, JK Mukhiya