Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das are at the crease. Tanzid Hasan is on strike. Bumrah will open the attack
Bangladesh wanted to bat and India wanted to bowl.
Srinivas: Surprised to see Bangladesh leaving out Taskin for this important match. He has been a very good bowler in recent times.
Yogesh: This actually is going to be a concern for the Indian team moving ahead in the tournament as they are batting second continuously. Not having a game where they can defend also is going to be huge factor leading into the semi finals. 'They had no choice today, but they have 5 more matches coming up'
Time for the national anthems - both written by Rabindranath Tagore. Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla first
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Teams:
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
Najmul Hossain Shanto: Proud moment for me and my family. We'd like to bat today. Looks a fresh wicket. If we put some good score, it'll be good for the team. He (Shakib) is struggling a bit, Nasum is coming in for him.
Bangladesh have won the toss and have opted to bat
Toss time
Pitch Report | Sanjay Manjrekar and Irfan Pathan: "It's a good pitch, has a history of lot of runs. It's a pitch where the seamers wouldn't mind bowling first up or maybe under lights as well. I don't see a turner. Definition of true pitch - you can bat really well, if you are a quality fast bowler, you get something out of it as well. It's a black soil pitch, there's grass covering which is not green. It'll hold the pitch nicely. High-scoring pitch for sure.
Shubman Gill, in a chat with the official broadcast: It's very important for me to stick to my basics. Experience has been great, played my first (WC) match against Pakistan, great atmosphere. We have the right momentum with us having won three matches. We all know he (Rohit Sharma) is an aggressive batsman, has done so well for India, especially in World Cup matches. He is just carrying on with his form, he plays according to his instincts. It's a smaller ground and the wicket has been good. Hopefully we'll be able to get some good runs for our bowlers to defend. It's very important to play the middle overs well. If you are able to not too lose too many wickets, then you can really capitlaize and have a big score.
Ravi: "Nidhas Trophy Final, THE DK SHOW!"
Manwinder Singh: "That 1 run victory!! Never celebrate before you cross the line."
Mustafa Moudi: "Talking about the India-Bangladesh Rivalry, for me the most memorable match was their encounter in 2012 Asia Cup where Sachin Tendulkar finally got his 100th Century but Bangladesh ended up on the winning side!!"
13:05 Local Time, 07:35 GMT, 13:05 IST: "The cover has come off and the Indian team just had a close look at it. Shakib is near the pitch now, an indication that he could be playing today. Leading today in fact," informs Vijay.
Did you know? This is Bangladesh's first ODI against India in India in 25 years!