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Bangladesh opt to field in 3rd ODI

Dhaka - Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and elected to field first in the third one-day international against India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Bangladesh, who lead the three-match series 2-0, chose left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny to replace Taskin Ahmed, who suffered a side injury.

India, seeking a consolation win, made two changes from Sunday's six-wicket loss, bringing in Stuart Binny and Umesh Yadav for Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Bangladesh won the first one-dayer by 79 runs.

Teams:

Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (captain), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman.

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Stuart Binny, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Dhawal Kulkarni, Umesh Yadav.

Umpires: Rod Tucker (AUS) and Enamul Haque (BAN)

TV umpire: Sharfuddoula Saikat (BAN)

Match Referee: Andrew Pycroft (ZIM)

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