Updated November 3rd, 2019 at 18:51 IST
Ind vs Ban: Visitors win toss, put India in to bat; Dube to make debut
Bangladesh win the toss in the first T20 against India and choose to bowl first. The match is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi
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Bangladesh win the toss in the first T20 against India and choose to bowl first. The match is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi amid the high soaring pollution in the national capital. The AQI index at the stadium shows a reading of 245 which resorts to 'unhealthy air' category. The match between India and Bangladesh will also be the 1000th T20 International match.
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Proud moment for Shivam Dube who is all set to make his T20I debut for #TeamIndia.
— BCCI (@BCCI)
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Rohit Sharma surpasses MS Dhoni
Rohit Sharma who will be leading the Indian side in absence of Virat Kohli is all set to surpass MS Dhoni as the most capped T20 players of India. Meanwhile, Mahmudullah will lead the Bangladesh side post the ban imposed on Shakib Al Hassan by the ICC. Shivam Dube will be making his debut for India. The Bangladeshi captain also mentioned that it would be a great opportunity for the youngsters to step up as the team misses key players like Shakib Al Hassan and Tamim Iqbal.
Squads:
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Krunal Pandya, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, K Khaleel Ahmed
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah(c), Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Aminul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain
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Published November 3rd, 2019 at 18:29 IST