No Tamim as Tigers opt to bat in Harare Test

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat in the lone Test against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.

Tamim Iqbal was unable to recover in time for the Test and will sit out the match while Mahmudullah Riyad have come into the playing eleven. Mushfiqur Rahim also starts while the Tigers picked two seamers in Ebadot Hossain and Taskin Ahmed along with spinners Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan.

Zimbabwe meanwhile miss out on the services of experienced Sean Williams and Craig Ervine. Takudzwanashe Kaitano and Dion Mayers have been handed debut.

Teams:

Zimbabwe: Regis Chakabva, Roy Kaia, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Timycen Maruma, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Mayers, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Milton Shumba, Brendan Taylor, Donald Tiripano

Bangladesh: Mominul Haque, Shadman Islam, Saif Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Liton Das, Mehedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain