Tigers to bat in first ODI

Zimbabwe have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first ODI at Harare today.

The Tigers will be glad to have skipper Tamim Iqbal in the playing eleven after he missed out on the one-off Test through injury. Mustafizur Rahman, who was 'fifty-fifty' for this game due to an ankle sprain has missed out and Shoriful Islam will replace him.

Mohammad Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain and Mohammad Saifuddin will bolster the middle and lower middle order in Mushfiqur Rahim's absence after the latter had to leave for Bangladesh due to family emergency.  

Teams:

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Md Mithun, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam

Zimbabwe: Wesley Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brendan Taylor, Dion Myers, Timycen Maruma, Regis Chakabva, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava