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Dhaka: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and chose to bowl against India in their Asia Cup clash at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Friday.
India have replaced an unwell Vinay Kumar with Ashok Dinda while Bangladesh are unchanged from the last match.
After a 50-run win against Sri Lanka, MS Dhoni couldn't have asked for anything better than a match against Bangladesh to seal a berth in the final before the high-tension India-Pakistan match on Sunday.
The team, which looked tight and tense right through the series Down Under, is now feeling at home. The track and format is to their liking, the batsmen seem to be among runs and Bangladesh, as hosts, are under immense pressure from their fans to win the game to simply keep themselves alive in this tournament.
India's targets are now simple: get some momentum going when it comes to winning and if possible, get Sachin Tendulkar's 100th ton too out of the way in the process.
Despite the recent struggle against India, Bangladesh had their moments against the Men in Blue, the biggest being in the 2007 World Cup when they won to knock their fancied opponents out.
India cannot afford to be complacent given Bangladesh's past record of being giant-killers.
They gave Pakistan a scare in the tournament-opener, showing they are quite a handful in front adoring home fans.
Teams:
Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (captain & wk), Tamim Iqbal, Nazimuddin, Jahurul Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam, Shahadat Hossain.
India: MS Dhoni (captain & wk), Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Irfan Pathan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Ashok Dinda.
Scores | Upcoming | Results |
2nd Test - West Indies v Bangladesh at Jamaica
Bangladesh won by 101 runs 2nd T20I - Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo
Pakistan won by 10 wickets (with 87 balls remaining) |