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Bangladesh win toss, put India in to bat in World T20

Bangladesh win toss, put India in to bat in World T20

By REUTERS

Bangladesh's Taskin Ahmed reacts after bowling out India's batsman Rohit Sharma during their Cricket World Cup quarter-final match in Melbourne, March 19, 2015. REUTERS/Brandon Malone

BENGALURU: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and sent India in to bat in their World Twenty20 Super 10 match at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. Bangladesh sit bottom of Group 2 having lost to Australia and Pakistan. India, who lost to New Zealand but beat Pakistan, are second-bottom due to their poor net run rate. Bangladesh made one change to the team defeated by Australia at the same ground on Monday, with in-form batsman Tamim Iqbal back in the side after recovering from food poisoning in place of left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib. 'The ball was holding a bit, later on it was coming on to the bat (against Australia). Plus this is a high-chasing ground,' Mortaza said. India skipper MS Dhoni, who needs his team to win big to keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals and said he would also have liked to bowl first, named an unchanged side for the third match in a row. 'If there is a bit of moisture, it will turn later on. Other than that it looks a good wicket,' he added.