Publish: 13:37, 28 Jun, 2026

Tigers asked to bat first in lone Zimbabwe Test

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Tigers asked to bat first in lone Zimbabwe Test
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Zimbabwe captain Richard Ngarava has won the toss and decided to bowl first against Bangladesh in the solitary Test in Harare on Sunday, reports Daily Sun.

The Tigers decided to go with three pacers and one spinner in Taijul Islam as captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said, "Doesn't matter if we bat or bowl first. Winning gives lots of confidence, but it's a new Test match... With the new ball, it will be more challenging for the batter, more bounce... Scoring runs always gives a lot of confidence. But it's new conditions, I have to adapt to the conditions."

Bangladesh XI: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque Showrab, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Amite Hasan (wk), Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain

Zimbabwe XI: Ben Curran, Innocent Kaia, Brendan Taylor (wk), Brian Bennett, Craig Ervine, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Wessly Madhevere, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava (c), Blessing Muzarabani

Bd-Pratidin English/ AM

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