First ODI: England opt to bat against Bangladesh

England won the toss and elected to bat first in first ODI of three One Day International series against Bangladesh on Friday.

The match was started at 2:30 at Shere Bangla National Stadium in the capital’s Mirpur. England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat.

This series against England will be Bangladesh’s quest for a seventh successive bilateral series win at home where they have been unbeaten for two years.

Their latest triumph came against Afghanistan, which was Bangladesh’s first ODI series of 2016.

Bangladesh Squad

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (Captain), Shakib Al Hasan (Vice Captain), Tamim Iqbal Khan, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman , Mosaddek Hossain Saikot, Mahmudullah Riyad, Shafiul Islam, Taskin Ahmed  and Mosharraf Hossain Rubel.