Bangladesh win toss, send West Indies to bat first

Sports Desk Published: 12 July 2018, 09:16 PM | Updated: 12 July 2018, 09:17 PM
Bangladesh win toss, send West Indies to bat first

Bangladesh skipper Sakib al Hasan won the toss and elected to bowl first against West Indies in the second and final Test at Sabina Park, Kingston in Jamaica on Thursday.

Bangladesh made one change from the squad that suffered an innings and 219-run defeat in the previous Test as they included left-arm spinner Taijul Islam in place of pacer Rubel Hossain. 

West Indies made two changes in their starting line-up as they included young pacer Keemo Paul who will be making his Test debut and leg-spinner Shimron Hetmyer in place of injured Kemar Roach and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo.

Roach, who bagged 5-8 in the first innings leading the hosts to bowl out Bangladesh for 43 runs, was ruled out from the second Test after sustaining an injury during the first Test.

With this match, wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim became Bangladesh's most capped Test player as he overtook former skipper Mohammad Ashraful's 61 matches

Bangladesh squad: Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sakib al Hasan (capt), Mahmudullah, Nurul Hasan, Mehedi Hasan, Taijul Islam, Abu Jayed and Kamrul Islam

West Indies squad: Kraigg Brathwaite, Devon Smith, Kieran Powell, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Jason Holder (capt), Shimron Hetmyer , Keemo Paul, Miguel Cummins and Shannon Gabriel.