Bangladesh v West Indies – 1st Test – Toss Report
The hosts have won the toss and have opted to bat first on the opening day of the first Test match against West Indies, currently being played at the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zahur-Ahmed-c98518 Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, October 21, 2011.
The skipper, Mushfiqur Rahim had no hesitation in batting on a day, which looks perfect for stroke play with bright skies. As expected, Mohammad Ashraful’s axe has opened room in the line-up, and the management have handed debuts to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nasir-Hossain-c77146 and Elias
Sunny, where as there is no room for Shuvagoto Hom, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Suhrawadi-Shuvo-c91688.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-c78728 has played 7 ODIs and 1 T20, and will provide stability to the lower order, and can also come handy with the bowl. For Sunny, the left-arm slow orthodox, it will be his first competitive outing for the national team, however, his first- class record
is impressive, where he has taken over 200 wickets at an impressive average of 24.99.
The Windies team sees the return of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, while injury to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/D-Ramdin-c1299, who led the side in the first ODI in the absence of Darren Sammy,
but now sees himself benched for this match, along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Shillingford-c2397.
The pitch will offer turn and assistance for the spinners as the match progresses, while there will be some moisture early on, which the fast bowlers will want to take full use of it. Still, the pitch remains a placid track to bat on. However, one hopes
that the weather stays warm and rain stays away.
Bangladesh won the One-off T20 match but then surrendered the One Day series 2-1 and will look to improve on their outings in the five-day game.
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