LIVE – Bangladesh v West Indies – Only Twenty20 – Toss Report
Team West Indies are set to kick off their tour of Bangladesh with the opening, one-off Twenty20 (T20) match, which kicks off today, October 11, 2011, at Dhaka’s Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur.
Hoping to make a good use of the home-ground conditions, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045, has won the toss and will be fielding first.
Being the only T20 bout of the tour, the Asian Tigers will be aiming to mark a strong ground against the Caribbean hosts. However, the team will have to retain an imposing ground throughout the fixture since they last had their outing under the format in May 2010, during the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) World T20 Championship.
In addition, having been recently appointed as Bangladesh’s limited overs Skipper, Rahim will bank on his able roster to aid him in securing his first win as the team’s leader after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
As for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, the tourists recently marked a stalemate series against the English hosts, prior to arriving in Bangladesh. However, the side has an added advantage at its end since many of its players were recently engaged in the just-concluded Champions League (CL) T20 competition.
For the matter, the players, including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LMP-Simmons-c1843, will all be looking to make use of their CLT20 experience as well as their appreciation of the sub-continent pitch.
Opting to field first, Bangladesh will be aiming to mark some early stumps at the West Indian top order, which will be built-on Barath, Simmons, Bravo, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804
For the task, Skipper Rahim will have to rely on his new ball bowlers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alok-Kapali-c43787.
On the other hand, the tourists will have to stand tough against Bangladesh attack; however, if the side is to suffer some early stumps, Skipper Sammy will have to rely on his middle order, which will include http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andre-Dwayne-Russell-c44235 and the Skipper himself, to stall the innings, which would aid West Indies in piling up a competitive chase against the hosts.
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