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India bowl first against Bangladesh in T20 tri-series final

The youthful Indian team, which reached the final with three wins from four matches, made just one change -- with paceman Jaydev Unadkat coming in for Mohammed Siraj.

By AFP
March 18, 2018

COLOMBO: India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first against Bangladesh in the Twenty20 tri-series final in Colombo on Sunday.

The youthful Indian team, which reached the final with three wins from four matches, made just one change -- with paceman Jaydev Unadkat coming in for Mohammed Siraj.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan said his team would have to be at their best against India.

The underdogs are unchanged from their previous win against hosts Sri Lanka.

Teams:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Lokesh Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, Washington Sundar, Vijay Shankar, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Nazmul Islam

Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI), Ranmore Martinesz (SRI), TV Umpire: Raveendra Wimalasiri (SRI)

Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)