Bangladesh to bat first in first T20I

Bangladesh have been put in to bat in their first T20 against Zimbabwe. After winning the toss, Zimbabwean skipper Sean Williams decided to field. 

In the ODI series where Zimbabwe were clean-swept by the hosts 3-0, Bangladesh batted first in all three matches and wreaked havoc. And Zimbabwe failed every time to chase down the target Bangladesh set them. 

This is the 12th T20I between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Bangladesh have till date won seven whereas Zimbabwe have won four. 

Bangladesh XI: Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Saifuddin, Aminul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman

Zimbabwe XI: Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams (c), Wesley Madhevere, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Donald Tiripano, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Chris Mpofu, Carl Mumba