Bangladesh elect to bat against England in final ODI

Bangladesh have won the toss and elected to bat in the third and final ODI of their three-match series against England at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today. 

Bangladesh have made one change in the squad for the game with Ebadot Hossain earning a place in the eleven, replacing Taskin Ahmed, who, according to skipper Tamim Iqbal, is 'having a break'. 

Meanwhile, England have made three changes to their eleven. Leg spinner Rehan Ahmed is set to make his ODI debut while Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes come back into the side. Mark Wood, Will Jacks and Saqib Mahmood are the ones left out.   

With two convincing wins in the first two ODIs in Dhaka, the Jos Buttler-led England have already ended Bangladesh's hot streak of seven consecutive home series wins dating back to October 2016, with the latest being a 2-1 win over India in December last year.

After suffering a three-wicket defeat in the first ODI and a 132-run hammering in the second one at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Bangladesh will be looking to avoid a whitewash today. 

Sri Lanka were the last team to whitewash the Tigers at home more than nine years ago, and considering the supposed nature of the Chattogram wicket, which is far more batting-friendly than the Mirpur track, it appears that the Tigers are in for a ride against England's mighty batting line-up backed up with adept bowlers, who have managed to show their worth. 

Playing XIs:

Bangladesh: 1 Tamim Iqbal (capt), 2 Litton Das, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Afif Hossain, 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Taijul Islam, 10 Ebadot Hossain, 11 Mustafizur Rahman.

England: 1 Jason Roy, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Dawid Malan, 4 James Vince, 5 Sam Curran, 6 Jos Buttler (capt/wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Rehan Ahmed, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Jofra Archer.