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After playing a Test and an One-day International series, Bangladesh and the visiting West Indies are now gearing up for the three-match T20 International series which is set to begin today (Monday) at Sylhet International Stadium, reports Daily Sun.
Bangladesh clinched both the series by showing tremendous effort against the vesting West Indies.
In the last series when both the teams fought in a T20I contest, Bangladesh came up victorious and the series held in the home of the Caribbean. Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman played pivotal roles for the Tigers in that triumph where Shakib struck 103 runs in three matches and Mustafizur bagged eight wickets for the Tigers.
Mustafizur could be an automatic choice for the host in their best XI for the series opener, but there is some uncertainty over Shakib’s participation as the world’s best all-rounder had sustained an injury during the practice session on Sunday.
Steve Rhodes, the Bangladesh coach, however, hope that Shakib will be available in the match saying, “The injury is not something to get worried about.”
While the T20 series opener will take place in Sylhet Monday, the remaining two will be held in Dhaka on 20 and 22 December respectively.
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