Mostafiz is not in the last match, Nasum is in Mehdi's place. Ban vs Zim 3rd T20
Ban vs Zim 3rd T20 Match: What is the potential team of Tigers in today's match? A change is happening in the team. Spinning all-rounder, Sheikh Mehdi is not there. Instead, the team management has decided to play a left-arm spinner, Nasum Ahmed.
Since most of Zimbabwe's frontline and middle-order batsmen are right-handed. So Nasum is actually taken from the idea that an extra left-arm spinner can be more effective than an offspinner.
Chief selector Minhazul Abedin Nannu told Sunday afternoon that there was only one chance in the team. Nasum is just coming instead of Sheikh Mehdi. That means the other 10 are fine.
Even then, the question arose, will Mostafiz not be played in the series-determining match on Sunday? Will the Cutter Master not be seen in the most important match of the series without playing the previous match?
The chief selector replied, ‘Mostafiz is still not being played. The three pacers Taskin, Saifuddin, and Shariful who played in the previous match will play. '
It is difficult to exclude Shariful who took 3 wickets in the previous match. Saifuddin's batting ability is a plus point, Taskin is also in form. So the team management is not willing to exclude any of them.
Besides, leaving Shariful and taking Mostafiz instead of one of the other two means becoming another left-arm bowler. Thus, the two specialist spinners are left-handed (Shakib and Nasum). If Mostafiz is taken along with Shariful again, 4 bowlers will become left-handed. Considering this, Mostafiz may not have a place in the last match.
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