Last ODI today: Will magic boy strike again!

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Sports Reporter :Tigers with the stunning performance of Magic Boy Mustafizur Rahman who spurred Bangladesh to seal the series victory as well as to take the world record of 11-wicket haul will take on India in the third and last ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today (Wednesday). The match begins at 3.00 pm. BTV and GTV will telecast the match live from the arena. Bangladesh registered a massive 79-run victory over India in the first ODI at the same venue on June 18.The Tigers posted an emphatic six-wicket victory over India in the second ODI at the same venue on June 21.Players of Bangladesh are eagerly waiting for a clean sweep. On the other hand, India, the power house of world cricket want to avoid whitewash.Bangladesh Cricket team and Indian Cricket team took part in their respective practice sessions at Mirpur on Tuesday.After thrashing Pakistan by three games to nil in the ODI series in April, Bangladesh will be hoping to repeat the feat against India this time.So, often the whipping boys in ODIs, Bangladesh have quietly put together a superb recent record on home soil. Sunday’s six-wicket win over their mighty neighbors was their 10th successive ODI victory as hosts.Promising all-rounder Nasir Hossain said, “I don’t say that we are now a big team. We are now playing in the home condition. If we perform well abroad then it will be decided what kind of team we are now.”When asked about Wednesday’s match, Nasir Hossain replied that they would try to win. He added that they would play for win. Nasir said, “We dominated in the last two matches over our opponents. We shall try to perform well in the third match.”Promising Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said, “We want to return on the way of victory. We want to avoid whitewash. I know tomorrow’s (Wednesday) match will not an easy task for us. Bangladesh are now playing really well.”Teams:Bangladesh (probable): Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das/ Mominul Haque/ Rony Talukdar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (Captain), Rubel Hossain/Jubair Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed.India (probable): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu/ Ajinkya Rahane/ Stuart Binny, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel and Dhawal Kulkarni.

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