Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first against Bangladesh in the opening match of the ODI tri-nation series at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Tawhid Hridoy is leading Bangladesh in the match, with regular captain Litton Kumar Das missing from the playing XI.
Bangladesh have included three pacers in Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam. Rishad Hossain is the only specialist spinner, while Aliss Al Islam has missed out on his ODI debut.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz is unavailable for the match.
Bangladesh XI: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tawhid Hridoy (C), Musaddek Hossain Saikat, Nurul Hasan Sohan (WK), Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Saif Hassan.
