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Bangladesh cricketers are set to take on visiting England in the final game of the three-match one-day International series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday.
The match will begin at 12:00 noon on Monday, according to UNB and BSS.
The hosts suffered consecutive losses in the first two matches of the series played in Dhaka, losing by three wickets and a crushing 132 runs, respectively. In both games, the Bangladeshi team struggled to deliver a strong batting performance.
To shake things up, Bangladesh may make some changes to their line-up for the third match. Left-handed pacer Mustafizur Rahman failed to impress in the first two games, and the team management may opt to replace him with either Ebadot Hossain or Hasan Mahmud, both of whom are part of the ODI side.
The two sides, so far, played 23 matches with England winning 19. Bangladesh won just four matches. England has been the only Test nation which still didn't lose any ODI series to Bangladesh.
After overcoming condition's challenge, England definitely would like to make it 3-0. Their top order batters played nicely to set the course of the game in the first two matches and if the Chattogram wicket continues to favour the batters, definitely they would be the happier side.
The venue of the third match, Chattogram had recently become a horror place for Bangladesh, mainly for its placid nature. Just three months ago, they suffered their second biggest defeat in their history at this venue when India crushed them by 227 runs after compiling 409-8.
And what England are able to do in a slightly favourable surface for batting was demonstrated in the second game in Mirpur. So if Chattogram's wicket remains same, Bangladesh chance to avoid whitewash will be slim.
"It's not good to be a losing side but it's the part of the game. We want to make a strong comeback," Bangladesh's Spin Bowling Coach Rangana Herath said before the game.
"We want to take the challenge. We are desperate to do well against the team which is champions in this format."