India have won the toss and elected to field first, sending Bangladesh in to bat in Gwalior for the opening match of the three-match T20I series on Sunday.
This is the first international match at the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior. The city is hosting an international match after more than a decade.
Bangladesh have opted for a balanced attack with three seamers and two spinners for this match. Parvez Hossain Emon has been included in the lineup, marking his return to T20I cricket after a year.
With Shakib Al Hasan absent, Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been named in the starting XI.
India have included Varun Chakravarthy in their lineup, playing his first T20I since 2021.
Bangladesh XI: Litton Das (wk), Parvez Hossain Emon, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmadullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.
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