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Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets
Bangladesh prepare for World T20 with a home series against Zimbabwe
Bangladesh to win
Tournament: | Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 33.0°C|Partly cloudy |
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The first of the 5-match T20I series will begin at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Bangladesh have been unbeaten at home against Zimbabwe.
Since 2021, these two teams have been head-to-head 7 times. Bangladesh have won 4 of these matches. The scales seem to be evenly balanced in recent years with both teams featuring some quality players.
It is a batting-friendly surface in Chattogram and there could be a run fest with both teams looking to go all guns blazing. This series could help Bangladesh in rounding off their last-minute decisions for the T20 World Cup.
Sean Williams and Ryan Burl are other key all-rounders in the Zimbabwe squad along with Sikandar Raza. Can Zimbabwe bowlers find the right length against the mighty Bangladesh batting lineup?
Bangladesh will have the upper hand coming into this match with the home conditions and we expect their batters to put on a dominant show.
Bangladesh seem to be testing their final squad for the T20 World Cup in this series. Most of the key players are part of this squad and it seem likely that this will be their final squad for the World T20 in West Indies and USA.
Litton Das will be one to watch out for in the batting department. Keep an eye out for the key batting positions in this lineup. There is a high chance that Bangladesh will be experimenting with these positions throughout the series.
There is no Soumya Sarkar in this squad and that is quite surprising. Liton Das will have a new opening partner in this series while skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Towhid Hridoy will continue to be at 3 and 4.
The last win for Bangladesh came against Sri Lanka in the 2nd T20i of the series where Shanto and Hridoy scored an unbeaten 87-run partnership. In the previous outing, it was Mahmadullah and Jaker Ali who led the comeback in the run chase.
The two scored a 47-run stand for the 5th wicket followed by a 65-run partnership for the 6th wicket. It goes to show just how deep and strong this batting order is. And it will pose a tough challenge to the Zimbabwe bowlers who haven’t got much experience playing in the subcontinent conditions.
Litton Das (wk), Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Saifuddin, Jaker Ali, Litton Das, Rishad Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed
Zimbabwe have won just 1 of their last 5 T20Is. They were bowled out for 82 runs against Sri Lanka in their last T20I at the R.Premadasa Stadium. However, their bowlers were quite impressive in that series.
They were able to find early breakthroughs and put the hosts on the back foot. Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, and Luke Jongwe will be the key bowlers to watch out for in this match.
If they find early wickets, they can surely trouble the Bangladesh batters. They should be confident with their batters though. One bad game should not affect them much and it has been quite some time since that loss anyway.
Sikandar Raza is the key lower-middle-order player who will be in the finisher’s role for Zimbabwe. Craig Ervine and Brian Bennett will be seen in the top order.
The two were in good touch in the last series. However, Raza, Ervine, and Bennett could never come together in a single innings to deliver a bigger impact. The experience of Sean Williams will come in handy in the lower middle order.
This batting lineup is as deep as the opposition. And many handy batters could add quick runs towards the death.
Ryan Burl, Craig Ervine, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza (c), Sean Williams, Johnathan Campbell, Clive Madande (wk), Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
Craig Ervine, Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl, Sean Williams, Brian Bennett, Luke Jongwe, Joylord Gumbie, Clive Madande, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
It is a balanced wicket that offers help for both batters and bowlers. It should be a high-scoring match considering there will be a new pitch used for this game. The weather will be partly cloudy with a high of 32 degrees Celsius in Chattogram on the match day.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury in Chattogram will be the venue for the 1st T20I between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. The average 1st innings score in T20Is here is 145 runs. However, for a match-winning total, we reckon the team batting first should aim for something over 175 runs.
Teams batting first have won 14 of the 27 T20Is played at this venue. There is no clear advantage to either batting or bowling first on this ground. However, we believe batting first should be the preferred choice. Teams are looking to get their World T20 preparations right and will be looking to have a bat first and make the most of the conditions too.
Both teams are pretty solid with promising players in every department. However, Bangladesh will have the upper hand with a stronger overall squad and home conditions. Bangladesh will start as favorites in our match prediction.
Bangladesh to win
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