Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, ZIM vs BAN, Today Match Prediction 31 July 2022

zim vs ban Match Prediction & Analysis

Zimbabwe continued their rich form from the T20 Qualifiers into the opening match to win by 17 runs comfortably. They have a great chance to win their maiden T20I series against Bangladesh if they manage to win either of the two remaining matches. Bangladesh are at the moment are struggling big time to get their act right in the T20 format and will be need to regroup to win this match. They are searching for momentum and form in the T20Is off late. We can expect a thrilling action between the two teams with the series at stake.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Zimbabwe Preview

Zimbabwe duo of Wesley Madhevere (67 runs) and Sean Willams (33 runs) put on a solid 56-run partnership after the openers took them to 43/1 at the end of power play. Sikander Raza then took on the Bangladeshi bowlers to all corners scoring 65 runs off 26 balls with 7 boundaries and 4 sixes as he took them to 205/3 in the 20 overs.  

Wellington Masakadza and Luke Jongwe bowled well under good economy rate and took 3 wickets to strangle the opposition.  Sikander Raza and Richard Ngarva gave runs at over 10 RPO but chipped in with a wicket each in the match. Sean Williams chipped in with economical overs in the middle overs.

Top players to bet on: Sikander Raza, Sean Williams, Wesley Madhevere

Zimbabwe Predicted Playing XI:

Regis Chakabva (wk), Craig Ervine (c), Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Tanaka Chivanga

Zimbabwe Actual Playing XI:

Richard Ngarava, Craig Ervine, Regis Chakabva, Milton Shumba, Sikandar Raza, Tanaka Chivanga, Ryan Burl, Wellington Masakadza, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Luke Jongwe

Bangladesh Preview

Bangladesh were led by Liton Das`s aggressive 32 runs off 19 balls in the power play. Najmul Shanto (37 runs) and Nurul Hasan (42 runs) played some good cameos but were unable to help them cross the line while Anamul Haque struggled for timing in the middle overs. Their batters need to bat more sensibly to score big runs individually.

Pacers Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, and Shoriful Islam were taken for runs at over 10+ RPO in the last game. Nasum Ahmed took went for a lot of runs in the game while the fifth bowler`s quota of overs bowled by Mosadek Hossain and Afif Hossain went for just 27 runs in their 4 overs.

Top players to bet on: Afif Hossain, Liton Das, Taskin Ahmed

Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI:

Litton Das, Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Munim Shahriar, Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (c & wk), Nasum Ahmed , Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

Bangladesh Actual Playing XI:

Hasan Mahmud, Nurul Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Afif Hossain, Litton Das, Mahedi Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Munim Shahriar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Anamul Haque

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Harare has a bright and sunny weather with no chances of rain. We expect no interruptions in the play owing to weather in this match.

Venue Details

Harare was a batting paradise with the ball coming onto the bat nicely with good bounce and pace. Bowlers need to execute their plans to perfection here. We expect the average scores to be in the range of 170-180 runs.

Toss: To Bowl

We expect both captains to bowl first on this track if they win the toss as no target is safe in this pitch.