Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
Liton, Anamul power Bangladesh to 303 against Zimbabwe
Opener Liton Das hit 81 and Anamul Haque 73 to guide Bangladesh to 303-2 in the first ODI against Zimbabwe Friday at the Harare Sports Club.
Tamim Iqbal and Liton added 119 runs in the opening stand. The Tigers captain, who scored 62 off 88 balls, fell to Sikandar Raza.
Anamul, who was struggling to bring his form in the domestic arena to international cricket, finally hit a fifty. He made 73 off 63 balls with six fours and three sixes.
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After Liton retired hurt, Mushfiqur Rahim, who skipped the previous series against the West Indies for personal reasons, came to the wicket and scored 52 off 49 balls. Mahmudullah Riyad remained unbeaten on 20 off 12 balls.
Bangladesh fielded three pacers: Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mustafizur Rahman.
The Tigers won all of their last 19 ODIs against Zimbabwe. Also, they won six of their last seven ODI series at home and abroad.
Ahead of the ODIs, Bangladesh lost the three-match T20I series against the hosts.
Bangladesh bat first in 1st ODI vs Zimbabwe
Bangladesh lost the toss but were sent out to bat first in the first of the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club on Friday.
Bangladesh have included Anamul Haque Bijoy in this match. The right-handed batter played his last ODI back in 2019.
He played marvellously in the last edition of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, a 50-over event in Bangladesh, and scored more than 1,100 runs.
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Mushfiqur Rahim has also staged a comeback, following a leave of absence in the series against the West Indies.
Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mustafizur Rahman, on the other hand, are part of the Bangladesh's bowling attack.
Bangladesh have won all of their last 19 ODIs against Zimbabwe. Also, the Tigers have won six of their last seven ODI series at home and abroad.
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Ahead of the ODI series, Bangladesh played a three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe and lost 2-1.
But in ODIs, Bangladesh are a stronger side. Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh captain, however, said they have to play their best cricket to beat Zimbabwe at their home.
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal (c), Liton Das, Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Regis Chakabva (w/c), Innocent Kaia, Wesley Madhevere, Tarisai Musakanda, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Victor Nyauchi, Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza
Bangladesh need 206 to win 1st T20 against Zimbabwe
Wesley Madhevere and Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe helped Zimbabwe put up a score of 205-3 in the first of the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh Saturday.
Bangladesh previously won a single T20I while chasing 200 or more runs.
Raza remained unbeaten on 65 off 26 balls with seven fours and four sixes while Madhevere posted 67 off 46.
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat first. Bangladesh bowlers were all over the place, and the fielding also did not help.
The hosts lost their first wicket with only 15 runs on the board and second when they were batting at 43.
In the third wicket stand, Madhevere and Sean Williams added 56 runs off just 37 balls. After Williams fell for 33 off 19 balls, Raza joined Madhevere and added 91 runs off 43 balls.
Left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman bagged two wickets but conceded 50 runs. Taskin Ahmed failed to grab any wicket but conceded 42 runs. Also, Shoriful Islam gave away 45 runs but could not get any wicket.
Wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan Sohan is leading Bangladesh in this series. He replaced Mahmudullah Riyad after the Tigers lost their last T20I series against the West Indies 2-0.
This is only the second time that Bangladesh are playing a T20I match without Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Riyad and Tamim Iqbal.
Tamim recently retired from T20s. Shakib is not in the team due to personal reasons; Mushfiqur and Riyad were rested for this series.
Bangladesh bowl first in T20I series opener
Bangladesh lost the toss and were asked to bowl first in the first T20I of the three-match series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club Saturday.
The Tigers lost their last T20I series against the West Indies 2-0. But they are a better side considering the strength of Zimbabwe. So, the visitors have a great chance to bounce back.
Bangladesh fielded three pacers – Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam in this match. Anamul Haque, who recently returned to the national team but failed to impress, got another chance to bring his domestic prowess to the international level.
Munim Shahriar and Najmul Hossain Shanto were included in Bangladesh playing XI for the first match.
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Nurul Hasan Sohan is leading the Tigers in this series. He replaced Mahmudullah Riyad as Bangladesh's T20I captain.
Bangladesh playing XI
Litton Das, Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Munim Shahriar, Mosaddek Hossain, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (w/c), Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, and Shoriful Islam
Zimbabwe playing XI
Regis Chakabva (w), Craig Ervine (c), Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Tanaka Chivanga
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe: T20 series begins Saturday
The three-match T20I series between visitors Bangladesh and hosts Zimbabwe is set to begin Saturday.
The first match will take place at 5pm at the Harare Sports Club.
Wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan Sohan will lead Bangladesh in this series. He replaced Mahmudullah Riyad as the T20I captain of the Tigers for this tour. If Sohan does better as a captain, he has all the chances to lead the Tigers in the shorter format of the game for a longer period.
However, Bangladesh will miss the services of Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan and Riyad in this series.
While Shakib is out for personal reasons, Mushfiqur and Riyad were rested by the team management. Shakib will also miss the ODI series, but Mushfiq and Riyad will take part in it.
Bangladesh included uncapped left-handed batter Parvez Hossain Emon in this tour. Parvez did well in the Bangladesh Premier League. Also, he was an important member of Bangladesh during their ICC U-19 World Cup triumph in 2020.
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Pacer Hasan Mahmud has also been added to the team.
The second and third T20Is will be played on July 31 and August 2. All the matches will take place at the same venue.
After the T20I series, both the teams will lock horns in a three-match ODI series starting on August 5. The last two ODIs will be played on August 7 and 10.
Bangladesh T20I squad
Nurul Hasan (captain and wicketkeeper), Munim Shahriar, Anamul Haque, Liton Das, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Mosaddek Hossain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Parvez Hossain Emon
ZIM vs BAN 2022: T20I series fixtures, H2H record, 1st match preview
The Bangladesh Cricket Board made a crucial decision by resting veteran players for the ZIM vs BAN 2022 T20I series, which will enable the other cricketers to stand up and demonstrate leadership abilities on the international stage. Oppositely, Zimbabwe's recent dominance in the Twenty20 World Cup Global Qualifier has instilled some faith in their abilities. Zimbabwe are well aware that they have a good chance of avenging their most recent series defeat against Bangladesh. Let's look at the schedule for the bilateral T20I series and the preview of the first match.
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe: Head-to-Head T20I Records
Bangladesh first met Zimbabwe in a T20 format match back in November 2006, which they won by 43 runs. Since then, two teams have played against each other in 16 Twenty20 international matches. Bangladesh have led the head-to-head contest with 16 wins, while Zimbabwe have won 5 matches. Bangladesh have never lost a bilateral series against Zimbabwe, winning three series and drawing three.
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Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh h2h T20I statistics (as on July 28, 2022)
Matches
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
16
11
5
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
BAN vs ZIM T20I Series 2022 Fixtures
All the matches of the ZIM vs BAN 2022 Twenty20 International series will be played at the Harare Sports Club ground. Here are the fixtures for the bilateral T20I series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe-Bangladesh T20I Series 2022 Fixtures
Match
Date
Match Starts (Bangladesh Standard Time)
First T20I
July 30 (Saturday)
5 p.m.
Second T20I
July 31 (Sunday)
5 p.m.
Third T20I
August 2 (Tuesday)
5 p.m.
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
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BAN vs ZIM 1st T20I 2022: Match Preview
When the BCB decided to name wicket-keeper batter Nurul Hasan the captain of Bangladesh for the ZIM vs BAN 2022 T20I series, excitement among Bangladesh cricket fans increased. There is no doubt that all eyes will be on Nurul Hasan’s captaincy. On the other hand, Zimbabwe recently ensured their qualification for the T20 World Cup 2022 main event by winning the Global Qualifier B competition. They will be up to putting up a real fight against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh
In the ZIM vs BAN 2022 T20I series, Bangladesh expect Nurul Hasan to demonstrate his potential as captain. His leadership ability will be closely monitored by the BCB in the series as the cricket board is in search of a new leader for the future.
Besides, finding the right opening combination is another key area where they need a solution. There are five top order batters in the squad, and the team management has to come up with a decision on which two they want to back up. Other than that, the remaining spots are more or less confirmed for the opening match.
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Probable Playing XI (first T20I)
Top Order: Munim Shariar, Anamul Haque, Litton Das;
Middle-Order: Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahedi Hasan;
Lower-Order: Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed.
Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Cricket Board is yet to announce their squad for the T20I series against Bangladesh. But the expectation is that the players who have performed well in the recent ICC Global Qualifier B get a chance in the series.
With less than three months left before the T20 World Cup 2022, the selectors may not want to make unnecessary experiments for this bilateral series. Apart from winning the series, finding the right combination for the forthcoming World Cup would be Zimbabwe’s main goal from this bilateral contest.
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Probable Playing XI for first T20I
(Based on their recent team combination in the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2022)
Top-Order: Regis Chakabva (wicket-keeper), Craig Ervine (captain), Sean Williams;
Middle-Order: Wessley Madhevere, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga;
Lower-Order: Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava
Aftermath
Will Nurul Hasan-led Bangladesh team be able to meet expectations in the absence of experienced cricketers in the series? The ability is certainly there; they just have to execute the game plan on the field. Oppositely, the confidence level is high at the moment for the Zimbabwean Twenty20 side.
The home side can feel that they have a genuine chance to overcome the visitors in the 3-match T20I series, especially in the absence of some of the key Bangladeshi players. Therefore, the ZIM vs BAN 2022 Twenty20 series promises an interesting contest to watch.
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Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Series 2022: Full Fixtures and Head-to-Head Records
The Bangladesh national men’s cricket team will travel to Zimbabwe this month to take part in a 3-match T20I series followed by a 3-match ODI series against the hosts. The star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will not travel with the Bangladesh white-ball teams to take part in the series as the BCB granted him leave for the Zimbabwe tour. Apart from him, all other major members of the national team setup are likely to take part in both the limited-overs contests. Take a look at the full fixtures of the tour as well as head-to-head records between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Series 2022: Full Fixtures
Bangladesh’s tour of Zimbabwe in 2022 will kick off with the Twenty20 International series on July 30. After that, Bangladesh will play a bilateral ODI series from August 5 to August 10. All the scheduled matches will take place at the Harare Sports Club in Harare.
ZIM vs BAN T20I Series 2022 Fixtures
First T20I: July 30
Second T20I: August 1
Third T20I: August 2
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ZIM vs BAN ODI Series 2022 Fixtures
First ODI: August 5
Second ODI: August 7
Third ODI: August 10
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe H2H: ODI and T20I Records
Bangladesh have a stellar recent record against Zimbabwe across all formats. They haven’t lost an ODI against Zimbabwe since 2014. Team Tigers has remained unbeaten against the Zimbabwe ODI side in the last 19 matches. Overall, Bangladesh have won twelve bilateral ODI series against Zimbabwe, while the Zimbabwean T20I side has won six of them.
Bangladesh also have a strong record against Zimbabwe in the T20 format, leading the head-to-head battle with 11 wins. Team Tigers has only lost one T20I against Zimbabwe in the last seven meetings. Six bilateral T20I series have been played between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe thus far. Bangladesh won three of them, and the other three ended in draws. Let’s have a look at some notable ODI and T20I records between these two teams.
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Notable Head-to-Head ODI Records: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
Matches Played (78)
50 wins
28 wins
Most Runs
Tamim Iqbal (1816)
Brendon Taylor (1508)
Highest Score
Litton Das (176)
CK Coventry (194*)
Most Hundreds
Tamim Iqbal (4)
Brendon Taylor (2)
Most Wickets
Shakib Al Hasan (82)
Raymond Price (35)
Best Bowling Figures
Abdur Razzak (5/29)
Bryan Strang (6/20)
Most Matches
Mushfiqur Rahim (48)
Brendon Taylor (56)
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
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Notable Head-to-Head T20I Records: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe
Bangladesh
Zimbabwe
Matches Played (16)
11 wins
5 wins
Most Runs
Soumya Sarkar (298)
Hamilton Masakadza (377)
Highest Score
Soumya Sarkar (68)
Hamilton Masakadza (93)
Most Fifties
Soumya Sarkar (3)
Hamilton Masakadza (3)
Most Wickets
Mustafizur Rahman (18)
AG Cremer (11)
Best Bowling Figures
Shakib Al Hasan (4/21)
Neville Madziva (4/34)
Most Matches
Mahmudullah Riyad (15)
Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams (12)
Source: https://www.espncricinfo.com/
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Bottom Line
The current Zimbabwe team is not a competitive one that can pose some threat to the visiting Bangladesh team. As a result, the team Tigers will begin as favorites to win both the ODI and T20 formats in the Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Series 2022. Tamim Iqbal can set a new record of winning the most consecutive ODI series as a captain if his team wins the fifty-overs format series. On the other hand, the Mahmudullah-led T20I team will get another chance to prepare themselves ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022. Bangladesh players, who have lacked confidence and are out of form on the international stage, should take the tour seriously.
Women’s ODI: Bangladesh win 3-match ODI series beating Zimbabwe by 9 wkt
Touring Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team clinched the three-match ODI series 2-0 beating hosts Zimbabwean Women’s by a convincing nine wickets at the Queen’s Sports Club ground in Bulawayo on Saturday.
Earlier on Wednesday, Bangladesh made a flying start in the three-match ODI series beating hosts Zimbabwe Women’s team by eight wickets in the first match at the same venue.
In the remaining match of the ODI series, Bangladesh will play hosts Zimbabwe on November 15, also at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo.
Bangladesh Women’s team playing a three-match ODI series against hosts Zimbabwe in Bulawayo as part of their preparation for the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2021, also scheduled to be held in Zimbabwe from November 21 to December 5 next.
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In the day’s match, hosts Zimbabwean teams opted to bat first after winning the toss and were bundled out cheaply for 121 runs in 46.4 overs featuring 35 runs by Nyasha Gwanzura and 33 runs by Modester Mupachikwa.
Nahida Akter grabbed three wickets for 30 runs while Salma Khatun and Jahanara Alam took two wickets each conceding 21 and 22 runs respectively.
Chasing a poor target of 122 runs, Bangladesh easily scored 125 for 1 in 24.3 overs, featuring two half centuries by Murshida Khatun and Fargana Haque.
After the dismissal of opener Sharmin Akter (8) for 10 runs in 4.2 overs, Murshida and Fargana lead the team towards victory contributing 115 runs in the 2nd wicket stand.
Murshida hammred a polished 51 runs off 65 balls hitting eight boundaries while Fargana scored 68-ball 53 runs featuring seven fours.
Esther Mbofana took the lone wicket giving away 30 runs.
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Three top teams from 10-team qualifying rounds will earn the right to play in the eight-team final round along with former champions Australia, England, South Africa, India and hosts New Zealand from March 4 to April 3’ 2022.
Earlier, a 16-member Bangladesh squad left Dhaka for the Zimbabwean capital Harare on November 5 to participate in the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier’2021 in Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh SQUAD : Nigar Sultana Joty (Captain), Murshida Khatun, Nuzhat Tasnia, Fargana Hoque Pinky, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Nahida Akter, Salma Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Lata Mondol, Fahima Khatun, Fariha Islam Trisna, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sobhana Mostary, Khadiza-Tul Kubra and Shanjida Akther Maghla.
Zimbabwe restore parity in T20 series
After five consecutive defeats, Zimbabwe finally beat Bangladesh by 23 runs in the T20 format Friday at the Harare Sports Club.
With the win, Zimbabwe restored parity in the second match of the three-match series.
The last match of this series will be played on July 25 at the same venue.
In Friday's match, Zimbabwe batted first after winning the toss and posted 166/6 in 20 overs.
In reply, Bangladesh kept losing the wickets regularly and were bundled out for 143 in 19.5 overs.
The Tigers made two changes to starting XI, choosing Taskin Ahmed and the debutant Shamim Hossain over Liton Das and Mustafizur Rahman.
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Mohammad Naim and Soumya Sarkar, who shared Bangladesh's first 100-run stand in the opening partnership in the first match, failed to shine this time.
Both of them were removed by Blessing Muzarabani within 17 runs.
Mahedi Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan managed a good start, scoring 15 and 12 runs but failed to continue. They fell prey to Wellington Masakadza who took three wickets conceding 20 runs in four overs.
Debutant left-hand batsman Shamim Hossain scored 29 runs off 13 balls with three fours and one six.
Afif Hossain, who played more balls than any of his teammates, perished on 24 off 25 balls. Dismissals of Shamim and Afif ended Bangladesh's chance of winning the match.
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Along with Masakadza, Luke Jongwe also bagged three wickets for Zimbabwe while Tendai Chatara and Blessing Muzarabani scalped two wickets each.
Earlier, Wessley Madhevere stuck 72 off 57 balls with five fours and three sixes for the hosts. Also, Dion Myers and Ryan Burl scored 26 and 34.
For Bangladesh, Shoriful Islam took three wickets while Mahedi Hasan and Shakib took one wicket each.
Chakabva, Raza, Burl propel Zimbabwe to 298 in 3rd ODI
Zimbabwe put up a total of 298 runs in the third match of the three-match series against Bangladesh on Tuesday at the Harare Sports Club.
They lost the toss and batted first in this match.
Bangladesh made two changes to their playing XI from the last match. Mehidy Hasan and Shoriful Islam were rested to pave way for Nurul Hasa Shohan and Mustafizur Rahman.
Regis Chakabva, who opened the innings for the hosts today, struck 84 off 91 balls with seven fours and one six. It was his second fifty in the event.
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In the sixth wicket stand, Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl added 112 runs, the highest runs in a single partnership in Zimbabwe’s innings. The stand was broken by Mustafizur, who was playing his first ODI in this series, removing Raza for 57 off 54 balls.
But Burl was there in the middle. Before falling prey to Saifuddin, Burl posted 59 off 43 with four fours and as many as sixes.
Saifuddin bagged three wickets in the 48th over removing Burl, Donald Tiripano and Tendai Chatara. Saifuddin conceded 87 runs in 8 overs to take three wickets. Mustafizur also bagged three wickets conceding 57 runs.
They eventually ended up on 298 all out in 49.3 overs.
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Bangladesh won the first two matches of this series and won the series as well.
This series is a part of the World Cup Super League. The top seven teams of this event along with the shots, India, will qualify directly to the World Cup 2023.
After the three-match ODI series, both teams will lock horns in three-match T20 series. All of those matches will take place at the same venue. Before the limited-over series, Bangladesh took on the hosts in a one-off Test and won that match by 220 runs.