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ZIM vs BAN, 1st T20I: Match Preview, Playing XI, Match Details, Pitch Report & Match Prediction

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Zimbabwe and Bangladesh will be locking horns tomorrow at the Harare Sports Club for a T20I series. The hosts have beaten Papua New Guinea for the T20 World Cup qualifier and so are prepped and ready for the marquee event. Zimbabwe also thrashed the Netherlands in the final qualifier match. So, no doubt the hosts look pretty pumped up to take on Bangladesh.

The visitors on the other hand are coming into this series after a loss of 2-1 against the West Indies. They have also not picked Shakib al Hasan and Mahmudullah for this tour. Nurul Hasan will be leading the side in the absence of Mahmudullah.

The hosts have a good chance to beat the visitors as they are in their home conditions. Zimbabwe would not miss an opportunity tomorrow to beat Bangladesh on their home turf. Bangladesh on the other hand will have to play really well to ensure that they win tomorrow’s fixture to start the series on a high.

Pitch Report

If we look at Harare Sports Club’s pitch for tomorrow’s game, then it looks a pretty balanced one for both batters and bowlers, especially for T20 games. While pacers will get good help from the pitch at the start of the game, batsmen will play a dominant role during the middle overs. A score of 155 is good enough and the teams who have won the toss here have also gone on to win the match. So, toss will be a crucial factor for both teams tomorrow.

ZIM vs BAN, 1st T20I Probable Playing XI:

Zimbabwe

The hosts have played very good cricket in the recent past and would like to keep the same playing XI for the 1st T20I. There will be hopefully no changes to the Zimbabwe squad for tomorrow.

Predicted Playing XI:

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

Bangladesh

Bangladesh will have to try a new combination for tomorrow’s match as their senior players are resting from this series. They have to win this series as they have suffered a major loss against West Indies.

Predicted Playing XI:

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

Match Details

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Date: 30th July 2022

Time: 4:30 PM IST

Stream: Fan Code

Match Prediction

Zimbabwe have a high chance of winning this contest. Bangladesh at times have proven themselves as match-winners and would love to beat Zimbabwe on the latter’s home turf tomorrow.

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