BAN vs ZIM Match Prediction & Betting Tips - May 05, 2024
Bangladesh vs. Zimbabwe Head-To-Head
The Bangladesh and Zimbabwe teams have played against each other on 21 occasions before this. The Bangladesh team leads the head-to-head, fourteen to seven.
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Live Streaming and Broadcast
Unfortunately, the live telecast of this T20I game between Zim and Bangladesh will not be available in India. However, Indian cricket fanatics can enjoy this contest through live streaming on the FanCode website and app.
The Zimbabwe team is currently visiting Bangladesh for five T20I games in a bilateral series. The first encounter of the series was played at Chattogram yesterday. Bangladesh's team won this contest easily with a big margin of eight wickets. The second encounter of the series will be played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram later tomorrow. Let's peek at this encounter's match prediction, betting tips, and pitch report.
BAN vs ZIM Team Previews
Bangladesh
Bangladesh's bowlers set up the win in the first T20I game in Chattogram against Zimbabwe nicely. They bowled out the Zim for a paltry total of 124 runs. There was a brief rain interruption during the contest on two occasions, but Bangladesh debutant Tanzid Hasan remained unbeaten to take his side to a win in 15.2 overs. He struck a well-compiled 67 from 47 balls. This Zimbabwe batting effort was their worst against Bangladesh.
This score might have been even lower as they slipped to 41 for seven at one stage. Taskin Ahmed and Mohammad Saifuddin picked up three scalps each. Mehdi Hasan bowled economically and also picked up a couple of wickets. During their chase, the Bangladesh opener lost the wicket of Najmul Hossain Shanto for a score of 21 runs early. However, Tanzid got lucky with a few lives during his batting effort. Towhid Hridoy also played well for a 33 from 18 balls and, together with Tanzid, took the team to an easy win.
Bangladesh Playing 11
Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Rishad Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin.
Zimbabwe
The Zim innings did get off on a positive note, with the youngster Brian Bennett hitting Shoriful Islam for three boundaries in a row in the third over. The senior pro Craig Ervine lost his wicket early in the second over of the game. However, this promising start did not last very long. The Bangladesh seamer Taskin Ahmed was the ghost on the back of Zimbabwe batting after the start. After Gumbie's wicket, Bennett also lost his wicket in the sixth over. Sikandar Raza also lost his wicket early for a duck.
In the space of seventeen balls, the Zimbabwe was reduced to 41 for seven where, as they were 36 for one at one stage. During the defense of this target, Blessing Muzarabani provided a terrific start to Zimbabwe as he picked up Litton Das's crucial wicket. Gumbie and Muzarabani collided as they dropped Tanzid early in the Bangladesh innings. Later in the same over, Bennett also dropped a sitter in covers off Tanzid. After that, Tanzid took the total toll of the Zim bowling attack and took his side home.
Zimbabwe Playing 11
Joylord Gumbie, Craig Ervine, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza, Clive Madande, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Ainsley Ndlovu, Johnathan Campbell.
BAN vs ZIM Toss Prediction
We have seen as many as twenty-four T20I games played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium venue in Chattogram. The teams batting first and second share the honors with twelve wins each. So, there is no clear indication about what to do after winning the toss. So, the skipper that wins the coin flip might opt to bowl first, according to the trend in T20I games.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
This venue in Bangladesh has never been a high-scoring one. The spinners dominate the proceedings most of the time. The average first-innings score at this ground has been 145 runs in the T20I format. The average second-innings score here is 123 runs.
There is a distinct possibility of showers during this contest, so you can expect the D/L equation to come into play at some point during the match. The temperature will remain close to 29 degrees. The relative humidity will also be higher, close to 80%.
BAN vs ZIM Betting Tips
The Bangladesh team has made an excellent start to the series against Zimbabwe. They won the first game comprehensively at the same ground. You can bet that Bangladesh will also win this contest and take a commanding 2-0 lead in the series.
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Litton Das missed out in the last contest. You can bet on his to come good this time.
Taskin Ahmed bowled well in the first game to pick up early wickets. You can bet on the pacer to do well and become the top bowler of the contest.
The Zimbabwe skipper may get lucky and win the coin flip.
The Bangla batting was in good touch in the series' first game. You can bet on it to continue the good work in this encounter as well.
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