BAN vs ZIM Match Preview
Towhid Hridoy was Bangladesh's leading batter last year. The right-handed batter has scored 174 runs in eight innings with an average of 34.80. Another southpaw in the Bangladesh batting order is Najmul Hossain Shanto. This batter has scored 149 runs from his last eight innings with an average of 21.28. Litton Das has scored 138 runs in his previous seven games with an average of 23.00. These will be the top batters for the Bangladesh team in the second T20I game.
Bangladesh's right-arm quick Taskin Ahmed has picked up eleven victims from his last six games with an average of 16.27. Shoriful Islam, a left-arm medium pacer in the Bangladesh squad, has picked up nine victims from his previous eight games with an average of 24.55. Mahedi Hasan, another off-break bowler for Bangladesh, has picked up seven scalps from his last seven games with an average of 22.00. These will be the top bowlers who have done well in the last year for Bangladesh.
Sikandar Raza has been Zimbabwe's leading batter last year. He has scored 595 runs from his previous fifteen innings with an average of 42.50. The Zimbabwe team needs him to come good for them to raise a big score. The all-rounder Ryan Burl has also scored 274 runs from his last sixteen innings with an average of 27.40. Sean Williams has also played well for Zim, scoring 209 runs from his previous twelve innings with an average of 19.00. These are the go-to batters for Zimbabwe in this contest.
Richard Ngarava was Zimbabwe's leading bowler in white-ball cricket last year. This left-handed fast-medium bowler has picked up 25 victims in his previous 16 innings with an average of 13.64. Sikandar Raza is also featured in the bowling charts for Zimbabwe, picking up twenty scalps from sixteen matches with an average of 17.35. Blessing Muzarabani has also picked up twelve wickets from his last thirteen games in the past year with an average of 22.83. These are Zim's top bowlers in this series.
Weather Report
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%.
Pitch Report
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.
Notable stats
Bangladesh have a better recent record in T20I games against Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh leads the recent head-to-head between the teams in the last five games, 3-2.
Sikandar Raza has an excellent average-to-strike rate ratio.
Sikandar Raza is scoring runs with a strike rate of 156.95 and an average of 43.75.
Team News
This is just the beginning of the tour, so there aren't any injury updates.
BAN vs ZIM Probable 11
BAN Playing 11
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (C)
- Tanzid Hasan Tamim
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mahedi Hasan
- Mahmudullah
- Mohammad Saifuddin
- Jaker Ali
- Litton Das (Wk)
- Rishad Hossain
- Shoriful Islam
- Taskin Ahmed
ZIM Playing 11
- Craig Ervine
- Sikandar Raza (C)
- Ryan Burl
- Sean Williams
- Brian Bennett
- Luke Jongwe
- Joylord Gumbie
- Clive Madande (Wk)
- Wellington Masakadza
- Blessing Muzarabani
- Richard Ngarava
Dream11 Prediction
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.
Top Picks
Sikandar Raza: Sikandar Raza has scored 350 runs in his last year from eight games with a strike rate of 156.95. He has also picked up 13 wickets in this period.
Richard Ngarava: Richard Ngarava has picked up fourteen wickets from his last ten games with a strike rate 15.71.
Najmul Hossain Shanto: Shanto has scored 131 runs in his last seven games and looked good during his brief stay at the wicket in the first game.
Ryan Burl: Ryan Burl has scored 166 runs in his last nine games with a strike rate of 126.71 and an average of 33.2.
BAN vs ZIM Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: L Das , C Madande
Batters: N Hossain Shanto, T Hridoy, T Hasan (C)
All-rounders: S Williams, S Raza, M Hasan
Bowlers: T Ahmed (VC), M Saifuddin, S Islam
