Zimbabwe and Bangladesh play the third T20I on August 2 in Harare. The three-match series is tied at 1-1 after Bangladesh won the second T20I by seven wickets. Both teams play a three-match series after the third and final T20I which is the decider.
Zimbabwe last played an ODI series against Afghanistan in June 2022. During the series, Zimbabwe played 3 ODIs against Afghanistan at home. Zimbabwe lost the 1st ODI by 60 runs, the 2nd ODI by 8 wickets, and the 3rd ODI by 4 wickets. Hence, Zimbabwe lost the ODI series 0-3.
In this series, they won the first game by 17 runs after scoring over 200 runs batting first. They could not quite replicate the same performance in the second T20I where they scored only 135/8.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, will be without the likes of Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah for the T20I series. Nurul Hasan will lead a relatively young and inexperienced T20I side.
“I think the decision has its merit. Sohan( Nurul) thoroughly deserved this captaincy and BCB felt that he can give a lot to Bangladesh in the future, so they gave him the captaincy. I wish him all the best. The Zimbabwe series is challenging for him but I hope he can overcome that challenge,” Shakib said backing Nurul to lead the side successfully.
ZIM vs BAN Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between Zimbabwe And Bangladesh, Bangladesh Tour Of Zimbabwe 2022, 3rd T20I
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Head To Head In T20Is
Matches Played – 18
ZIM Won – 6
BAN Won – 12
Recent Venue Records (Harare Sports Club, Harare)
STATS – T20
Total matches 34
Matches won batting first 22
Matches won bowling first 12
Average 1st Inns scores 158
Average 2nd Inns scores 138
Highest total recorded 229/2 (20 Ov) by AUS vs ZIM
Lowest total recorded 99/10 (19.5 Ov) by PAK vs ZIM
Highest score chased 194/5 (19.2 Ov) by BAN vs ZIM
Lowest score defended 118/9 (20 Ov) by ZIM vs PAK
Who Will Score Most Runs For Bangladesh – Litton Das / Nurul Hasan
Who Will Take Most Wickets For Bangladesh – Taskin Ahmed / Mustafizur Rahman
Who Will Score Most Runs For Zimbabwe – Craig Ervine / Sikandar Raza
Who Will Take Most Wickets For Zimbabwe – Luke Jongwe / Donald Tiripano
ZIM vs BAN Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between Zimbabwe And Bangladesh, Bangladesh Tour Of Zimbabwe 2022, 3rd T20I
Bangladesh has played more competitive cricket in recent teams and against top teams as well. In terms of preparations, they are far ahead of the African nation. Bangladesh is likely to win the T20I decider and the series.
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