Who Will Win Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI?
Bangladesh have drawn first blood as they beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the opening ODI of the three-match series. The visitors will now look to bounce back and level the series when they take on the hosts in the second one-day international at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. The match will be played on October 24 with live telecast scheduled to begin at 2:30 PM local time.
Ban vs Zim 2nd ODI: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Sky Sports Cricket, Fox Sports, SuperSport, OSN Sports Cricket HD
Live Streaming: Hotstar, Bet365, SuperSport Live, Now TV
Toss Prediction
Out of the 17 one-day internationals played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, 11 (including 6 of the last 9) have been won by the side fielding first. Toss, therefore, is going to be key here and whichever team wins it in this match will probably elect to bowl first.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Ban vs Zim 2nd ODI...
Bangladesh Team News & Playing 11
BAN Team News
Fazle Mahmud failed to get off the mark in his debut game but he will probably be given another chance to prove his mettle. Bangladesh are coming off a convincing win and so they may not want to tinker with the winning combination. Expect the hosts to come up with an unchanged line-up.
BAN Key Players
Imrul Kayes seems to be going through a good phase. The opener had cracked an unbeaten 72 in an Asia Cup game against Afghanistan and blitzed 144 in the last game at Dhaka. While he will be holding the key to Bangladesh's batting, the team will also have strong expectations from Mohammad Mithun and Mushfiqur Rahim who has a couple of ODI half-centuries at this ground. Mehidy Hasan played a vital role in his side's win last time. The offspinner finished with the best bowling figures of 10-0-46-3 and he is likely to trouble the Zimbabwean batsmen once again. Nazmul Islam bagged two wickets and he too is expected to bowl well here. Mashrafe Mortaza has 17 wickets from 9 ODIs at this ground and he will be backed by his team to land a few early blows on the tourists.
BAN Recent Form
Bangladesh have raised their ODI game in the past couple of years. This year, they have played 15 one-day internationals out of which they have won 9 and lost 6. The hosts put up a good batting performance in the last game and they did a pretty good job with the ball as well. Bangladesh have now won three of their last four fifty-over encounters.
Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11
Liton Das, Imrul Kayes, Fazle Mahmud, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Mustafizur Rahman, Nazmul Islam
Zimbabwe Team News & Playing 11
ZIM Team News
Zimbabwe, despite losing the first ODI, are unlikely to make changes to their side for the second game. Cephas Zhuwao batted well at Dhaka and he will continue to open the batting with skipper Hamilton Masakadza. None of the Zimbabwean players were reported to be injured at the time of writing.
ZIM Key Players
Zimbabwe rely largely on the likes of Hamilton Masakadza, Brendan Taylor, Craig Ervine and Sean Williams when it comes to batting. Williams struck a fifty in the first ODI and the team will want him to produce another good performance in this must-win encounter. Taylor and Masakadza are among Zimbabwe's leading run-getters in this format. The former has a hundred and a fifty at this ground and one can expect him to make a notable contribution here. With the ball, the onus will be on Tendai Chatara and Kyle Jarvis to take early wickets and apply pressure on the hosts. The two shared seven wickets between them at Dhaka and it will be crucial for Zimbabwe that they have a good outing on Wednesday. Chatara is the more experienced of the two and he is more likely to finish with the best figures in this match.
ZIM Recent Form
Zimbabwe have not yet been able to find a solution to put an end to their dismal performance in ODIs. The 28-run loss in the last game was their eleventh consecutive defeat in the fifty-over format. Before coming into this series, Zimbabwe suffered a 0-5 drubbing at home against Pakistan and a 0-3 whitewash at the hands of South Africa in South Africa.
Zimbabwe Predicted Playing 11
Hamilton Masakadza (c), Cephas Zhuwao, Brendan Taylor (wk), Craig Ervine, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Peter Moor, Donald Tiripano, Brandon Mavuta, Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara
Oct 24, 2018
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium - Chittagong, Bangladesh
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