Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe 1st T20 Match Prediction
Zimbabwe’s tour of Bangladesh concludes with two T20 internationals in Mirpur, with the first of those two matches taking place at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on March 9. The live action gets underway at 17:00 local time.
Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal enjoyed a record-breaking series with the bat for Bangladesh in the ODI leg of this tour, and the hosts will hope those two remain key to their chances of further success in these T20 internationals too.
They last met in T20 international cricket in September, in a Tri-Nation Series which also featured Afghanistan. Bangladesh, the hosts then too, won both head-to-head matches – Mahmudullah leading the way with 62 from 41 balls in the most recent of those wins.
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Toss Prediction
Bangladesh won the toss twice and batted first both times in Sylhet for the ODI series. In Dhaka, they may prefer to bowl first.
Weather Report
Early rain should have cleared by the time this game starts, though there remains a lingering threat. Humidity will be very high at any rate.
Pitch Condition
Conditions are set to be warm, dry and clear with sunny skies over Dhaka and now wind to contend with.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 1st T20 Match 2020.
Bangladesh Team News & Playing 11
BAN Team News
Najmul Hossain Shanto misses out with a finger injury, while Mohammad Mithun and Rubel Hossain are also absent from the squad which faced Pakistan in Bangladesh’s most recent T20i series. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Saifuddin bolster the squad, while uncapped spinner Nasum Ahmed has also been included.
BAN Key Players
Tamim Iqbal: Finished the ODI series with back-to-back centuries, while his last two T20 international innings, against Pakistan, saw him score 39 and 65.
Liton Das: Another to have hit two centuries in the ODI series, he will hope to carry that fantastic form into what has been his least successful format so far.
Mohammad Saifuddin: Took wickets in his two matches against Zimbabwe in September, while he marked his return from injury with seven wickets in two games in the ODI series this month.
BAN Team Form
Bangladesh have lost their last four T20 internationals, suffering series defeats to India and Pakistan despite having stunned the former by winning their opening game. Most recently, Tamim Iqbal lacked support as he hit 65 in a total of 136/6 in the final game against Pakistan, and Pakistan needed just 100 balls to wrap up a nine-wicket win.
Bangladesh Predicted Playing 11
Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Afif Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah (c), Aminul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin
Zimbabwe Team News & Playing 11
ZIM Team News
Having made his ODI debut on this tour, young all-rounder Wesley Madhevere now has a chance to make his first T20i appearances too. Chamu Chibhabha has been named as captain for the white-ball matches, but missed the second and third ODIs, with Sean Williams leading the team instead.
ZIM Key Players
Sean Williams: The all-rounder proved his worth when he scored 53 from 35 balls and then took 3-21 in one of Zimbabwe’s most recent T20i wins, against Nepal.
Wesley Madhevere: Made a solid start to his senior international career, the 19-year-old will now hope to star with bat and ball in the T20 internationals too.
Sikandar Raza: Scored back-to-back half-centuries at the end of the ODI series to prove his batting form, and he is just as important in T20i cricket too.
ZIM Team Form
Zimbabwe’s most recent T20i action was in a Tri-Nation series in Singapore against the hosts and Nepal. Ryan Burl and Sean Williams were both in good form as they beat Nepal twice and bounced back from defeat to Singapore to sign off with a win against the hosts too. In that most recent game, Peter Moor hit 92* from 60 balls as they chased 168 to win by eight wickets with eight balls to spare.
Zimbabwe Predicted Playing 11
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Chamu Chibhabha (c), Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Richard Mutumbami (wk), Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Donald Tiripano, Charlton Tshuma, Carl Mumba
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Head to Head
Bangladesh won both matches against Zimbabwe in the Tri-Nation Series they hosted against them and Afghanistan last year. It took the Tigers to seven wins in 11 T20 internationals against Zimbabwe. Mahmudullah took the man of the match award as he hit 62 from 41 balls to lead Bangladesh to victory in the most recent of those wins
BAN vs ZIM Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
BAN Won |
ZIM Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 11 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Betting Odds
Bangladesh were in dominant form in the ODI series and they start this T20i series as 1.16 favourites to win with Bet365 and 1.15 with Betway. Zimbabwe are as high as 5.00 to win with Betway and Bet365.
Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das were in outstanding form in the ODI leg. Tamim is 3.50 favourite to be Bangladesh’s top team batsman with Bet365, while Liton Das is 4.33. Mustafizur Rahman is 3.50 with Bet365 to be Bangladesh’s top team bowler, while Shafiul Islam and Mohammad Saifuddin are both 4.50.
Brendan Taylor is 4.00 favourite with Bet365 to be Zimbabwe’s top team batsman, while Sean Williams is 4.50 and Sikandar Raza can be backed at 5.00. Donald Tiripano is 4.00 favourite with Bet365 to be their top team bowler with Williams and Raza again 4.50 and 5.00 respectively.
🏆 Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Prediction
Bangladesh absolutely dominated the ODI series with Zimbabwe and are expected to do the same in the T20i matches too.
Mar 09, 2020
17:30 IST / 12:00 GMT
Shere Bangla National Stadium - Dhaka, Bangladesh
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