May 03, 2024
17:30 IST / 12:00 GMT
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium - Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Bangladesh to win
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe will kick-off the 5-match T20I series with the 1st match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on 3rd May 2024.
Bangladesh players had a good outing in the BPL 2024 but lost the home T20I series to Sri Lanka in March. They have a good record in T20Is at home after defeating the teams like Australia, New Zealand and England. They will look forward to winning this one to prepare for the T20 World Cup 2024.
Zimbabwe has also levelled up their game in the last few years. The last they faced BAN in the T20I series, they won. ZIM will be led by star all-rounder Sikandar Raza. They will get the confidence from the last T20I series win against Bangladesh in 2022 at home.
TV channels: There will be no live broadcast of this service on TV
Live Streaming: The T20I series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe will live stream on FanCode app and website.
In the last 5 years, 70% toss winners have opted to bowl first but the team batting first have won 60% of the matches in the same time period. We expect the toss winner to go for batting first.
The ball comes on to the bat nicely at the Zahur Ahmed Stadium pitch. Both the sides have decent hitters so we can expect the average innings score around 165. Fast bowlers are going to pick more wickets than spinners. The pitch will get slower as the match proceeds so spinners will come into action later on.
The weather report shows a cloudy day in Chattogram on Friday. There are a few chances of rain as well and the temperature will hover around 29-30°C.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe 1st T20 2024
Bangladesh will be led by Najmul Hossain Shanto and their top T20 players are fit and in the squad.
Bangladesh lost the last T20I series against Sri Lanka but they are a strong team who have defeated some big names of international cricket in this format.
Litton Das, Parvez Hossain, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mohammad Saifuddin
Dream11 Captain Options: Towhid Hridoy, Litton Das
Dream11 Vice Captain Options: Sikandar Raza, Ryan Burl
| Wicket-Keepers | Litton Das |
|---|---|
| Batters | Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy (c) |
| All-Rounders | Sikandar Raza (vc), Sean Williams, Mahedi Hasan, Ryan Burl |
| Bowlers | Taskin Ahmed, Blessing Muzarabani, Shoriful Islam, Richard Ngarava |
Zimbabwe is one team which deserved a spot in the T20 World Cup but they missed it this time. With Sikandar Raza at the helm, we are expecting a good fight from the visitors. This is the best playing 11 from the ZIM squad.
Zimbabwe won the T20I series when BAN and ZIM last faced each other. They will feel confident with that win and give tough fight to Bangladesh.
Tadiwanashe Marumani, Craig Ervine, Brian Bennett, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande (wk), Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
Home team Bangladesh has the upper hand over Zimbabwe in the head to head record with 13 wins in 20 matches while the latter has won 7 times.
| Matches Played | BAN Won | ZIM Won | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
The bookmakers are favouring the home team Bangladesh to win the 1st T20. They have a good T20I record at home and currently have a quality squad to beat Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh looks stronger than Zimbabwe with this full-fledged squad which has a good combination of experienced and young batters and bowlers. The players have played a good quantity of T20 cricket here in the BPL 2024 and they have some of the top performers of the season. We will go with the bookmakers and back Bangladesh to win the match.
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy will lead the batting attack for Bangladesh. Shanto has a good experience of 31 T20Is while the other 2 are young players. Towhid Hridoy was the 2nd highest run scorer of the BPL 2024 with 462 runs in 14 matches.
Zimbabwe batting attack will have Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza and Sean Williams. Raza and Williams are experienced batters with more than 1500 runs in the T20Is and a strike rate of above 120. Ryan Burl has scored 1156 runs in 74 T20Is.
Top bowler picks from Bangladesh will be Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed. Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed will lead the pace attack. Mahedi Hasan has taken 35 wickets while Shoriful and Taskin have picked 42 and 56 wickets, respectively.
Zimbabwe bowling attack will be led by Jongwe, Sikandar Raza and Ngarava. Jongwe and Ngarava will lead the pace attack while Raza is good with the spin bowling. All three have taken more than 50 wickets in the T20Is with a decent average.
Zimbabwe registered their first ever T20I series win against Bangladesh when these two met last time in 2022 in Zimbabwe. We can expect another exciting fight in this match but things will not be the same for Zimbabwe this time.
Bangladesh is equipped with some of their top T20 players who had a good season of BPL on this ground. With the home pitch advantage and a dominating head to head record, we back Bangladesh to win the 1st T20I against Zimbabwe.
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