Sep 20, 2019
18:00 IST / 12:30 GMT
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium - Chittagong, Bangladesh
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Afghanistan are favorites to win
After losing their first three matches, Zimbabwe will be hoping to bow out of the series on a high when they face-off against Afghanistan. This fifth match of the Bangladesh Tri-Series 2019 will be played on September 20 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Live telecast is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM local time.
TV channels: Sony Six, Fox Sports, Sky Sports, Ten Sports, Willow TV, GTV, Super Sports
Live Streaming: Bet365, SonyLIV, Zimbabwe Cricket YouTube Channel, Sky Sports App
Five of the last seven T20 internationals (including the most recent four) played at this venue have been won by the side batting first. Since the wicket here has tended to be the best for batting during the first period of play, the team that wins the toss in this match is more likely to bat first.
The chances of rain during the match are very low and so we should be able to get in a full game of forty overs. However, plenty of could cover has been forecast throughout the day. Temperature is expected to be around 30 degrees Celsius while humidity could be between 83% and 89%.
The Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium generally offers good sporting pitches that have something in them for both batsmen as well as bowlers. The surface, however, tends to slow down a bit during the second-half as was seen in Wednesday's clash between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe will bid adieu to their star batsman Hamilton Masakadza who will be playing his final international game of his career on Friday. The hosts made a couple of changes to their side in the last match against Bangladesh - they replaced Craig Ervine and Tendai Chatara with Richmond Mutumbami and Chris Mpofu respectively. Zimbabwe, despite coming off a defeat, may keep an unchanged eleven for this match.
Hamilton Masakadza: The Zimbabwean captain will be playing his last international game and he will surely look to end his career on a high. He has been one of the best batsmen in this team and he will be expected to play a good knock before hanging up his boots.
Kyle Jarvis: The fast bowler will be the biggest threat in Zimbabwe's bowling attack. Jarvis is one of the leading wicket-takers in the series with five wickets in three matches and is coming on the back of a three-wicket haul in the last match against Bangladesh.
Ryan Burl: The all-rounder is another key man in this line-up. He has scored the most runs for Zimbabwe in this series and the team's middle-order batting depends heavily on him. Ryan has also picked a couple of wickets and can be handy with his legspin.
Zimbabwe are struggling big time in the shortest format of the game having secured only one win in their last 17 matches. The 39-run loss to hosts Bangladesh at Chattogram the other day was their third consecutive defeat in T20 internationals. The Hamilton Masakadza-led side are yet to win a game in the ongoing tri-series. They find themselves at the bottom of the points table after losing their first three matches and now cannot possibly make it to the final even if they win this match.
Brendan Taylor (wk), Hamilton Masakadza (c), Regis Chakabva, Sean Williams, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Ryan Burl, Richmond Mutumbami, Neville Madziva, Kyle Jarvis, Ainsley Ndlovu, Chris Mpofu
| BATSMEN | ALL ROUNDER | WICKET KEEPER | BOWLER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najibullah Zadran | Mohammad Nabi (c) | Brendan Taylor | Kyle Jarvis |
| Asghar Afghan | Ryan Burl | Chris Mpofu | |
| Hazratullah Zazai | Rashid Khan (vc) | ||
| Hamilton Masakadza | Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
Afghanistan do not have any injury worries to deal with ahead of this match and they are likely to retain the same group of eleven that won them their first two matches of this series. Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be opening the batting once again while Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Fareed Malik will be taking the new balls in the powerplay.
Mohammad Nabi: He is one of the vital cogs in this Afghan side. The all-rounder is leading the runs charts with 122 runs which includes an unbeaten 84 that came in the last game against Bangladesh. Nabi can also trouble the Zimbabwean batsmen with his offbreaks.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman: The off-spinner has so far been the most impressive of the Afghan bowlers in this tri-series. He had an exceptional day with the ball last time out where he notched up four wickets while conceding only 15 runs from his four overs.
Asghar Afghan: The former skipper is a key man with the bat for Afghanistan at the top of the order. He played a good knock in the last match - 40 runs off 37 balls - and the team will want him to make another sizeable contribution.
Afghanistan are showing impressive form in T20 cricket and they have now won their last twelve matches on the bounce. They have played a couple of matches so far in the ongoing tri-series and have secured wins in both to top the points table with eight points. After beating Zimbabwe by 28 runs in their opening encounter at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Afghanistan got the better of the home team Bangladesh in their previous match which was also played at that ground.
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Najeeb Tarakai, Najibullah Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan (c), Karim Janat, Fareed Malik, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Zimbabwe have never beaten Afghanistan in the game's twenty-over format. The two countries have now played eight T20 internationals against each other with the latter winning all eight of those.
Afghanistan emerged victorious by 28 runs when they faced Zimbabwe earlier in the ongoing series - last Saturday at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
This will be the first time that Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will be going head-to-head at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in this format of the game.
| Matches Played | ZIM Won | AFG Won | Tie | No Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan begin as firm favorites to win this fifth match of the T20I tri-series at 1.22 with Betway, 1.25 with Bet365 and 1.20 with 10CRIC. Zimbabwe find themselves as the bookmakers' underdogs for this game and they are being offered at a higher price of 3.70 on 10CRIC and 4 on Betway and Bet365.
Zimbabwe have had a very poor series and they have struggled to perform with both bat and ball. They will look to give Hamilton Masakadza a fitting farewell on Friday, but for that, they will have to play to the best of their potential and hope Afghanistan get a little complacent having already qualified for the final. The Afghans have the upper hand due to their 100% record against Zimbabwe. They are carrying momentum with them after winning their first two matches and we are backing them to continue their winning ways.
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