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Ban T20 Tri-Series Match 4: BAN vs ZIM Preview Dream11 & MyTeam11 Prediction. Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Preview Dream11 & MyTeam11

The Bangladesh T20I Tri-Series resumes, this time in Chattogram, with a crunch game between two rivals.

The way Afghanistan have convincingly beaten both Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, of whom have been in international cricket a lot longer than the Afghans, is of some concern. Bangladesh since the World Cup have been poor across all three formats, and the time is now for them to get things right to confirm their passage through to the Tri-Series Final. For Zimbabwe, they must win this game to keep their hopes of a finals appearance alive.

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Key to a Bangladesh win

It is incredible to think that had it not been for Afif Hossain in the tournament opener, Bangladesh would be entering this game in sudden-death mode. Their top-order batting has been a ship-wreck, losing four powerplay wickets in both their two games so far. The awful strokeplay by experienced players against Afghanistan is something Bangladesh must rectify against Zimbabwe, as they can’t rely on the youngsters in the middle order to bail them out of trouble again.

Also, after having Afghanistan in all sorts of trouble at 19/3, Bangladesh really failed to drive home the advantage. Bangladesh’s lack of consistency with the ball across all stages of an innings has let them down in T20Is. Mohammad Saifuddin was excellent in his first three overs against Afghanistan, but fell away at the death like his team did. Instances like Taijul Islam’s costly no-ball and Soumya Sarkar’s poor over at the death is something the Tigers must avoid to ensure Zimbabwe don’t get away. When the pressure is on, they need to hold their own better.

Key to a Zimbabwe win

Zimbabwe have the opportunity to exert pressure on a struggling Bangladesh top order. Kyle Jarvis and Tendai Chatara weren’t quite able to reel Afghanistan in during the powerplay overs of their last game, which gave the Afghans a platform to play off. Can Zimbabwe continue Bangladesh’s powerplay woes, then driving home the advantage better than they did in their first two games? Their death bowling against Afghanistan was poor, bowling far too many full tosses which saw the game fall out of their reach.

Also, can Zimbabwe overcome Bangladesh’s spin options? Sides batting first in night games at Chattogram average just 138, which puts onus on the batsmen to rotate strike well. Shakib Al Hasan will be out for a better outing than his very expensive first game and Taijul Islam, if picked, can look to continue his fine record against Zimbabwe. Quick wickets – the kind Zimbabwe lost early against Afghanistan – is something they must avoid. With their middle order capable of sending the ball to the boundary, the top order needs to provide a platform. Can the likes of Sean Williams and Craig Ervine make the contributions expected of them?

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Possible Playing 11

Bangladesh have brought in Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Aminul Islam and young opening batsman Mohammad Naim to their squad. Soumya Sarkar has been dropped.

Bangladesh: 1. Liton Das, 2. Mohammad Naim, 3. Shakib Al Hasan, 4. Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5. Mahmudullah, 6. Sabbir Rahman, 7. Mosaddek Hossain, 8. Afif Hossain, 9. Mohammad Saifuddin, 10. Taijul Islam, 11. Mustafizur Rahman

Zimbabwe could play Chris Mpofu in this game.

Zimbabwe: 1. Brendan Taylor (wk), 2. Hamilton Masakadza (c), 3. Craig Ervine, 4. Sean Williams, 5. Tinotenda Mutombodzi, 6. Ryan Burl, 7. Regis Chakabva, 8. Neville Madziva, 9. Kyle Jarvis, 10. Ainsley Ndlovu, 11. Tendai Chatara

Stats and Facts

• Mustafizur Rahman needs one wicket to reach 50 in T20Is.
• Ryan Burl and Afif Hossain were brilliant in the earlier meeting between the sides. Burl hit 57* off 32 balls, including 30 off one Shakib over. Afif hit 52 off 26 balls to win the game for Bangladesh.
• Bangladesh have won seven of 24 T20Is since the start of 2017. Zimbabwe have won just two of 13 in the same period.
• Bangladesh have lost a total of eight powerplay wickets in two games in this Tri-Series.
• Zimbabwe conceded seven sixes in a row at one point at the death against Afghanistan.

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Fantasy Cricket Prediction

MyTeam11 (regular) Prediction: Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Hamilton Masakadza, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Sean Williams, Ryan Burl (vc), Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mosaddek Hossain, Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara, Mohammad Saifuddin

Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

Expect another close game between two sides not at the top of their game. Bangladesh, at home, might just have enough in them to get the win that confirms their passage to the Tri-Series Final. Indeed, this is a game where Shakib Al Hasan has to deliver more for his team.

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