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If any Bangladesh fan was ever worried about life without their big four, it’s time to face that fear. The Tigers are without Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim (all rested), and Tamim Iqbal (retired from T20Is) for this series against a Zimbabwe team with some reason to believe.

The home side are coming off a triumph in the T20 World Cup Qualifier, thus booking their ticket to the showpiece tournament later this year. Also, they have plenty to look forward to, with a visit by India in a couple of weeks followed by a tour of Australia. This, indeed, is a perfect opportunity to build more confidence with Bangladesh missing 391 matches worth of experience in their big four.

However, Zimbabwe themselves will have to cope with the absence of strike bowlers Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara. While Bangladesh have experience missing, there is still enough talent in their ranks to make Zimbabwe pay if they aren’t on their game. However, the Tigers will have to turn around some terrible form in this format, including a 2-0 defeat in West Indies recently.

ZIM vs BAN 1st T20 Possible Playing 11

In the absence of Muzarabani and Chatara, Zimbabwe may look to stick with the same team that beat Netherlands in the World Cup Qualifier Final.

Zimbabwe: 1. Regis Chakabva (wk), 2. Craig Ervine (c), 3. Sean Williams, 4. Wessly Madhevere, 5. Sikandar Raza, 6. Milton Shumba, 7. Ryan Burl, 8. Tony Munyonga, 9. Luke Jongwe, 10. Wellington Masakadza, 11. Richard Ngarava

Parvez Hossain Emon, Anamul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto are all likely to feature for Bangladesh. Wicket-keeper batsman Nurul Hasan will lead the team.

Bangladesh: 1. Litton Das, 2. Parvez Hossain Emon, 3. Anamul Haque, 4. Najmul Hossain Shanto, 5. Afif Hossain, 6. Nurul Hasan (c & wk), 7. Mosaddek Hossain, 8. Mahedi Hasan, 9. Shoriful Islam, 10. Mustafizur Rahman, 11. Nasum Ahmed

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Zimbabwe:

• Sikandar Raza was outstanding in the T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. The all-rounder smashed 228 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 176.74, and took five wickets including 4/8 in the Final.
• Can Raza improve on a shocking record against Bangladesh? In 12 matches, he has scored just 95 runs at an average of 7.91.
• Wessly Madhevere has scored two half-centuries in three home T20Is against Bangladesh. Also, in all T20s at Harare, Madhevere has struck 338 runs in 11 matches at an average of 33.80 and strike rate of 123.36.
• Can Craig Ervine (avg. 16.60 in five matches) and Sean Williams (avg. 11.91 in 12 matches) improve on their poor numbers against the Tigers? Williams recently scored two fifties in five innings in the Qualifier and this will be his first home T20I against Bangladesh since 2013.
• In five T20Is against Bangladesh, Ryan Burl has smashed 127 runs at a strike rate of 169.33. Also, he was good with the ball in the Qualifier, and now has 11 wickets in 12 matches at Harare (econ. 6.35).
• Luke Jongwe enjoys bowling at Harare. The seamer has taken 21 wickets in 14 T20s on this ground at a strike rate of 11.48 deliveries per wicket. Last year, he took five scalps in three matches against the Tigers.

Bangladesh:

• Step up, Litton Das. He has a superb record against Zimbabwe across formats. In T20Is, he has struck 193 runs in five matches at an average of 48.25 and strike rate of 146.21, including two fifties.
• Afif Hossain has plenty of potential, and now is the time to show it in the absence of key players. The youngster will be aiming to improve on sub-par numbers in T20s this year: 14 inns, 264 runs, avg. 18.86, SR 113.79. This does include a half century against Windies recently.
• Mossadek Hossain has produced good performances for Bangladesh in white-ball cricket. He showed some good signs in West Indies recently, with 25 runs at a strike rate of 147.05 and an economy rate of just 6.80 in five overs in the T20I series.
• Shoriful Islam has taken seven wickets in just four T20Is vs Zimbabwe at a strike rate of 12.00. In fact, he has gone wicketless just five times in 21 innings in T20Is.
• Mustafizur Rahman has the most wickets in ZIM-BAN T20Is. The left-armer has an incredible 18 wickets in nine matches at an economy of 6.28 and strike rate of 11.70.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 16, Zimbabwe 5, Bangladesh 11.
• Bangladesh have won six of the past seven T20Is against Zimbabwe, including a 2-1 series win last year.
• Richard Ngarava took three wickets in as many matches in the Qualifier tournament at an economy of just 6.85.
• Regis Chakabva averages just 18.16 in six T20Is against Bangladesh (109 runs). However, he does have a great strike rate: 157.97.
• Afif Hossain against Zimbabwe: 4 inns, 97 runs, avg. 24.25, SR 151.56, one half-century.

Harare Sports Club Pitch Report and Weather

Winter time in Harare usually brings about cool and clear weather. In the last nine T20Is on this ground dating back to the Pakistan series in April of last year, the average first innings score is 155.22. The team batting first won six of these matches.

ZIM vs BAN 1st T20 Dream11 Prediction 30 July 2022

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Fan2Play Prediction

Base Team:

• Wicket-Keepers: Litton Das
• Batsmen: Craig Ervine, Afif Hossain
• All-rounders: Sikandar Raza, Mahedi Hasan
• Bowlers: Mustafizur Rahman, Luke Jongwe

ZIM vs BAN 1st T20 Match Prediction: Who will win?

Bangladesh have a great recent record against Zimbabwe, but so much experience is missing. This game has the makings of “bat first, get 150-160, and win”.