Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh 1st T20I Match Preview, Probable XI, Match Prediction, Pitch Report & More

ZIM vs BAN Team Preview: Zimbabwe (ZIM) are set to host Bangladesh (BAN) in the 1st T20I match at Harare Sports Club in Harare on Saturday. Zimbabwe beat Papua New Guinea in the semi-final clash of the T20 World Cup Qualifier and qualified for the upcoming mega tournament. They also beat the Netherlands in the final qualifier match in their last fixture. Bangladesh enter this fixture after beating West Indies 0-3 in the ODI series but lost 2-1 in the T20I clash. Bangladesh have rested their star players Shakib Al Hasan and regular skipper Mahmudullah for this tour. The wicketkeeper batter Nurul Hasan is appointed as a stand-in skipper for the T20I series. ZIM vs BAN Match Details: Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Date & Time: 30th July at 04:30 PM IST and 01:00 PM Local Time ZIM vs BAN, 1st T20I, Pitch Report: The pitch at Harare Sports Club is perfectly balanced for both batters and bowlers in T20 games. Pace bowlers get some good help with the new ball and batters are likely to dominate middle overs. The average first innings score here is around 155 runs and teams batting first have won more matches here. ZIM vs BAN, 1st T20I, Probable Playing XIs: Zimbabwe Regis Chakabva (wk), Craig Ervine (c), Sean Williams, Wessly Madhevere, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava. Bangladesh Litton Das, Anamul Haque, Najmul Shanto, Afif Hossain, Munim Shahriar, Nurul Hasan (c & wk), Mosaddek Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed. Top Picks for ZIM vs BAN : Top Picks – Batters Litton Das: The in-form opening batter smashed fifty in his last ODI match against West Indies and 49 runs in the last T20I match. Craig Ervine: The veteran skipper has scored two 30-plus knocks in the last five matches and was crucial in Zimbabwe’s success in T20 World Cup Qualifiers. Top Picks – All-Rounders Sikandar Raza: The 36-year-old all-rounder is in great form in T20I cricket. He smashed 82 runs off just 40 balls and 87 runs off 40 balls against USA and Singapore this month and picked four wickets in his last match against the Netherlands. Sean Williams: The in-form all-rounder has scored two fifties in his last five matches and has three wickets in his last three matches. He will be a good captaincy choice for your team. Top Picks – Bowlers Mustafizur Rahman: The star Bangladeshi pacer’s performance against West Indies was below average but he showed some progress in the last match after taking two wickets. Luke Jongwe: The 27-year-old right-arm pacer has taken four wickets in his last five matches, including a wicket for six runs against the Netherlands in the last match. Top Pick – Wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan: The new Bangladeshi skipper is likely to promote himself to the number four position in the absence of Shakib Al Hasan. He has scored 50 runs in his last two matches and will be a key batter for his team in this series.