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[zimfan1]

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 2nd ODI, Bulawayo

On-song Bangladesh look for encore



Match facts
Tuesday August 11, 2009
Start time 09.30 (07.30 GMT)

Big Picture
After being completely outclassed by Bangladesh in the first one-dayer, what can Zimbabwe do to put on a more credible show on Tuesday?

One thing they need to do is be more positive against Bangladesh's array of spinners. In the first game, on a placid track with little turn, Zimbabwe played out 98 dot balls against the slow bowlers, who gained rhythm and got through their overs quickly. Secondly, they need to bolster their pace attack, by including either Ed Rainsford or Tawanda Mupariwa to take the new ball instead of the part-timer Chamu Chibhabha. Some disciple from their bowlers wouldn't hurt either, Zimbabwe sent down 12 wides while Bangladesh conceded none.

Perhaps the only bright spark for the home side in Sunday's gloomy performance was the experienced Mark Vermeulen's seamless return to international cricket after more than five years. It was his assured innings that ensured Zimbabwe went past 200, and he was one of the few batsmen who attempted to throw the spinners off their line by using the sweep shot.

Bangladesh's clinical effort in the first one-dayer should have pleased their coach Jamie Siddons. The team also showed its character in bouncing back from a heavy defeat to Zimbabwe A soon after arriving from the triumphant tour of the Caribbean.

Form guide
(last five matches, most recent first)

Zimbabwe - LWWWW
Bangladesh - WWWWW

Watch out for…
Another experienced Zimbabwe player making a comeback is Brendan Taylor, their wicketkeeper and one of the key batsman. With him and Sean Williams seeming to have sorted out their problems with the board, Zimbabwe's middle order looks more substantial.

Tamim Iqbal has long been acknowledged for his hitting prowess, but showed signs of his maturity on Sunday by playing second fiddle once Mohammad Ashraful got going. Curbing the big hits after the first Powerplay, he went on to collect his first half-century in nearly a year.

Team news
Zimbabwe could consider dropping one of their spinners, perhaps Graeme Cremer, and bringing in a quick bowler to take the new ball.

Zimbabwe (probable) 1 Hamilton Masakadza, 2 Mark Vermeulen, 3 Chamu Chibhabha, 4 Brendan Taylor (wk), 5 Stuart Matsikenyeri, 6 Sean Williams, 7 Charles Coventry, 8 Elton Chigumbura, 9 Prosper Utseya (capt), 10 Ray Price, 11 Tawanda Mupariwa

With each of the bowlers doing their bit, and the top four batsmen finishing off the job in a hurry, it's hard to see why Bangladesh will want to make any changes.

Bangladesh (probable) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Junaid Siddique, 3 Mohammad Ashraful, 4 Raqibul Hasan, 5 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 7 Mahmudullah, 8 Naeem Islam, 9 Enamul Haque jnr, 10 Syed Rasel, 11 Rubel Hossain.

Stats & trivia

* During his unbeaten century on Sunday, Mohammad Ashraful became the first Bangladesh batsman to make 3000 ODI runs
* The difference between Junaid Siddique's Twenty20 strike-rate (159.5) and his one-day strike-rate (55.50) is 104.
* Brendan Taylor needs 51 more to reach 2000 ODI runs, and 87 to overtake Tatenda Taibu as Zimbabwe's leading run-getter among active players.

[eugene]

Maybe Cricinfo could employ some of us here at Zimcricketforums.org to write about Zimbabwean cricket, at least the stories would be accurate. We could become the leading resource for Zimbabwean cricket.

[Detective RDS]

Maybe Cricinfo could employ some of us here at Zimcricketforums.org to write about Zimbabwean cricket, at least the stories would be accurate. We could become the leading resource for Zimbabwean cricket.

Well said! Totally agree with you...

[zimfan1]

I think we all ready are due to the number of Maehara's articles they have nicked

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

And it's no hidden truth that they often visit this forum. They even once mentioned ZCF in their ball-by-ball commentory.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Oh, I think it was a little publicity stunt by Maehara himself to lure those following live commentary towards ZCF. Dabengwa was playing his dream knock that day ( ), and Maehara was teasing the ZCF Dabengwa Fan Club, if I remember correctly

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

No, the one i was referring to was not this match. I think, it was about Murray Goodwin in that commentory.

[zimfan1]

Oh, I think it was a little publicity stunt by Maehara himself to lure those following live commentary towards ZCF. Dabengwa was playing his dream knock that day ( ), and Maehara was teasing the ZCF Dabengwa Fan Club, if I remember correctly

Yeah i remember that game it was against Pakistan in 2008 i think

Bryan Morton is getting greedy! : "We're here! Give a shout to the guys at zimcricketforums.com, who until about an hour ago were wondering why Keith Dabengwa was still in the side...Good to see our boys have at least been competitive this series. Now if we could just sneak a win..."

http://www.cricinfo.com/pakvzim/engine/ ... commentary

[maehara]

Publicity stunt, me? Never!!

:p