Africa-Press – Gambia. The six matches across the two white-ball formats provide invaluable match practice with global events around the corner.
While the T20I series provides vital preparation for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup later this year, the sides must stay sharp in the longer white-ball format with a Cricket World Cup in India next year.With thanks to TSM, Bangladesh and India’s tours of Zimbabwe will be available on ICC.tv for just $1.99 each. Find out more below.
Who’s ready to fire up their T20 World Cup preparation for Australia 2022?
Buoyed by their qualification for the T20 World Cup through their home qualifier, there certainly is a spring in the step of the Zimbabwean side under new coach Dave Houghton.
Encouraging an aggressive and enterprising brand of cricket, Craig Ervine’s side look full of confidence and willing to take on anyone.
Ervine, Sean Williams and Wessley Madhevere at the top order look to go hard, with Sikandar Raza, fresh off Player of the Tournament accolades at Qualifier B, more than reliable in the middle order.On the Bangladesh side of things, there are opportunities for players to put up their hand for the tournament beginning in November, with four of the most experienced men not on the trip.
Tamim Iqbal confirmed his T20I retirement earlier this month, while Shakib Al Hasan takes a break from cricket. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah meanwhile have been rested.
Shakib looks likely to take the reins on his return in the shortest format, though Nurul Hasan is auditioning on the tour for likely long-term captaincy roles. Munim Shahriar, Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Parvez Hossain Emon have the chance to put their hands up for batting spots come October.What can the teams take from the ODI series ahead of a big 2023?
While the three ODIs between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are not part of the Super League and do not make up part of 2023 qualification, the matches should provide both teams a good indication of where they need to be at.
The hosts welcome India soon after in Super League matches, and the 12th-placed side need a number of things to go their way to prevent featuring in a Cricket World Cup Qualifier on home soil next year.
For all their T20I shortcomings, 50-over cricket seems Bangladesh’s forte.
The Tigers have won 10 of their last 12 outings in ODI cricket, including a recent Super League clean sweep against the West Indies.No Blessing for Zimbabwe: who steps up?
Zimbabwe will miss the services of fast bowlers Blessing Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh at home.
Victor Nyauchi and Tanaka Chivanga have been brought into the fold to replace the pair, with the squad outside of the two changes the same that took out T20 World Cup Qualifier B.
Can Bangladesh find the T20 formula?
For all of their success in ODI cricket, the Tigers have largely failed to emulate the form in the T20I format.
Winning just one of five T20Is thus far in 2022, Bangladesh are running out of time to find the right mix, and avoid the same fate experienced in UAE and Oman.Match Highlights: Bangladesh v Oman
After a first-up defeat to Scotland, Bangladesh had to qualify for the Super 12 the hard way, before a poor showing in Group A outside of one or two bright moments.
The series in Zimbabwe therefore provides a golden chance for the team to find a rhythm ahead of Australia in October.
With thanks to TSM, Bangladesh’s and India’s tour of Zimbabwe will be available to stream on ICC.tv at just USD 1.99.
It is free to register on ICC.tv. Registered users in select regions can then subscribe on ICC.tv to stream every match.
Subscribers can watch the games on the ICC.tv website, ICC.tv mobile applications and on the Samsung TV app.
The USD 1.99 Pass will be available on ICC.tv in the following regions:
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh:
– ALL regions (other than India and Bangladesh).
Zimbabwe v India:
– ALL of Europe, North America, South America, Oceania (including Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands)
– ALL of Sub Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Helena, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh T20I squad: Nurul Hasan Sohan (captain), Munim Shahriar, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Litton Das, Afif Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Mosaddek Hossain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Parvez Hossain Emon
Bangladesh ODI squad: Tamim Iqbal (captain), Anamul Haque Bijoy, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Mosaddek Hossain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam.
Zimbabwe T20I squad: Craig Ervine (captain), Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Ainsley Ndlovu, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Donald Tiripano, Sean Williams.
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