Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh T20I series 2021
3rd T20I:
Third and last but deciding T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh is going to be played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on July 25th 2021.
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the sixth bilateral series between the teams, The host is still searching for the first series victory. Whereas the opponent won twice, with 3 drawn series.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 1 series in 2006-07 and 2019-20, where Zimbabwe won 0 times and Bangladesh won once, both the times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh was 0 series, yet.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh was 3 series from 2013 to 2019-20.
The most consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe was 1 series in 2006-07 and 2019-20.
The longest unbeaten streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe was 5 series from 2006-07 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh are LDDDL.
Matches:
The teams completed 15 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 5 times, whereas the opponent won 10 times.
The most consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh was 2 T20Is from 2016 to 2019.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh was 2 T20Is from 2016 to 2019.
The most consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe was 5 T20Is from 2019 to 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe was 5 T20Is from 2019 to 2021.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh are WLLLL.
Zimbabwean Backyard:
Series:
When touring Zimbabwe by Bangladesh, the teams met to play bilateral series just once, in which, neither teams faced either victory or defeat. The series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 0 series, yet.
The most consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe was 0 series, yet.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe was 1 series from 2013 to present.
The most consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe was 0 series, yet.
The longest unbeaten streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe was 1 series from 2013 to present.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe are D – – – -.
Matches:
On the soil of Zimbabwe, the teams faced each other 4 times. Out of them, Zimbabwe won twice and lost twice, also.
The most consecutive winning streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe was 1 T20I in 2013 and 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe was 1 T20I in 2013 and 2021.
The most consecutive winning streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe was 2 T20I from 2013 to 2021.
The longest unbeaten streak for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe was 2 T20I from 2013 to 2021.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh in Zimbabwe are WLLW -.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the eleventh rank (Zimbabwe) and tenth rank (Bangladesh) team. The host is 26 points behind the visitors. The series would be perfect according to the rankings.
The Home Team:
In case, the host will win the series by 3-nil, then the host will earn 11 points and stay at the same position in the table, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose the 2 points without having an impact in the position.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 2 points without having an impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 8 points and stay at the same position in the table.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will either lose 1 point or gain 2 points without having an impact in the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will either earn 4 to 7 points and stay at the current rank in the table.
Drawing the series will help the team to earn 3 points with unaffected ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe are WLLWL.
The Visiting Team:
In case, the visiting team will win the series by 3-nil, then the team will earn 3 points with 1 rank in the ranking table, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose 15 points without impacting in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 11 points without impact in the rankings. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 2 points and 1 rank in the position.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 6 to 10 points without impacting the position. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will either lose 3 to 4 points and stay at the current rank or earn 1 point and improve by 1 rank.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose 3 points with unaffected ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Bangladesh are LWLLL.
The Third Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the home side will earn 4 points without impact in the position and the visiting team will lose 5 points with no impact in the rankings. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visitors will gain 2 points with no impact in the rankings, and the host will lose 1 point without having impact in the position.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Harare shows the weather would be sunny throughout the game. There is almost no chance of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be 0%. The temperature would be between 16 – 17 Celsius. The wind would be between 16 to 17 km/h. The wind would and the temperature would fluctuate throughout the match.
Toss and Pitch:
Team preferred to field first after winning the toss in 17 games out of 28 outings, and the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 5 times and lost 12 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LLLWL.
On the other hand, the teams, who chose to bat first, won 7 times and lost 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLWLL.
Overall, 12 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 16 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLWLL.
Particularly, for Zimbabwe, the team won the toss 14 times in 25 encounters and the team won twice and lost 12 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLLLL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWLWL.
The first batting team won the match 19 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 9 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLWWW.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 118 runs in 2021, and the highest successful chase was 184 runs in 2018.
The first inning lowest total was 99 runs in 2016 and the highest total was 229 runs in 2018. For the second inning, the lowest total was 99 runs in 2021 and the highest was 187 runs in 2018.
The batting average of the first innings is 25.47 and 22.16 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other twice at the venue. Both the teams won one outing each.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe against Bangladesh at the venue are WL – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The home side has an extremely poor record at the venue, and the team won just 4 times and lost 21 times in 25 outings. Whereas, the visiting team won once and lost once, as well.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Zimbabwe at the venue are WLLWL.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Bangladesh at the venue are LW – – -.
Tentative XI for both the Teams:
Zimbabwe:
The home side would go with D. Tiripano in place of W.Masakadza.
Zimbabwe Eleven: T. Marumani, R. Chakabva, W. Madhevere, D. Myers, S. Raza, R. Burl, M. Shumba, D. Tiripano, L. Jongwe, B. Muzarabani, W. Masakadza
Bangladesh:
The visiting team would like to go with L. Das and M. Rahman in place of S. Hossain and T. Ahmed.
Bangladesh Eleven: M. Naim, S. Sarkar, L. Das, S. al Hasan, Mahmudullah, A. Hossain, N. Hasan, M. Hasan, M. Saifuddin, S. Islam, M. Rahman
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator.
