Zimbabwe v Bangladesh: 4th ODI at Bulawayo – Match Preview
Zimbabwe has geared up to go against Bangladesh in the fourth One Day International (ODI) of the ongoing five-match series at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Friday August 19, 2011.
The home side has already sealed the series 3-0, winning the first three ODI comprehensively. With a couple of more games to go in the competition, the Zimbabweans will look to make their triumph more emphatic while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747’s only aim will be to redeem
some pride.
Under the leadership of newly-appointed captain, Brendon http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, the Rhodesian performed far better than they were expected to. Picking the winning momentum by hammering Bengali Tigers in the only Test, the hosts kept the outstanding work going in the limited-form
of cricket and maintained an upper hand throughout the clash.
Although, the Zimbabwean skipper has not yet looked at his best, rest of the batsmen are chipping in with valuable contributions. The opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/T-Taibu-c2630, emerged as the hero of the party in the last three matches,
performing consistently well.
Apart from impressive work by the duo, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/H-Masakadza-c1517 is a top-order batsman who is also adding valuable runs. He smashed a fabulous 74-run-knock in the third ODI, propping his side up to 250 which proved to be a winning total at the end of the day.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Vitori-c1198, seems to have infuse a new life in the pace department. Making his debut in the first ODI against Bangladesh, he claimed two consecutive
five wicket-hauls in the first two games. Although, he grabbed just one wicket in the last match, he maintained a good line and length, conceding just 45 runs in 10 overs.
In contrary, the Tigers, who came to Zimbabwe with huge expectations, are still to find the winning tempo. The tourists not only displayed an ordinary show in the batting and bowling but also performed poorly in the field as well.
After a close five-run defeat in the previous game, the coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stuart-Grant-Law-c91460, did not hesitate to blame his fielders and late-middle-order batsmen. Despite the fact that there were some good individual performances by the Bangladeshis in the last three games,
they were unsuccessful in producing a match-winning effort.
In the previous game, the only positive factor for the side was the fantastic ton by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c2492, the captain of the ship, is also under
immense pressure, as he was unable to lift the spirit of the crew so far on the tour.
Consistency is the biggest factor that the visiting side lacked in the last three matches and it is an established fact that they will have to come up with a team-effort in bid to recover some respect.
Bangladesh’s spin department has not been bad in the last three contests but similarly to the seamers, the slow bowlers could not prevent Rhodesians from going for the big partnerships. Furthermore, the bowlers were not given handsome total to defend.
With the present tempo, Zimbabwe will definitely be the favourite side in the fourth ODI but the tourists also have the potential to spring up a surprise. Therefore, an exciting contest can be anticipated at Bulawayo.
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