Zimbabwe v Bangladesh: 5th ODI – Toss Report
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 have opted to field first after winning the toss in the fifth One Day International (ODI) of the five-match series at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo in Zimbabwe on Sunday, August 21, 2011.
The hosts lead the series by 3-1 and will be eying to end on a positive not, winning the final game as well.
The pitch at Bulawayo was hard and dry, which suggested that plenty of runs will be scored by the batsmen. However, the bowlers might get some bounce from the wicket, which might cause a few problems for the tourists.
Zimbabwe’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BRM-Taylor-c1200 was disappointed by his team’s performance in the fourth ODI and stated, “We lost wickets at crucial stages in the last game and we batted poorly. We feel more confident chasing. We would like to restrict them to 250, the wicket will be good all day.”
There was one change made to the home team’s squad, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KO-Meth-c1803 got his first game of the series.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c89559 did not look concerned after losing the toss and commented, “Looks like a dry wicket, should be alright. Anything above 250 will be a good total.”
Although Bangladesh won the previous ODI, the management decided to make one change to the winning line-up. Veteran batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Junaid-Siddique-c1749.
The series has turned out to be a success for the newly appointed Zimbabwean captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011. He had the opportunity to lead the side in their return Test match.
Taylor guided the team to a convincing victory and also scored his maiden century, both as a player and skipper in the longest version of the game. He went onto win the ODI series as well and also scored his first ODI century as captain of the Zimbabwean team.
However, Taylor and company will face a tougher opposition, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, in their next assignment in September.
A win in today’s game will give a confidence boost to the African team before they face the Men in Green.
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