Zimbabwe Seek Turnaround in 2nd ODI

Bulawayo: Zimbabwe's batsmen go into Sunday's second one-day international against Bangladesh knowing that they must cast aside their suicidal tendencies if they are to keep the series alive.

The hosts were bowled out for just 148 inside 33 overs as they lost the first one-dayer by 121 runs on Friday, with the majority of their batsmen either trapped lbw or bowled whilst playing across the line.

Many of the same batsmen were guilty of similarly soft dismissals during Zimbabwe's defeat in the second Test, yet most will receive another opportunity on Sunday - largely because of a lack of alternatives in the squad.

Although they restricted Bangladesh to a par score of 269 for eight, there was also an element of self-destruction in Zimbabwe's bowling as 18 wides were conceded.

Fast bowler Kyle Jarvis may return after being left out of the first match, while left-armer Brian Vitori, who took 11 wickets in three ODIs against Bangladesh two years ago, is also an option.

Having now won seven out of nine completed ODIs against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bangladesh will be confident that they can seal the three-match series at the first opportunity, and thus extend their unbeaten record in one-day series to three.

Teams from

Zimbabwe BRM Taylor (captain & wk), RW Chakabva (wk), TL Chatara, E Chigumbura, MT Chinouya, KM Jarvis, T Maruma, H Masakadza, SW Masakadza, N Mushangwe, TC Mutombodzi, T Panyangara, V Sibanda, Sikandar Raza, P Utseya, BV Vitori, MN Waller, SC Williams

Bangladesh Mushfiqur Rahim (captain & wk), Abdur Razzak, Jahurul Islam, Mahmudullah, Mohammad Ashraful, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain, Robiul Islam, Sajidul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Sohag Gazi, Tamim Iqbal, Ziaur Rahman

Pitch and conditions
The match will be played on a different surface on the same square of pitches, so similar conditions are expected. But due to the early start, both teams would be tempted to bowl first. The weather will continue to remain sunny but cool.

Stats and trivia

• Ziaur Rahman became only the fourth Bangladesh pace bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in ODIs. The others are Mashrafe Mortaza, Aftab Ahmed and Farhad Reza. Ziaur is also the fourth man to take five wickets against Zimbabwe as a third-change bowler in the attack
• Nasir Hossain is the only specialist batsman in the Bangladesh line-up to have an 80-plus strike rate in ODIs

Match facts
Sunday May 5, 2013
Start time 0900 local (0700 GMT)