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Bulawayo: Captain Shakib Al Hasan hopes his team can produce more of the triumphant same when the look to claim a series victory in the third game of their five-ODI series against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo on Friday.
The Tigers - fresh from their very successful tour of the West Indies - won the first and second one-dayer by eight wickets and 49 runs respectively.
Shakib - who smashed a 63-ball century in the second ODI - is pleased with to be able to lead from the front.
Bangladesh find themselves from winning their third ODI series in a row. A win at Bulawayo will be their eighth in a row, which will be one short of their record best in ODIs. The visitors find themselves on top at home again, under an energetic captain.
Team news
Zimbabwe: Sean Williams' decision to come out of self-imposed retirement last year - he cited frustration but returned to play in the Sri Lanka series - can only be a good thing for Zimbabwe. Against Bangladesh, Williams averages 28.28 in 15 matches with five of his ten career half-centuries coming against this opposition and in the last game he showed his liking for Bangladesh's attack.
Zimbabwe really need to bolster their pace attack and Tawanda Mupariwa looks the likely candidate, which means Ray Price, unimpressive in two games, or a batsman will have to be sacrificed.
Squad (probable): Hamilton Masakadza, Mark Vermeulen, Chamu Chibhabha, Brendan Taylor (wk), Stuart Matsikenyeri, Sean Williams, Charles Coventry, Elton Chigumbura, Prosper Utseya (ct), Tawanda Mupariwa, Ed Rainsford.
Bangladesh: In the absence of three leading bowlers, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak and Rubel Hossain, Bangladesh's spinners have stepped up admirably in Zimbabwe. Spin accounted for five wickets in each of the first two games, with the host batsmen struggling especially against the slow stuff in the series opener.
Squad (probable): Tamim Iqbal, Mehrab Hossain jnr, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Enamul Haque jnr, Syed Rasel, Mahbubul Alam.
Pitch and conditions
The weather in Bulawayo at the moment is nice and sunny with no showers on the horizon. "The wicket looks okay," said Shakib. "It has a slight shade of grass but it is compact."
Stats & trivia
Match facts
Friday August 14, 2009
Start time 09.30 (07.30 GMT)
| Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | |
| Ranking | 10 | 9 |
| Captain | Prosper Utseya | Shakib Al Hasan |
| Coach | Robin Brown | Jamie Siddons |
| Highest Total chased | Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets on Mar 24 1999 Target Chased: 257 |
Bangladesh won by 1 wicket on Feb 09 2007 Target Chased: 244 |
| Most Prolific Batsman | Elton Chigumbura (577 Runs) | Habibul Bashar (752 Runs) |
| Highest Individual Score | Grant Flower (142 Runs) | Shahriar Nafees (123 Runs) |
| Best Bowling Analysis | 6/20 by Bryan Strang on Oct 13 1997 | 5/33 by Abdur Razzak on Dec 04 2006 |
| Most Prolific Bowler | Gary Brent (22 Wickets)) | Mashrafe Mortaza (43 Wickets) |
| Head to head | Total Played 39, Zimbabwe 20, Bangladesh 19 | |
| Current Form | WWWLL | WWWWW (recent last) |
