Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh 2nd One-day at Bulawayo

Bulawayo: In the first game, on a placid track with little turn, Zimbabwe played out 98 dot balls against the Bangladesh slow bowlers, who gained rhythm and got through their overs quickly.

Bangladesh's clinical effort in the first one-dayer, especially the ease with which the target was chased down, will please their coach Jamie Siddons, who has long demanded big runs from his top order.

Team news

Zimbabwe: Another experienced Zimbabwe player making a comeback is Brendan Taylor, their wicketkeeper and one of the key batsman. With him and Sean Williams seeming to have sorted out their problems with the board, Zimbabwe's middle order looks more substantial.

Squad (probable): Hamilton Masakadza, Mark Vermeulen, Chamu Chibhabha, Brendan Taylor (wk), Stuart Matsikenyeri, Sean Williams, Charles Coventry, Elton Chigumbura, Prosper Utseya (c), Ray Price, Tawanda Mupariwa

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal has long been acknowledged for his hitting prowess, but showed signs of his maturity on Sunday by playing second fiddle once Mohammad Ashraful got going. Curbing the big hits after the first Powerplay, he went on to collect his first half-century in nearly a year.

Squad (probable): Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Enamul Haque jnr, Syed Rasel, Rubel Hossain.

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

• During his unbeaten century on Sunday, Mohammad Ashraful became the first Bangladesh batsman to make 3000 ODI runs
• The difference between Junaid Siddique's Twenty20 strike-rate (159.5) and his one-day strike-rate (55.50) is 104.
• Brendan Taylor needs 51 more to reach 2000 ODI runs, and 87 to overtake Tatenda Taibu as Zimbabwe's leading run-getter among active players.
• The defeat on Sunday has caused Zimbabwe to slip to 11th position in the ICC ODI rankings, two points behind Ireland.
• Only one players in the current Zimbabwe team who have an ODI century under their belt. Vusi Sibanda is the only player who has scored a hundred.

Match facts
Tuesday August 11, 2009
Start time 09.30 (07.30 GMT)

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