🏏ICC Men's T20I WC 2022 - S 12 Match 28- Group 2- Ban vs Zim🏏

🏏ICC Men's T20I WC 2022 - S 12 Match 28- Group 2- Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe🏏

This match is crucial for both teams! BAN vs ZIM:

The rain canceled two previous significant ICC T20 World Cup matches. Rain caused the matches between England and Australia and Afghanistan and Ireland to be called off before a ball was even bowled (no toss).

Both groups’ points’ tables are changing rapidly. In this tournament, we also witnessed some enormous upsets. Currently, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh are positioned in the center of Group 2’s standings.

Zimbabwe have only played one completed match, which they won against Pakistan after a thrilling contest, while the rain called off their match against South Africa. Bangladesh has also participated in two matches, winning one and losing the other.

In their previous match against South Africa, Bangladesh completely failed to play good cricket and lost by a score of 104 runs.

In T20 cricket, this kind of significant loss is unheard of. Bangladesh’s bowlers and batsman were under extreme strain.

They were instructed to field first after losing the toss. Their bowling unit performed quite poorly, allowing 205 runs to be scored in 20 overs. The South African hitters were unable to be stopped from scoring runs by any bowler on their side. Shakib Al Hasan, the captain, ended up taking the most wickets with two in three overs for 33 runs.

While pursuing a high score on the board in the previous game, Bangladesh’s batting order also failed. While attempting to reach the aim of 206 runs, they were only able to score 101 runs, and their entire team returned to the pavilion in 16.3 overs.

The only batter from their team who scored runs was Litton Das. With the help of one boundary and the same massive six, he scored 34 runs on 31 balls. While Mosaddek Hossain scored 12 runs, Soumya Sarkar amassed 15 runs.

Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan in their crucial game by a narrow margin, pulling off the upset. They chose to bat first after winning the toss. Their batting order did not perform particularly well, as they only managed to score 130 runs in 20 overs.

With 31 runs on 28 balls and three boundaries, Sean Williams led his team in scoring with the most runs. Madhevere scored 17 runs, while Brad Evans and the captain, Craig Ervine, both scored 19. Ryan Burl also put up a strong performance, scoring 10 runs while remaining unbeaten.

Due to the exceptional bowling unit’s performance in the previous match, Zimbabwe triumphed. They had strong fielding skills and immediately started with Pakistan’s powerful batting order.

They managed to stop 131 runs from being scored but gave up 129. Keep in mind that they held off eight runs in the twentieth over.

Sikandar Raza was just terrific with the ball but struggled with the bat. With three wickets under his belt in four overs against just 25 runs, he was also the most productive and highest wicket-taker. The second bowler who demolished Pakistan’s batting order was Brad Evans.

BAN vs ZIM: Probable Playing XI

Bangladesh

Shakib Al Hasan (c), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Mosaddek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Nurul Hasan (wk), Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman.

Zimbabwe

Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Regis Chakabva (wk), Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhevere, Craig Ervine (c), Milton Shumba, Luke Jongwe, Blessing Muzarabani, Wesley Madhevere, Craig Ervine (c), Milton Shumba.

Pitch Prediction

The Gabba in Brisbane will host the World Cup T20 2022’s 28th game. We had seen from prior games played here that the pitch is suitable for batting at this location. The surface is quick and bouncy, making it difficult to score runs in the first and second innings.

In this game, we predict that the surface will inevitably slow down and become a little trickier for batting. It will be challenging to surpass a score of 185.

Weather Prediction

We are expecting a complete and unbroken contest despite the weather forecast in Brisbane calling for some clouds and a probability of rain on the day of the match.

Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan in a thrilling match in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 at the Perth Stadium on Thursday, October 27. After winning the toss and batting first, they put 130 runs on the board and won the match by one run.

The Craig Erwin-led side will take on Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh in their next Super 12 match in the marquee event at the Gabba in Brisbane today, October 30.

The Zimbabwe skipper believes that his team can progress to the semi-finals of the multinational tournament.

The other matches for today. ---

2nd match --Pak vs Ned -- 10.30 AM IST

3rd Match -- Ind vs SA -- 4 PM - IST

"I don't think that we're trying to put a statement out there. I think that with the upset between us and Pakistan and the upset between Ireland and England, I think the statement is already out there. It would be really good to involve some of the lesser teams because it creates that bit of excitement around the World Cup, especially when you do have the upsets, and it opens both groups up really nicely," said Zimbabwe's skipper Craig Ervine in a strong statement ahead of their clash against Bangladesh.

His call for more games is likely to be heard louder if Zimbabwe are to make it through the Super 12 stage and get to the semifinal. That thought isn't as incredulous as it may sound, given that Zimbabwe haven't lost a game yet, and already having two of their strongest opponents - South Africa and Pakistan - out of their way. They sit at No. 3 in the points table currently and could move up to second by tomorrow evening if they beat Bangladesh, a side that has blown hot and cold so far in the tournament.

After a hard-fought win against the Netherlands in Hobart, Bangladesh were outplayed completely by South Africa and will be looking to pick up the pieces in their third encounter. Their batting will be of worry given that they have a high score of just 38 so far. They've been made to question if their overall approach, of being constantly aggressive, goes against Bangladesh's natural style.

Sridharan Sriram, Bangladesh's technical consultant currently, who also had a long stint in the coaching set-up of the Australia men's team, hinted that they were working towards being smarter in shot selection across different grounds.

Sridharan Sriram--

"Some grounds are diagonally big, some grounds have big side boundaries, some have straight but long boundaries, straight. I think playing around with the dimensions and knowing the batters' strengths, hitting pockets and hitting boundaries are important, and I think Jamie [Siddons] has spoken to the boys about that," he said.

What to expect: This will be the first match of World Cup 2022 at the iconic Gabba barring the practice games that took place ahead of the tournament. The conditions are expected to be sunny and hot. In an afternoon game, that could play a big factor if the spinners are to come into play on a traditionally pace-friendly pitch.

A lot of Bangladesh's fortunes could hinge on how they plan for Sikandar Raza in a line-up that heavily hinges on his batting firepower. Three of Raza's failures so far have come when he has tried to pull short/back of length balls. At the Gabba, the likes of Taskin Ahmed or Ebadot Hossain (if he plays) could offer a good chance of exploiting it.

Head to head: Bangladesh 12 - 7 Zimbabwe