The nine-run victory gave England immediate impetus and left Australia, whose T20 ranking briefly fell below Ireland’s earlier this month, still searching for a solution

David Hopps in Colombo17-Sep-2012
ScorecardAlex Hales made 53 off 38 balls to set up England’s innings•Getty Images

England’s recent five-match ODI series against Australia was generally condemned as so inconsequential that it is quite possible to argue that this warm-up match between the Ashes rivals ahead of World Twenty20 had considerably more significance. It fell England’s way, by nine runs, an edgy win only for as long as Mike Hussey remained at the crease for Australia.Victory gave England, the defending champions, immediate impetus and left Australia, whose T20 ranking briefly fell below Ireland’s earlier this month, still searching for a solution.England’s top six did not include a single player who could be regarded as a regular in the Test side – Kevin Pietersen, who in different circumstances might have claimed that, is only in Sri Lanka for a commentary stint for ESPN Star Sports- but they skipped to 172 for 6 in their 20 overs with Alex Hales (52 off 38) and Luke Wright (35 off 29) both prominent.Hales, the chief beneficiary of Pietersen’s absence, is one of several young England players without much of a grounding on the subcontinent but his half-century took England to 110 for 3 with 34 balls left before becoming one of two victims for Brad Hogg, at 41 the oldest player in the tournament.He might have been run out on three, had David Warner hit direct from point and also offered two half-chances to the wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, an edge off Dan Christian, and a tough stumping off Brad Hogg on 34.Shane Watson, Australia’s allrounder, saw enough in Hales’ performance to believe that England have a chance to mask Pietersen’s absence without too much damage. “Kevin Pietersen is an amazingly talented batsman,” he said. “In the last Twenty20 World Cup, he was one of the big reasons why England won it.”But England have a number of very exciting young guys coming in. Hales hit the ball very nicely, and is obviously going to be a big player for England at the top of the order, so it won’t have too much of a dent in the England side, because they’ll be able to make up for it pretty well.”That Australia got so close owed much to Hussey, who almost pulled off a game-changing over when he struck Danny Briggs, the Hampshire left-arm spinner on his first senior tour, for 6-6-6-4 off successive balls after Briggs’ first three overs had cost only 15. But Broad returned to have Hussey (71 off 51) lbw to leave Australia 32 short with 19 balls remaining and their challenge petered out.Broad’s intervention was something of a personal relief as his first over at Nondescripts CC in Colombo had included four wides. Shane Watson (37 off 26), Australia’s other main batting success, was bowled as he swept at Graeme Swann.Wright’s success at No. 3, to follow a fine domestic season for Sussex in limited-overs cricket, continued a resurgence that began in Australia’s Big Bash at the turn of the year. He is now over fears that a knee tendon injury might have put an end to his career.”There are other guys around the counties I know have been struggling heavily with that sort of injury and who have had similar treatment to me – and it’s just not worked,” he said. “My game is normally based on energy, running around, buzzing around. Suddenly for the first time, I couldn’t really do that and I felt like an old man – it probably threatened everything I play for. But I went off to Sweden for an operation, and luckily it’s been fine since then.”

Yesterday, David Miller. Today, Gary Ballance. Tomorrow, maybe Adil Rashid, who has stood alongside both as they engineered Yorkshire’s victory. The ability to lean on any of the members of their squad is what captain Andrew Gale thinks will make Yorkshir

Firdose Moonda at Centurion10-Oct-2012Yesterday, David Miller. Today, Gary Ballance. Tomorrow, maybe Adil Rashid, who has stood alongside both as they engineered Yorkshire’s victory. The ability to lean on any of the members of their squad is what captain Andrew Gale thinks will make Yorkshire strong opponents in the main draw of the Champions League.”It was a fantastic effort from us in both matches,” Gale said. “Throughout the competition we are going to come up against real international stars. We’ve got a really good team spirit. We’ve done exceptionally well in the domestic competition and we are ready to take on the big stage.”Yorkshire’s only overseas player, Miller, will only be available for them come the semi-final which means the team will rely on the home-grown resources and nothing else. Gale’s message to his team is to make the most of their opportunity in the tournament proper and not worry about meeting any expectations, because they have already fulfilled them.”We’re looking forward to the rollercoaster. We’re going to playing against some of the guys that we watch on TV. We’re going to go in with a no-fear attitude and see where it takes us. Even if we lose every single game, that’s okay.”Yorkshire’s first game will be against the Sydney Sixers and Gale said they were looking forward to playing Mitchell Starc, who was a key part of Yorkshire’s T20 squad earlier this year. Next they face the Mumbai Indians, who Gale had a little dig at because of the nature of the IPL franchises.”We know that some of the teams have been thrown together but we have played together all season,” he said. “We don’t fear anyone. We can just go into the main tournament with our head held high.”With Hampshire out of the contention, Gale said Yorkshire also see their role as “carrying the flag for English cricket”.Trinidad and Tobago will have no such similar role for West Indies, as they were culled in their first match. With all the goodwill surrounding West Indies cricket after their victory in the World T20 on Sunday, perhaps T&T’s exit from the Champions League will not be taken that hard. Denesh Ramdin did not cut too sorry a figure afterwards and simply admitted that things did not go their way.”We didn’t execute our plans as we wanted to,” Ramdin said. “We lost early wickets and then we tried to get a partnership, but we didn’t execute as well come the latter stages either. We should have prepared better mentally coming to South Africa where the bounce is different.”Although five of the T&T squad were in Sri Lanka until yesterday, Ramdin did not think that affected the team’s build-up. “The rest of the guys had one practice game and they lost but I told them to keep their heads up high. All of these guys are professional and we have some very young players as well so hopefully we can take some experience from this and when we go back home we can work on that.”

Former Test spinner Paul Harris believes Robin Peterson should be considered for the second Test in Adelaide

Firdose Moonda17-Nov-2012A frontline spinner is likely be included in South Africa’s starting XI for the second Test against Australia next week after the dalliance with an all-pace attack proved unsuccessful in Brisbane. While Imran Tahir is the obvious choice, being the incumbent, former Test player Paul Harris had some other advice for the national selectors.Speaking to ESPNcricinfo before the series, Harris said he would “love to see Robin Peterson get a go in Test cricket”. Peterson may always be remembered as the man Brian Lara took 28 runs off in a single over at the Wanderers in 2003, still the most expensive over in Test history, but he has made massive strides since then.While Peterson has only played six Tests, his last more than four years ago against Bangladesh, he has become and ODI and T20 regular. He was South Africa’s top wicket-taker at the 2011 World Cup and was preferred to Johan Botha in the home series which followed that summer. Botha has since relocated to Australia, which has created more opportunity for Peterson, and he has made the most of it. He also finished the August one-day series in England with the most scalps and has been involved in the past three touring Test squads.”He has always been a good bowler and has had a chance to show that now,” Harris said. “What I’ve been impressed with is the way he flights the ball, he is not scared at all.” Having a more permanent place in the side is something that has helped Peterson shed the fear, according to both Peterson himself and Harris. “It’s a massive thing to know you are backed,” Harris said. And he would know.Harris played 37 Tests for South Africa between 2007 and 2011, during which he was often criticised from the outside but praised from within for his ability to dry up an end. He formed an important part of South Africa’s building to the No.1 ranking and was part of the squads that won in England and Australia in 2008. During Harris’ time, South Africa did not lose a series on the road and although he was not given much credit for that run, he did have something to do with it.”I knew I had a job to do and a lot of the time my job was to hold up an end,” he said. “With the attack we had at the time, it wasn’t part of my role to be attacking. And maybe it would have been nice at time to be able to be more aggressive and take wickets but that wasn’t the strategy then and I was happy with that.”Harris thinks Peterson is in a position where he may be able to do both. “Robbie has got the ability to take wickets and we’ve seen that but he is also capable of doing the holding role,” he said. “That is an important job too, even if it’s not very glamorous.”The South African attack’s inability to keep Ed Cowan, Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey quiet during the Brisbane Test was proof that a so-called boring bowler is not surplus to requirements. Debutant Rory Kleinveldt and Graeme Smith both admitted that the unit did not bowl well “in partnerships,” and even where one bowler strung a few quiet periods together, the others could not back him up.Tahir could easily fall into that category too and has been expensive in the past. Harris believes the selectors should take note of Peterson’s ability to be miserly. Peterson is also a competent lower-middle order batsman and, with South Africa having lost JP Duminy, may fit better into Andrew Hudson’s preferred “like-for-like replacement” category than Dean Elgar, a top-order batsman who joined the squad yesterday.Harris said it would also be novel to see both Peterson and Tahir in the same XI, as South Africa’s attitude to spin has changed enough to accommodate two. Spin went from being a defensive must-have to a genuine attacking option when Tahir made his debut in November last against Australia. Tahir has played 10 Tests since, although his return has been a modest 26 wickets at an average of 40.19, but much has been invested in him.Not since Paul Adams has South Africa had a wrist-spinner. Both captain Graeme Smith and coach Gary Kirsten have said they are excited by the option Tahir provides and have suggested they will continue to back him in future. So far, they have reneged on that twice, both times for tactical reasons.An all-pace attack was fielded in Wellington in March this year when Jacques Kallis had a stiff neck overnight and South Africa had to make last-minute adjustments to their XI. In that match, Duminy made his comeback and bowled 10 overs and was due to perform a similar role in Brisbane. If Harris has his way, Peterson could take over in the near future.

A round-up of the fifth round of Ranji Trophy’s Group B matches on December 9, 2012

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Dec-2012
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After the bowlers had shot out Odisha for 181 on the first day, four of the batsmen hit half-centuries to consolidate on Baroda’s advantage in Vadodara. Baroda are still missing both the Pathan brothers due to injury, but they didn’t let that affect them much as they steadily built up a solid total. Opener Aditya Waghmode made his fifth fifty-plus score in six matches, and added 125 for the second wicket with Abhimanyu Chauhan. After that their stand-in captain Ambati Rayudu and their wicketkeeper Pinal Shah, returning after a month’s absence, put on 102 for the fifth wicket to swell Baroda’s lead. With Odisha in second place on the points table, and Baroda in third, an outright win for Baroda will be a huge boost with the Ranji knockouts only a few rounds away.
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Uttar Pradesh’s batsmen built up a big score on the second day against Vidarbha. Arif Alam closed in on his second successive century and Piyush Chawla celebrated his Test call-up with an 85 that included three sixes to push UP past 500 in Nagpur. They might not declare overnight as Alam was still seven short of his hundred, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was picked for India’s Twenty20 squad for the first time, keeping him company. It wasn’t the quickest of scoring, but UP will hope that the big first-innings total will put pressure on Vidarbha’s batsmen, who have already spent two full days on the field. UP are on top of the table despite having played a game less than their three closest chasers, and the three points from a first-innings lead should keep them in first place.
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Haryana bounced back from a dreadful start to their season with a surprise victory over Delhi in the last round, but they looked set to be second-best again this time as Maharashtra comfortably took the first-innings lead in Pune. Sangram Atitkar, who reached 80 twice this season without going on to make a hundred, completed his century this time, and his 177-run stand with Ankit Bawne, who made his third half-century in three innings, put Maharashtra in charge. Maharashtra had lost only three wickets and were already 45 ahead.

Australia Women’s uncapped player Renee Chappell will replace Jess Jonassen in the Australia squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup

ESPNcricinfo staff21-Jan-2013Australia Women’s uncapped player Renee Chappell will replace the injured Jess Jonassen in the squad for the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup. Jonassen suffered a knee problem and has not recovered from surgery in time for the World Cup starting next week in India.Jonassen is a left-arm spinner who has taken seven wickets in eight ODIs at an average of 28.28. Chappell, 29, is an offspinning allrounder from Perth who has been with the Western Australia Women squad for over a decade.”To play in a World Cup is a rare opportunity so this is obviously a disappointing outcome for Jess,” Julie Savage, Australia’s chief selector, said. “Renee Chappell has performed strongly in the Women’s National Cricket League (WNCL) this season and deserves the opportunity and we are confident that she can step into the side and have an impactful role.”Australia start their World Cup campaign with two warm-up fixtures in Mumbai, the first against West Indies on January 28, followed by another against India on January 29. Australia are in Group B along with New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa.

A round-up of the Caribbean T20 matches played at Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad on January 8

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Jan-2013
ScorecardCarlos Brathwaite and Ryan Hinds took seven wickets between them to help rout Jamaica for 72 at Queen’s Park Oval, and set up Barbados’ second victory of the Caribbean T20.After winning the toss, Jamaica’s openers added 38 in four overs before the collapse began. They then lost ten wickets for 34 runs and were dismissed in 17.3 overs. Only three batsmen made it past single figures, with Nkrumah Bonner’s 21 being the top score. Carlos Brathwaite’s 4 for 23 were his career-best figures.Barbados also had a shaky period in their small chase, when they lost four wickets for ten runs and slipped to 40 for 5. Opening batsman Justin Brathwaite had scored most of the runs, making 23 off 10 balls. Shane Dowrich and Kyle Mayers, however, ensured Barbados got home in 11.2 overs without further damage.
ScorecardIn another low-scoring game in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) earned their first victory of the tournament by beating Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) by seven wickets.T&T’s bowlers were economical and incisive after their captain Denesh Ramdin won the toss. Only four CCC batsmen made it into double figures but Chadwick Walton’s 19 was the top score. The slow bowlers Kevon Cooper and Sunil Narine took 3 for 17 and 2 for 14, while Dwayne Bravo had figures of 1 for 8 in his four-over spell. CCC managed only 94 for 8 in 20 overs.T&T did not hurry to victory, reaching the target in 17.2 overs. Dwayne Bravo was the top scorer, making an unbeaten 36 off 42 balls.

Sri Lanka’s new selection panel has said its selections would remain transparent throughout its tenure, at a meeting held at SLC headquarters

ESPNcricinfo staff07-Feb-2013Sri Lanka’s new selection panel has said its selections would remain transparent throughout its tenure, at a meeting with players, coaches and officials, held at Sri Lanka Cricket headquarters on Wednesday.The panel also committed its two full-time selectors, Hashan Tillakaratne and Pramodya Wickramasinghe, to be present at every international match and team training session. In addition, the selectors outlined their expectations of the players – particularly the national team, emphasising fitness in particular, both as a way to enhance performance and remain injury free.SLC’s match referees were also asked to play a part in feeding information about domestic players to the panel. “The selectors told the match referees that they see all matches, and are in the best position to identify talent,” an SLC release said. “They were requested to give them information on noteworthy players.”The selectors’ meeting with the players came after a week of discussions held with domestic cricket coaches, clubs and match officials, whose views had not been canvassed systematically by previous panels.

A century from Khurram Shehzad, and nine wickets between seamer Samiullah Khan and spinner Imran Khalid helped Faisalabad clinch the Bottom Six final against Bahawalpur in Multan

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Feb-2013
ScorecardA century from Khurram Shehzad, and nine wickets between seamer Samiullah Khan and spinner Imran Khalid helped Faisalabad clinch the Bottom Six final against Bahawalpur in Multan.After conceding a first-innings lead of six runs, Faisalabad put up a solid batting performance in their second dig, led by Shehzad’s 117 and half-centuries from Mohammad Shahid and Ali Waqas, which helped them set their opponents a stiff target of 385. Bahawalpur, besides Rehan Rafiq and Kamran Hussain, both of whom scored fifties, crumbled as Khalid took four wickets, and were bowled out for 262 on the final day.After being put in to bat, Faisalabad had struggled as their top order was destroyed by legspinner Imranullah Aslam. They recovered from 97 for 5; a knock of 69 from Mohammad Salman and 41 from Ali Waqas got them to 273. Bahawalpur, in reply, were in trouble early at 4 for 3, before Bilal Khilji, who ultimately scored a century, and Faisal Mubashir steadied their innings. The rest of the middle order also contributed to help them get past Faisalabad’s total. Seamer Samiullah Khan finished with five wickets.Faisalabad made amends by setting up the base for a strong total on the third day, which led them to a convincing victory.

A round-up of sixth-round matches of the Regional Four Day Competition

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Apr-2013
ScorecardJamaica cemented their spot at the top of the table and entered the semi-finals of the Regional Four Day Competition with a 214-run win over Guyana. The win – their fifth consecutive in the tournament – gives Jamaica 60 points and they have a chance to widen that gap when they take on Combined Campuses and Colleges in the last league match on April 25.Wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh and fast bowler Sheldon Cotterrell were the pillars of Jamaica’s win over Guyana. Batting first, Jamaica had slumped to 12 for 4 after fast bowler Keon Joseph ran through the top order. They were a precarious 88 for 6 before Baugh and Nikita Miller added 89 runs for the seventh wicket, taking Jamaica towards the 200-run mark. The side was eventually all out for 208. Joseph picked up four wickets for 53 runs while Devendra Bishoo took 3 for 51.In reply, Guyana crumbled to 96 all out. They were 10 for 5 at one stage and the pace-bowling pair of Cotterrell and Andrew Richardson dismissed as many as five batsmen for ducks. Fast bowler David Bernard then dismissed the lower order, the only resistance coming from captain Veerasammy Permaul who played a lone hand of 49.Baugh narrowly missed out on his 13th first-class hundred, caught short of the crease on 99, as Jamaica went about extending their 112-run lead in the second innings. He shared a 138-run, sixth-wicket partnership with Blackwood before Jamaica declared their innings at 257 for 8, setting Guyana a target of 370.The Jamaican bowlers dismissed Guyana for 155 to set up their side’s fifth win of the tournament. Except for a 70 from Leon Johnson, Guyana put up another dismal batting display and finish the competition fifth on the points table, after losing four of their six matches.
ScorecardA nine-wicket win over Leeward Islands helped Windward Islands qualify for the semi-final.
Put in to bat first, Leewards were a relatively safe 102 for 2 before they lost eight wickets for 27 runs. Shane Shillingford picked up six of those wickets to finish with figures of 7 for 45 off 17.5 overs. Kieran Powell was the only Leewards batsman to fire, scoring 51.In reply, Windwards recovered from a score of 58 for 5 to post 268. Captain Liam Sebastien led the recovery with an innings of 93 and received support from Lindon James (21) and Shillingford (42). Yannick Leonard was the most successful bowler for Leewards, picking up four wickets for 63 runs.With a lead of 139 to wipe out, the Leewards’ batsmen failed for the second time. Powell’s second fifty of the match was the only substantial innings, after the batsmen squandered their starts and the side were out for 158, narrowly avoiding an innings defeat. Sebastien followed up his half-century with a five-wicket haul, while Shillingford picked up three wickets to take his match haul to ten. Windwards strolled past their target of 20 for the loss of just one wicket.
ScorecardSplendid bowling efforts from Miguel Cummins and Sulieman Benn took Barbados to victory over Trinidad & Tobago in just two days at Port of Spain. Both teams have qualified for the semi-final. Barbados with 48 points are placed third in the league, while Trinidad and Tobago are fourth.T&T batted first, losing wickets at regular intervals. Cummins starred with the ball, taking 7 for 45, as T&T were scuttled out for 109 in 37 overs. The only real form of resistance came from batsman Imran Khan with his unbeaten 30.Barbados in reply posted 194 before being dismissed. Contributions from Kirk Edwards (29), Shane Dowrich (24), Benn (22) and an unbeaten 56 from Javon Searles ensured they had a slim 85-run lead going into the next innings.T&T in their second innings simply couldn’t muster enough runs as Benn, Searles and Cummins combined to blast them out for just 129. Imran Khan once again top-scored with 33, while contributions from Lendl Simmons (26) and Rayad Emrit (26) were not enough to create a significant advantage. Benn ran through the order with 5 for 49, with Searles complementing him with 3 for 26.This left just 45 runs for Barbados to chase for victory. The openers would see off the chase as Barbados won by 10 wickets. With this result they are tied on 48 points with Jamaica and Windward Islands, but Jamaica has played two less matches, while Windward has played one less. This means the points scenario could change in the next fixtures.

Preview of the first ODI between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh in Bulawayo

The Preview by Mohammad Isam02-May-2013

Match facts

May 3, Bulawayo
Start time 0900 (0700 GMT)Unsurprisingly, Brendan Taylor has been Zimbabwe’s mainstay in ODI batting in recent months•WICB Media/Randy Brooks Photo

Big Picture

As it had been before the Test series, Bangladesh are slightly ahead of Zimbabwe leading up to the ODI series in terms of form, recent results and experience. But the 1-1 scoreline after nine absorbing days in Harare means the “favourites on paper” theory is not applicable to these two teams.Mushfiqur Rahim’s side should carry some momentum from the 143-run win in the second Test. The most encouraging sign for them has been the middle-order bouncing back from a wretched time in the first match. Mushfiqur, Shakib Al Hasan and Nasir Hossain have scored two fifties each, while Tamim Iqbal has shown he can still bring out his A-game despite a thumb injury.The visitors’ bowling too has more edge to it. Robiul Islam was adjudged Man of the Series for his 15 wickets, brought mostly through accuracy and the regular use of the outswinger. He will have to bring a bit more of his skills into this format, one he hasn’t played yet at international level. Robiul is expected to make his debut alongside Shamsur Rahman, who’s likely to open with Tamim at some stage of the limited-overs leg of the tour.Zimbabwe have April 17 to 20 to look back at. They crushed Bangladesh by 335 runs in those four days, with superb showing from captain Brendan Taylor and quick Kyle Jarvis. The likes of Malcolm Waller, Graeme Cremer and Shingi Masakadza also had important roles to play in the win. There were several positives in that game, and they would do well to bring that attitude into this ODI series.They have a poor record at the Queens Sports Club against Bangladesh, though, winning two out of eight completed games. They have two legspinners in the squad in Natsai Mushangwe and Tino Mutombodzi, and that could be prove to be an advantage over Bangladesh this time around.The first game of the ODI series promises much, simply because both sets of players mostly have attacking mindsets. Though Bangladesh have won and drawn the two ODI series they have played this season, Zimbabwe are their closest rival in the international game and hence there is bound to be nerves.

Form guide

Zimbabwe: LLLLL (completed games, most recent results first)
Bangladesh: WLWLL

Players to watch

A century in the second Test was a much-needed boost for Hamilton Masakadza. He was forceful during the unbeaten 111 too, and the same would be expected of him in the first ODI; Zimbabwe would be keen to see their No. 3 get some runs, given their openers’ ordinary scores off late.A Man-of-the-Series performance in the Test series is enough to win Robiul Islam his first ODI cap. He has been a revelation on the tour so far, and will be expected to bring out the same levels of accuracy in the ODIs.

Team news

Regis Chakabva could continue opening with Vusi Sibanda, though Sikandar Raza has been kept in the squad. Legspinner Natsai Mushangwe was impressive in the West Indies, and is likely to play ahead of Prosper Utseya, while Brian Vitori could also make a comeback.Zimbabwe (possible) 1 Vusi Sibanda, 2 Regis Chakabva/Sikandar Raza, 3 Hamilton Masakadza, 4 Brendan Taylor (capt & wk), 5 Malcolm Waller, 6 Sean Williams, 7 Elton Chigumbura, 8 Natsai Mushangwe, 9 Shingi Masakadza, 10 Kyle Jarvis, 11 Brian Vitori.Opener Jahurul Islam’s ordinary run in the Test series could see him make way for newcomer Shamsur Rahman, who could make his ODI debut alongside Robiul Islam. It would be tempting to play three seamers, in which case Mahmudullah could miss out.Bangladesh (possible) 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Shamsur Rahman, 3 Mohammad Ashraful, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Nasir Hossain, 7 Mahmudullah/Ziaur Rahman, 8 Sohag Gazi, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Shafiul Islam, 11 Robiul Islam.

Pitch and conditions

Being Bangladesh’s happy hunting ground, the Bulawayo pitch must be more like those produced in the subcontinent; it will remain slow and may turn later in the game. The cooler climate will make it a more pleasant affair for both teams.

Stats and trivia

• Bangladesh have won in Bulawayo six times in 10 ODIs. Level with England, they are most successful visiting team at this venue
• The last ODI century by a Zimbabwe player was 18 months ago, by Brendan Taylor. He has scored the last five tons for his country in this format
• Shakib Al Hasan and Abdur Razzak are the highest run-getter and wicket-taker in Zimbabwe-Bangladesh ODIs

Quotes

“The start is important, so we need to do well in the first game. We have great memories of Bulawayo, so we will do well there.”
“Our top four batters have got the potential to score hundreds and that is big for us. We have got some quality, experienced spinners like they have. In the West Indies I think our bowlers bowled really well and contained some dynamic batsmen so we can take a lot out of that.”