Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 1st T20I – 22/07/2021

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 1st T20I Preview – Betting Tips, Latest Odds, Predictions – 22/07/2021

Bangladesh are looking to follow up their clean sweep of the preceding ODI series.

This shorter format can give Zimbabwe the opportunity to cause an upset.

Explore our free Test match predictions for this fixture.

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 1st T20I – Match Preview

Zimbabwe battled hard in the last two ODI meetings between these two but couldn’t quite do enough to force the win.

Bangladesh will be looking to maintain their dominance in this format as well.

Where: Harare Sports Club, Harare

When: Thursday, 22 July 2021

Start time: 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT)

Pitch conditions: Expect spin and bowlers that take pace off the ball to have the most joy at this venue once again. The hosts beat Pakistan here in April but that was their first victory since 2016. Batting first looks the way to go.

Weather conditions: A warm and dry day is expected in Harare for this opening fixture of the T20I series. There will be no cloud cover and temperatures will be around the 24-degree mark.

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 1st T20I – Latest Odds

Bangladesh are the short-priced favourites to win this match. They are priced at 1.17 with bet365.

Zimbabwe can be backed at 5.0 with the same betting site.

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 1st T20I – Team News

• Sikandar Raza – The batting all-rounder made a half-century in the final ODI match and will look to carry that forward. His spin can also have an impact.
• Blessing Muzarabani – The Zimbabwe pace bowler has been in good form but has found it harder to take wickets as the pitch in Harare became more worn.
• Luke Jongwe – The medium-pacer continues to excel at this venue and took more wickets in the ODI series. He will be vital to his team’s chances in this one.
• Tamim Iqbal – The experienced skipper will miss this game and the other T20Is of the series after picking up a knee injury that sees him sidelined for two months.
• Mushfiqur Rahim – The Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman is unavailable for this match and the rest of the tour after returning home due to family reasons.

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh 1st T20I – Betting Tips and Predictions

Here are our free cricket tips and match predictions for this clash.

Bangladesh to Have Highest Opening Partnership

Zimbabwe have improved recently but the visitors should still have too much for them at the top of the order.

The loss of Tamim is a blow but with the likes of Liton Das and Mohammad Naim they can still bag runs early.

On the other hand, Zimbabwe have chopped and changed their top order in recent games and are yet to settle on a solid partnership.

Bangladesh can be backed at 1.848 with 1xBet looks too big.

Refer to our round-up of the best cricket betting tips for this match.