2024-05-13 09:00:43
Bangladesh is waiting to play the last international match on their soil before taking the field in T20 World Cup. The last match of the series against Zimbabwe on Sunday is going to be the last match at home before the World Cup. In the match that is trying to whitewash Zimbabwe in front of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh secured the series by winning the first three matches in Chittagong. Bangladesh also flew the flag of victory on Friday. Bangladesh is ahead in the five-match series with a margin of 4-0. If Bangladesh, which is waiting for five-on-five, can win on Sunday, then Bangladesh will whitewash Zimbabwe for the second time in this format.
Earlier, Bangladesh had whitewashed them once in T20 in 2020. Sebar won the series 2-0. In terms of results, this series is a lot of success for Bangladesh, but if you go inside, you will find the lament of not getting the expected performance. Batting in particular has become a major headache.
Top order, middle order and late order have not performed as expected. The batting collapse in the fourth match at Mirpur was simply unbelievable. Soumya Sarkar and Tanjid Hasan scored 100 runs in 11 overs in the opening pair. It looked like the hosts were on their way to a big score. But after breaking this pair of 101 runs, Bangladesh’s innings collapsed like a house of cards. They lost 10 wickets in 52 balls for just 42 runs.
After two openers, Tawhid Hriday’s 12 runs are the team’s highest. No other batsman could reach double figures. Not only in this match, the batsmen could not do anything big in the previous three matches as well. On top of that, captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto has won the toss every time and found a safe fielding position. Although the bowling is tight, the batting is the name of concern.
The team’s regular cricketer, opener Liton Das, has also been dropped due to his performance. Tanjid cleared his position well by scoring 158 runs in 4 innings. Tawheed Hridoy who scored 139 runs is also in good shape. These two cricketers have set the standard in batting. The rest are just in the dark. To see if the batsmen can do something good in the last match after removing the dark cloud of worry. Otherwise, the batsmen will not have much fuel in their confidence before they fly to the United States on May 15.