Already winning the five-match One Day International (ODI) series 3-0 with two matches to spare, Bangladesh will play the 4th ODI against Zimbabwe today (Friday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city expressing the hope to sweep the series 5-0, reports UNB.
The day-night match will start at 12:30 pm (local time). GTV will telecast the match live.
National selectors have been mulling a few experiments ahead of the World Cup Cricket though keeping in mind that a five-match winning streak would be too good to pass up as Bangladesh lost their first 12 ODIs before the ongoing series.
Arafat Sunny has been rested to make room for Taijul Islam while Abul Hasan has replaced Shafiul Islam.
Sunny had taken two successive four-wicket hauls, the third Bangladeshi to do so after the late Manzarul Islam Rana and Abdur Razzak.
But the selectors also want to see what Taijul has to offer after the left-arm spinner took the country's best Test bowling figures last month.
Abul is returning to the side after March last year, and has done well in the Dhaka Premier League, taking a five-wicket haul against Abahani.
The rest of the line-up is unchanged. Mushfiqur Rahim and Anamul Haque are neck-and-neck for the top-scorer's spot in ODIs for Bangladesh this year. It will be another opportunity for Mashrafe Mortaza to give Bangladesh a good start with the ball, as he has been doing in the series so far.
Taijul Islam and Abul Hasan are expected to play while Jubair Hossain and Imrul Kayes may have to wait a bit more for their turn.
Zimbabwe, however, have it a lot harder. They are 3-0 down again after having been swept 3-0 in the Test series. Their top order has only hit a few boundaries before giving it away. They replaced Sikandar Raza with Timycen Maruma but it didn't work.
Brendan Taylor has looked decent to start, but playing from the crease regularly has landed him in trouble. Elton Chigumbura has shown some consistency but only Tinashe Panyangara has bowled well and been the standout performer for the visitors.
Sikandar Raza may be brought back as Timycen Maruma did not contribute much in the previous game. It will also be interesting to see if they continue with Peter Moor, who made his debut in the fourth ODI, as a wicketkeeper.
Bangladesh Team (probable): Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Rubel Hossain, Taijul Islam and Abul Hasan.
Zimbabwe Team (probable) : Hamilton Masakadza, Vusi Sibanda, Timycen
Maruma/Sikandar Raza, Brendan Taylor, Regis Chakabva, Elton Chigumbura (capt), Peter Moor (wk), Solomon Mire, Tinashe Panyangara, Neville Madziva, and Tafadzwa Kamungozi
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FE Team | Published: November 28, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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