Bangladesh will take on Zimbabwe in match number 1 of Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 5 T20I Series, 2024 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on May 3. The contest is scheduled to initiate at 05:30 PM IST.
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe head-to-head record in T20Is
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have faced each other on 20 occasions in T20Is. While Bangladesh have won 13 matches, their rivals have emerged victorious in 7 instances. The last 5 T20I matches have seen Bangladesh win 3 times and Zimbabwe 2 times. The highest score in these 5 encounters is 205 by Zimbabwe while the lowest has been 135 by Zimbabwe. The team batting first has won 6 times and lost 1 time in 7 matches, meanwhile, the chasing side has won on 7 occasions and lost 6 times in 13 matches.
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe T20I records
Highest score: Zimbabwe posted 236/5 against Singapore in 2022, which remains the highest score for Zimbabwe in T20Is. Singapore posted 125/7 in 20 overs. Zimbabwe beat Singapore by 111 runs.
Lowest score: Bangladesh recorded 70/10 against New Zealand in 2016. It remains the lowest team total in a T20I match for Bangladesh. New Zealand made 145/8 in the first innings. New Zealand beat Bangladesh by 75 runs.
Average score: Bangladesh’s average score in Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe T20I matches is 140, while Zimbabwe add an average of 141 runs on the board in T20Is.
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium T20I record
Win/Loss record
Bangladesh have competed in 10 matches at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. They have won 6 of these games and lost 4. On the other hand, Zimbabwe have been a part of 2 matches at the stadium, winning one and losing one.
Average score
Bangladesh score an average of 153 runs when playing in the T20I format at the ground. Meanwhile, the average score of Zimbabwe at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium is 146 runs.
Highest score
Bangladesh‘s highest score has been 207/5 in 19.2 overs, put up against Ireland in 2023. Bangladesh beat Ireland by 22 runs (D/L method). Meanwhile, the highest total for Zimbabwe at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium came against Afghanistan in 2019, when they made 156/3 in 19.3 overs. Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan by 7 wickets.
Lowest score
The lowest score of Bangladesh when playing at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium is 108/10, recorded against Hong Kong, China in 2014. Hong Kong beat Bangladesh by 2 wickets. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe could set up only 136/10 against Bangladesh in 2019.
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe T20I record at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
Head-to-head: Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have competed against each other on 1 occasion at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Bangladesh have won 1 of those games while Zimbabwe have had the upper hand in 0 games.
Highest score: The highest score for a Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe match at this stadium is 175/7 made by Bangladesh in 2019.
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe prediction
Bangladesh have won three of the last 5 matches against Zimbabwe and will go into this clash as probable winners.
