ZIM vs BAN Live Score Today 1st ODI Match Updates: Zimbabwe national cricket team has pulled off a sensational victory in Harare! Defending just 141, the hosts produced a remarkable bowling and fielding display to stun Bangladesh national cricket and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Bangladesh 116-All Out, Lost Zimbabwe (141) by 25 Runs in Harare | Nurul Hasan 31; Ngarava 3/31, Evans 3/34, Nyamhuri 2/22. Catch the Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Live Score, ZIM vs BAN Live Cricket Score, Live Score Today, ZIM vs BAN 1st ODI Live Updates, toss news, Playing XI, full scorecard, ball-by-ball commentary, wickets, records, match highlights and all the latest updates from Harare, only on The Sunday Guardian.
This white-ball series opener serves as an absolute redemption test for both sides following recent transitional phases. Zimbabwe enters their familiar home turf carrying massive technical confidence under the fresh captaincy of fast bowler Richard Ngarava, looking to exploit the lively morning grass cover with their lethal pace battery.ย
Conversely, a completely restructured Bangladesh squad arrives under the tactical leadership of premium spin-bowling all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The visiting Tigers boast immense squad depth but must rapidly adjust to the extra bounce of the Harare deck to counter a dangerous home side.
Zimbabwe: Richard Ngarava (C), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Jonathan Campbell, Craig Ervine, Joylord Gumbie, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande (wk), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Maruma John, Brandon Mavuta, Tony Munyonga, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Victor Nyauchi.
Bangladesh: Mehidy Hasan Miraz (C), Litton Das (wk), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahmudullah Riyad, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Taijul Islam.
Zimbabwe have pulled off a sensational victory in Harare! Defending just 141, the hosts produced a remarkable bowling and fielding display to stun Bangladesh and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. The unbeaten 63-run ninth-wicket partnership between Newman Nyamhuri and Richard Ngarava proved to be the difference in the end, giving Zimbabwe a total to defend. Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava then ripped through Bangladesh's top order with the new ball before Towhid Hridoy and Nurul Hasan briefly revived the chase. However, Hridoy's dismissal swung the momentum back in Zimbabwe's favour, and the hosts never looked back,...
Heart. Belief. Discipline. We defend 141 to take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series!
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Bangladesh are 99/7 after 27 overs
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