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Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh 1st ODI Predictions & Tips - Back Tamim Iqbal in Harare showdown

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 15 Jul 2021

Ralph Staniforth 15 Jul 2021

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Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh predictions for Friday’s ODI cricket clash
The match will be played in Harare at 09:30 SAST
Tamim Iqbal scored 66 runs in a recent warm-up outing
I'm tipping Iqbal to score over 24.5 runs
Betting tips, predictions and team news for Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh

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Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Predictions

Tamim Iqbal has impressed with the bat of late and scored 66 runs in his last innings. The best bet for this encounter is for Iqbal to score over 24.5 runs in Harare on Friday.

Zimbabwe’s Sean Williams has scored 75 & 118 runs in his last 2 ODI matches.
Bangladesh have won their last 5 ODI matches against Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal scored 66 runs in a ODI warm-up match prior to this series.
Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal scored 52 runs in his last ODI match.

Head to Head

Bangladesh have won their last five ODI matches against Zimbabwe.

They last met in 2020 where Bangladesh won by 123 runs at home on the D/L method.

Zimbabwe Form

Zimbabwe are in atrocious ODI form. Since June 2019 they have played 11 ODI matches, lost 10 and tied one. The tie came in their last match against Pakistan in November 2020.

The Zimbabweans batted first in that match against Pakistan with Sean Williams scoring a magnificent 118 runs. Sikandar Raza hit 45 off 36 balls towards the end to take Zimbabwe to a 278-run total.

Blessing Muzarabani took a brilliant 5-49 in his 10 overs but it wasn’t enough to secure the victory. Pakistan leveled the match off the final ball of the innings.

Zimbabwe Injuries & Team News

Zimbabwe will hope that Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams can continue their good ODI form. They have no injury concerns.

Bangladesh Form

Bangladesh have won five of their nine ODI matches in 2021 so will be reasonably pleased with their form. Their only defeats came in New Zealand (3) and in their last match against Sri Lanka after already securing the series win.

In preparation for the ODI series against Zimbabwe, Bangladesh played a warm-up fixture against a Zimbabwe A side. Batting first, Tamim Iqbal scored 66 runs as Bangladesh reached a commanding total of 296 in 50 overs.

That target always looked out of reach for Zimbabwe A as they stuttered their way to 189-7 by the 40th over. Rain then put a halt on proceedings and the players never returned.

Bangladesh Injuries & Team News

Bangladesh have a full strength squad in Zimbabwe. There are no injury concerns.

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Verdict

Zimbabwe v Bangladesh - 1st ODI

Tamim Iqbal is in very good form ahead of the series in Zimbabwe. He's tipped to pass the 24.5 run mark, as well as top score for Bangladesh in Harare. Sean Williams scored 118 runs in his last ODI innings. He's backed to be the host side's best batsman on the day.

Iqbal Over 24.5 Runs

Over/Under Runs

@1,83 - 3 Units

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Ralph is from South Africa and studied Sports Science post school at ETA (Education Teachers Academy) in Cape Town.

He has always had a great passion for sport and this led him into the world of sports journalism, while coaching on the side. Since 2012 Ralph has worked as a journalist and covered many topics from business to sport.

Over the last seven years he has interviewed numerous top rugby and cricket players and coaches in South Africa.

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