In the first T20I between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in Chattogram, Bangladesh’s captain elected to bowl after winning the toss. On the other hand, Sikandar Raza, the Zimbabwean captain, expressed contentment with batting first.
Zimbabwe made two changes to their lineup, introducing debutant Joylord Gumbie into the squad along with Ryan Burl, who replaced Tony Munyonga and Tinashe Kamunhukamwe from their previous T20I against Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh also welcomed a debutant, Tanzid Hasan, into their T20I team due to Soumya Sarkar’s absence due to injury. Additionally, Mohammad Saifuddin made his comeback to the international arena after recovering from a back injury, marking his first appearance since October 2022. Notably, Mustafizur Rahman was not included in Bangladesh’s squad for this series as he opted for a break following his participation in the IPL with Chennai Super Kings.
The lineups for both teams were as follows:
Bangladesh:
- Litton Das (wk)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt)
- Tanzid Hasan
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mahmudullah
- Mahedi Hasan
- Jaker Ali
- Mohammad Saifuddin
- Rishad Hossain
- Taskin Ahmed
- Shoriful Islam
Zimbabwe:
- Joylord Gumbie
- Craig Ervine
- Brian Bennet
- Sean Williams
- Sikandar Raza (capt)
- Ryan Burl
- Clive Madande (wk)
- Luke Jongwe
- Wellington Masakadza
- Richard Ngarava
- Blessing Muzarabani
With the inclusion of debutants on both sides, the match promised an exciting display of talent and potential, setting the stage for an engaging series opener.
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