How many times did sloppy fielding cost Bangladesh a game? The number is definitely more than a handful. And once again, the five-wicket loss to Zimbabwe in the three-match ODI series opener at the Harare Sports Club yesterday was mostly due to a lacklustre display from Bangladesh’s fielders, at least according to Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal.

Bangladesh opener Liton Das was ruled out of the rest of the ODI series against Zimbabwe following a hamstring injury, which can keep him out of action for up to three weeks, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said in a press release yesterday.

An outstanding partnership from Sikandar Raza and Innocent Kaia managed to seal a victory in favour of hosts Zimbabwe as they won by five wickets against Bangladesh in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Harare Sports Club today. In the process, Bangladesh lost to Zimbabwe in ODIs after nine years. 

Following a lacklustre start, hosts Zimbabwe managed to consolidate their innings through their fourth-wicket stand and have given themselves a fighting chance to win the first ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh at the Harare Sports Club today.

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After a splendid batting display, Bangladesh got off to flying start with the ball as well in their first ODI of the three-match series against hosts Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club today. 

Anamaul Haque Bijoy scored 73 off 62 deliveries during the first ODI against Zimbabwe on Friday, which was his first one-day international appearance since 2019.

For Bangladesh, things have been chaotic in Tests and T20Is both on and off the field lately. The Test and T20I sides have seen sudden change in leadership, with Mominul Haque and Mahmudullah Riyad being stripped of captaincy of the Test and T20Is respectively.

Following their first-ever defeat in a bilateral T20I series against Zimbabwe, Bangladesh will begin their ODI mission with the first of the three ODIs at the Harare Sports Club today.

Bangladesh team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon slammed the cricketers, saying that no one from the Tigers’ side even made an effort to win the final T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare yesterday. 

Mosaddek Hossain, Bangladesh skipper for the third and series-deciding T20I against Zimbabwe, mentioned that one over from Nasum Ahmed made the difference at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

Although there was little at stake for Bangladesh in the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, there were keen eyes on the performance from the new-look squad led by new skipper Nurul Hasan Sohan.

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed was taken for 34 runs in an over by Zimbabwe batter Ryan Burl during their third and series-deciding T20I at the Harare Sports Club today. 

Bangladesh had a new man in for the toss -- stand-in skipper Mosaddek Hossain for the injured Nurul Hasan Sohan, but their toss fortune did not change as they lost the toss and sent in to field for the third time in the series during the third T20I against Zimbabwe on Tuesday.

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T20I skipper for just a series, Nurul Hasan Sohan's injury triggered chaos and exposed the lack of clarity in the decision-making of the Bangladesh national team's think tank once again.

Mahmudullah Riyad’s inclusion in the T20I squad dominated headlines on the eve of Bangladesh’s series-deciding game against Zimbabwe today as the 36-year-old came in as replacement for injured skipper Nurul Hasan Sohan but was not handed the captaincy, with the BCB instead opting to entrust Mosaddek Hossain with the duty.

Bangladesh’s fast bowling coach Allan Donald informed that he is trying to instill the quality of being streetwise in the Tigers’ bowling unit and mentioned that he sees bowling in the T20 format as a 24-ball puzzle for the bowlers.