Shakib Al Hasan has not been in great form so far in this series © Getty Images
Bangladesh and Zimbabwe take each other on in the fourth and final Twenty20 International (T20I) at Khulna. The series is 2-1 in favour of Bangladesh right now, and the fourth T20I is set to be the deciding factor between a tied series and a Bangladesh win. The hosts routed the visitors in the first two T20Is, but the Zimbabweans came back strongly in the third T20I. Malcom Waller was the star of the show for Zimbabwe, top-scoring with a brutal 23-ball 49 as Zimbabwe finally posted a match-winning total. It was Bangladesh’s first loss against Zimbabwe at home in a long time. Live Cricket Scorecard: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 4th T20I at Khulna
As reported by Cricinfo, Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza said of the defeat, “Four debutants and one addition does make it look that way. We were not up to the mark with our planning on the field. We lost because we didn’t play according to the plans. As a captain I always give importance to winning. We didn’t want to lose, that’s for sure. Everyone was given a specific plan but they couldn’t put it into action. We had said before that we will test combinations. We had to make three changes because two players were injured and we rested Al-Amin. We made two more changes. It was clearly going to be a little harder for us with a number of new faces. Rain didn’t do us any favours either.” Live Cricket Blog: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 4th T20I at Khulna
Squads:
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Al-Amin Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Shuvagata Hom, Arafat Sunny, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahman (wk), Mustafizur Rahman, Nurul Hasan, Abu Hider.
Zimbabwe: Tendai Chisoro, Luke Jongwe, Elton Chigumbura (c), Hamilton Masakadza, Peter Moor, Taurai Muzarabani, Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Chamu Chibhabha, Graeme Cremer, Neville Madziva, Wellington Masakadza, Richmond Mutumbami (wk), Vusi Sibanda, Brian Vitori, Sean Williams.