Overview
- Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 32 runs in the first T20I at Queens Sports Club after posting 170 for 6 and bowling Bangladesh out for 138 in 19 overs on Wednesday.
- Brian Bennett anchored the home innings and pace bowlers Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava produced the match-turning new-ball spells, each taking four wickets.
- Bangladesh arrived with a reconfigured squad because Mustafizur Rahman is ruled out with a hamstring and knee problem and Litton Das is unavailable, leading to Towhid Hridoy captaining the side.
- Queens Sports Club has tended to favour teams batting first with an average first-innings score near 155 and early bounce that helps seamers before the surface slows for spinners.
- The three-match series continues on July 17 and July 19 and will be widely available to fans via regional broadcasters and streams including FanCode, GTV, T Sports, Toffee, ZBC and SuperSport.