Bangladesh head into the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe looking to recover from a heavy innings and 85-run defeat in the one-off Test in Harare. The inexperienced visitors struggled in pace-friendly conditions, with their fast bowlers failing to make an impact.
Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed and Ebadot Hossain picked up only two wickets between them, while Zimbabwe's pace attack, led by Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani, claimed all 20 Bangladesh wickets. The absence of frontline pacers Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam exposed the visitors' lack of depth.
