The 32-year-old also said the third one-dayer of the five-match series at the MA Aziz Stadium today was going to be a 'do or die' battle because the home side was trailing 2-0.

"I'm not thinking about the series right now but the match tomorrow. If we win this we have a chance to make a comeback," said Bashar at the Agrabad Hotel, where both teams are staying.

The champion batsman of the country wished his team showed a similar performance as they did against India in Dhaka for their first win on home soil.

"That was our best performance in recent times. But we couldn't carry that sort of form against Zimbabwe yet," he observed.

The Bangladesh captain was unhappy at the performance of the middle-order, which disappointed in the first two games.

"They let us down and haven't done justice to their talent so far," said Bashar without mentioning names.

Smarting under a 31-run defeat on Monday, most of Dav Whatmore's charges stayed away from any outdoor training. Only five players including three cricketers -- Alok Kapali, Nazmul Hossain and Abdur Razzak, who were rested for the second game, took part in an hour-long practice in the morning.

Whatmore also was not pleased with the Tigers' effort so far in the one-dayers after doing so well in the two Tests that they won 1-0.

"We couldn't play up to our expectation. They (Zimbabwe) certainly played much better cricket than us and won," said the 50-year-old.

"The Zimbabweans showed all the tenacity and determination and they won accordingly. My players lag behind in this respect. Moreover, our boys made the job tougher and virtually impossible for being too cautious in their approach," said the Sri-Lankan born Australian while reflecting on the two defeats in Dhaka and Chittagong.

Zimbabwe coach Phil Simmons was upbeat ahead of tomorrow's match.

"I want to complete the mission tomorrow here in Chittagong," Simmons told a group of reporters at the team hotel in the morning.

The former West Indian cricketer had reasons to feel confident since his boys had stuck to his game plan in the first two encounters.

"Obviously we were looking to win the one-day series to make up for the loss in the Tests. Now we want finish it off here before going back to Dhaka," Simmons said.

However, he was not ready to take things for granted.

"We're leading the series but that doesn't mean we should become complacent right now. The guys must keep in mind that both matches in Dhaka and Chittagong were close ones and we didn't win by a wider margin," he added.

The Zimbabweans opted to take a day off from cricket and so most of the players rested at the hotel. Only Barney Rogers and Brendan Taylor took a trip to the picturesque Bhatiary Golf and Country Club.