Tigers' chance to end year on a high

Bangladesh go into the fifth and final one-day international against Zimbabwe today with a hope to sign off a memorable year in style by winning the game at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium.
The series was over after the home team confirmed it by winning the low-scoring fourth game by six wickets at the same venue Tuesday, but still the Tigers will try to make it 4-1 as they promised after a five-wicket loss in the first game at Mirpur.
It will be the last international commitment for the Tigers this year, which is marked by one-day and Test series victories in West Indies as well as three one-day series wins against the bottom-ranked Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe batsmen succumbed to slow bowlers in the last game to be bundled out for 44 runs as the track offered a lot of spin and movement. The last game will not be played on the same track but everybody will look forward to see how the new one behaves especially in the morning session.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will definitely want to win the toss this time to take the same advantage as there is hardly any chance of stand-in Zimbabwe skipper Hamilton Masakadza making the same mistake.
It's unlikely that Bangladesh will make any changes in the winning combination although there have been talks to bring in pacer Shahadat Hossain, who is yet to play a game in the series.
On the other hand Zimbabwe have no chance to get back their skipper Prosper Utseya and experienced wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu for the last game as both are yet to recover from their injuries.
The match will start at 9:30am with state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) beaming live coverage from the port city ground.