Anything can happen: Chibhabha
A huge task awaits Zimbabwe's newly-appointed limited-overs captain Chamu Chibhabha as his side desperately look to break their 13-match losing streak to Bangladesh when the three-match ODI series starts in Sylhet tomorrow.
Zimbabwe have not won an ODI against Bangladesh in the past seven years but the new skipper, with five changes to the team that played the one-off Test in Mirpur last week, is focused on breaking the jinx.
"Anything can happen. Whoever shows up on the day and plays best cricket has got a better chance of winning the game. Whoever does the basics better on the day," Chibhabha said at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
The 33-year-old, who has played a large part of his 103 ODIs since debuting in 2005 against Bangladesh, believes that their knowledge of the opposition and conditions will help them snatch a win.
"I have personally played a lot against Bangladesh, even before I started playing international cricket. I played against Shakib [Al Hasan] and Mushfiqur [Rahim] before they represented Bangladesh. Bangladesh has been like our second home and we are excited to be here. It's always nice to be here. Hopefully we can put up some good performances and win some games," the top-order batsman said.
Zimbabwe come into the series on the back of a Test defeat against Bangladesh. The visitors lost by an innings and 106 runs in the match that yielded a result inside four days at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium last week.
Returning Test captain Sean Williams, who missed the one-off Test to attend the birth of his child, will add strength to the Zimbabwe side.
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