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Zimbabwe refuses to give up hopes
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 17, 2019 (BSS) – Zimbabwe hoped to revive their Tri-nation T20 series campaign, capitalizing Bangladesh’s pressurized situation as they take on the hosts on Wednesday in their return-leg match at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here.
The Southern African nations had already lost their first two matches against Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Dhaka and another loss would straightway eliminate them from the final race.
Zimbabwean all-rounder Sean Williams said that they are confident to change their fortune in the do-or-die affair.
”Like I said, if we focus on what we need to do, everything will take care of itself. They are under pressure, we know that but again it goes back to us in the basics,” said Williams adding that the seniors are providing lot of inputs to the juniors in the dressing room,” Williams said here on Tuesday.
The ongoing T20I tri-series featuring hosts Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe, has now moved to Chattogram’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, where all three second-leg matches will be played starting with the Bangladesh-Zimbabwe encounter tomorrow.
Bangladesh and Afghanistan reached the port city yesterday in the evening while Zimbabwe, who played their last fixture against Afghanistan in Dhaka on Saturday, had reached on Sunday.
”I think both games are must win games. If we do the basic things correct, fielding… fine margin in this game. If we can improve in these areas I think we can have a good transfer winning both these games.
“We pushed both of these teams to the last over. So, if we can make better decision on the field more frequently, I think we will have very good chance,” Williams told reporter at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Tuesday.
”Bangladesh is very strong team all around. They have got a very good structure going down to the club level. T20 can go either way, like I said, it is a fine margin. They have got some very good players, some very experienced campaigners- Shakib, Mahmudullah, Mushi- they are all very good players and we respect that fact so we are never going to take any game lightly. We like to go and focus on our own things and do what is quite for our team,” he said.
”We have given a lot of input to the junior guys. It is how they take it and what we do (the senior players) is important as a back plan of the team to teach them for the future. And obviously, there are few of us who are under-performing. So we need to step up as senior group and obviously get the juniors following.
“They have got us out trouble twice now. If the seniors can step up and do well, I will crag myself. They are brilliant and showing signs of very good form on its way. So (if) we can step up, I think we have a very good chance,” he concluded.
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