ZWE vs BGD 2nd T20I match prediction 23 Jul 2021

ZIM vs BAN 2nd T20I Predictions & Betting Tips

Zimbabwe and Bangladesh will square off in the 2nd T20I of the three-match T20I series on Friday, 23rd July. The scheduled fixture will be played at Harare Sports Club in Harare. I have handpicked three of the best betting tips from the ZIM vs BAN 2nd T20I match prediction.

Bangladesh have been completely dominating the series so far. The visitors defeated Zimbabwe by 11 runs in the first T20I and are currently leading the series by 1-0. Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat first. Both sides are without their regular captain, Bangladesh is being led by Mahmadullah in absence of Tamim Iqbal, while Zimbabwe side is captained by Sikandar Rava as Brendon Taylor is rested. The visitors clinched a comfortable win in the opening game, chasing down a target of 153. Bangladesh have dominated in the series so far and would want to continue, whereas Zimbabwe would want to bounce back. Bangladesh will hope to continue their momentum as they prepare for the T20 World Cup and have a series against Australialined up after this. Will the hosts make a comeback, in the 2nd T20I only time can tell. Meanwhile take a look at the top three betting tips assorted from the ZIM vs BAN match prediction.

ZIM vs BAN Player Bets:

With Bangladesh dominating the series, the affiliates have offered winner bets in favour of the visitors which is as low as 1.25. However, the player bets look lucrative enough to fetch some bucks from. Hence I have picked the top three player betting tips from the ZIM vs BAN match prediction.

Liton Das To Score Over 17.5 Runs

A compact batsman who bats for Bangladesh in the middle order, Liton Das. Liton Das did not come out to bat in the series opener. The right-handed batsman has played 33 T20I matches in his career and scored a total of 646 runs from them. This is an average of 20.83 from the 32 innings. Liton Das has played 6 matches against Zimbabwe and scored 193 runs from them between 2015-2021. He has scored above 17 runs in the 5 innings played and averages 48.25 from them. This is his first match in Zimbabwe, however Liton Das has played 13 away matches in his career and made 151 runs from them.

He played some good innings in the ODI series, where Liton made 32, 21 and 102 runs in the three innings played against Zimbabwe. Das has played 13 matches under the captaincy of Mahmadullah and stacked 278 runs from them at 25.27. He last played a two-match T20I series in 2020 when Zimbabwe toured Bangladesh to score 59 and 60* in both the innings. He was also declared the Player of the match in the 2nd T20I against Zimbabwean. Dafabet.com has offered betting odds of 1.87 for Liton Das to score over 17.5 runs in the ZIM vs BAN match prediction.

Soumya Sarkar To Score Over 21.5 Runs

We have another Bangladeshi batsman in our second bet, Soumya Sarkar. The Bangladeshi allrounder played an impressive knock in the first T20I match. He opened the match for the host and scored 50 runs off 45 balls along with taking one wicket and was declared the Man of the match. Sarkar has been in pretty consistent form in the last one year. He was among the top two T20I run scorers for the Bangladeshi team. He played 4 innings to make 116 runs from them at an average of 29.00 which was above the target set by the oddsmakers. The middle-order batsman has played 54 matches in his T20I career and amassed 1001 runs from them at an average of 19.62.

The Bangladeshi batter has played 8 matches against the host at a decent average of 37.00. In these 8 innings, Sarkar has scored above 21 runs in five of these matches with a total of 222 runs. In the 2020 Zimbabwe Tour of Bangladesh, Soumya Sarkar was unbeaten in both the matches at 62* and 20* runs. Soumya Sarkar has played 28 matches as an opener for Bangladesh in the second position. The all rounder has 586 runs under his belt batting as the opener. Dafabet.com has offered betting odds of 1.87 for Soumya Sarkar to score over 21.5 runs in the ZIM vs BAN match prediction.

Wessley Madhevere To Score Over 16.5 Runs

Last but not the least we have the Zimbabwean all rounder who only made his T20I debut in 2020. Incidentally, Madhevere played his career first T20I match against Bangladesh itself. The 20-year-old is comparatively a new entrant in the international white-ball format but has already made a name for himself. The right-handed batsman has played 11 T20I matches in his career and scored 228 runs from them at 22.80. He has played only 4 matches at home and scored 112 runs at 28.00 from them.

The last of which was played against Pakistan, where he scored above 16 runs in two of the innings. He played his first match this season under the captaincy of Sikandar Raza where he closed his innings with 23 runs off 23 balls played. In the last one year, Wessley Madhevere came out as the top T20I run scorer for Zimbabwe from the 9 innings played. He scored 224 runs at an average of 28.0. Dafabet.com has offered betting odds of 1.87 for Wessley Madhevere to score over 16.5 runs in the ZIM vs BAN match prediction.