Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, Match 1, Oct 17, 2026: form and head-to-head
| Zimbabwe | 271/8 | 50.0 ov |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 172 | 33.4 ov |
Zimbabwe win by 99 runs
Result
Zimbabwe win by 99 runs
What the reporting says
Litton Das is back as Bangladesh's ODI captain, replacing Mehidy Hasan Miraz, after missing the away series in Zimbabwe in July.
Sikandar Raza captains Zimbabwe with Richard Ngarava out injured.
Nahid Rana, 24, remains unavailable and has gone to Perth for another check-up, aiming to return to competitive cricket later this month.
Brad Evans is Zimbabwe's leading wicket-taker in ODIs this year and took 4 for 47 against Australia in their last series.
Abu Dhabi day-night pitches have been slow, with teams batting first averaging 266 across the last five ODIs there.
Litton Das is out of the entire tri-series with a right hip joint injury, with Towhid Hridoy captaining Bangladesh instead.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
