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Bangladesh likely to make some changes

CHITTAGONG, JAN. 23. The selectors said on Sunday that they would likely tweak Bangladesh's line-up for the second limited-overs match against Zimbabwe.

The visiting side, meanwhile has planned to continue with the combination that won the first game.

Zimbabwe leads the five-match series 1-0.

It won the the first game in Dhaka on Thursday by 22 runs.

``We must win the second match to advance in the series and take it,'' Bangladesh captain Habibur Bashar said during nets on Sunday.

Bangladesh is likely to recall spinner Enamul Haque and pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza. The duo were the stars of a two-Test series that Bangladesh won 1-0 last week.

They will likey replace Naimul Hossain and Abdur Razzak, selectors said.

Haque and Mortaza were rested for the Dhaka game.

Zimbabwe, meanwhile, planned to continue its winning streak with the same team.

``We have to play good cricket for the whole 100 overs — whether we bat or bowl,'' Zimbabwe skipper Tatenda Taibu said.

``We plan to go with the winning combination.''

Both sides were to name the final line-ups before the match on Monday.

The teams (from):

Zimbabwe: T. Taibu (capt.), T. Panyangara, D. Hondo, E. Chigumbura, D. Ebrahim, P. Utseya, S. Matsikenyeri, B. Rogers, H. Masakadza, B. Taylor, C. Mpofu, V. Sibanda, T. Mupariwa, T. Duffin, G. Cremer and M. Nkala.

Bangladesh: H. Bashar (capt.), K. Mashud, N. Iqbal, Mohd. Ashraful, R. Saleh, A. Ahmed, A. Kapali, K. Mahmud, E. Haque, M. Islam Rana, M. Bin Mortaza, T. Baishya, A. Razzak and N. Hossain. — AP

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