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Bangladesh determined to pull one back

CHITTAGONG, JAN. 25. After losses to Zimbabwe in the first two limited-overs matches, Bangladesh's captain said on Tuesday that his side would concentrate on winning the third game to get back on track as a series contender.

Zimbabwe leads the five-match one-day series 2-0, after winning the first two matches by 22 and 31 runs. The two sides meet for the third game on Wednesday.

``We are thinking of tomorrow's match — if we win, we can turn the series,'' Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar said as his side did a light practice.

``We can't play according to our plan, we need to improve individual performances,'' Bashar said referring to the two ODI defeats, following a 1-0 Test series victory.

The Bangladesh side may make a couple of changes, replacing injury-plagued pacer Mashrafee Bin Murtaza and out-of-form batsman Aftab Ahmed with seamer Nazmul Hossain and all-rounder Alok Kapali, selectors hinted on Tuesday.

The teams:

Bangladesh (from): Habibul Bashar (capt.), Khaled Mashud, Nafis Iqbal, Mohammad Ashraful, Rajin Saleh, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kapali, Khaled Mahmud, Enamul Haque, Manjarul Islam Rana, Mashrafee Bin Murtaza, Tapash Baishya, Abdur Razzak and Nazmul Hossain.

Zimbabwe (from): Tatenda Taibu (capt.), Tinashe Panyangara, Douglas Hondo, Elton Chigumbura, Dion Ebrahim, Prosper Utseya, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Barney Rogers, Hamilton Masakadza, Brendan Taylor, Christopher Mpofu, Vusimuzi Sibanda, Tawanda Mupariwa, Terrence Duffin, Graeme Cremer and Mluleki Nkala. — AP

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