Bangladesh eye 3-0 test series sweep vs Zimbabwe

Chittagong, Nov. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Having won its third ever test cricket series, Bangladesh wants to compound Zimbabwe’s misery by achieving a first 3-0 series whitewash when the last match starts (today) Wednesday.

Bangladesh won the first test in three days in Dhaka, and the second by 162 runs in Khulna last week, adding to a 1-0 two-test series win against the same team in 2005, and a 2-0 sweep against the West Indies in 2009. Bangladesh has been playing tests since 2000, reports AP.

“They will come hard in the third match, as they have already gained much knowledge about the conditions,” Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim said of Zimbabwe.

“But our target is to make it 3-0, and if we play to our strength, it will not be impossible.”

Zimbabwe has yielded to spin in the matches, and Bangladesh may field only one fast bowler because the Chittagong pitch tends to become slow and low.