If the ODI series follows the drift of the recently-concluded Test series, Zimbabwe should bounce back from the 121-run defeat in the first game and square the three-match ODI series.They have a shorter turnaround, and have a lot to talk about in the team meetings and in the only net session they have on Saturday. It will start with the bowlers who conceded 18 wides, and were generally quite undisciplined. There was no relentless line and length like they showed in the first Test. Having said that, Shingi Masakadza was the only pace bowler in the first ODI who played in the Tests; though he picked up four wickets, he bowled the highest number of wides in the innings.They will be boosted by the return of Kyle Jarvis and Brian Vitori, Bangladesh's nemesis from the 2011 tour. Regis Chakabva and Tinashe Panyangara have been dropped.The Zimbabwe batsmen too have a lot to tighten up. Chakabva and Sikandar Raza left big gaps between bat and pad, and went at deliveries either too wide or too full. And it was also apparent that they have a tough time believing in themselves when captain Brendan Taylor doesn't stay at the crease for too long.They can take a leaf out of Bangladesh's book of recovery. The visitors bounced back from a 335-run defeat and then more importantly, in the first ODI, didn't let a mini-slide - when they had lost four quick wickets - break their momentum.Nasir Hossain will again be key and the management would look to Mohammad Ashraful to make a decent contribution. There will also be some pressure on Mominul Haque and Mahmudullah, both having got out in the thirties in the first game.The team management was criticised for dropping Sohag Gazi, but the combination worked a treat as Ziaur Rahman and Shafiul Islam fired.The onus will be on Bangladesh to complete the series win, and that would mean their unbeaten streak in ODI tournaments since the win against West Indies late last year remains intact.
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