Zimbabwe arrives: Zim coach claims BD to be favorite in the series..

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Zimbabwe team for the series has arrived to Dhaka yesterday. Upon arrival.. the ZIM coach has tried to indicate that BD is still the favorite for the series claiming themselves to be the "underdogs".

A 22-member Zimbabwe cricket team led by off-spinner Prosper Utseya arrived in Dhaka today afternoon to play 5 ODIs and a 20Twenty match against Bangladesh.

The Zimbabweans, ranked one place below Bangladesh at number 10 in the ICC ODI rankings, will have their first training session at the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium in Fatullah tomorrow (Thursday) morning and are scheduled to play a practice game at the BKSP on the 26th.

The two teams have met 11 times over the last couple of seasons with Bangladesh holding a 6-5 advantage. In their most recent meeting the Tigers thrashed Zimbabwe by 122 runs at Jaipur in the ICC Champions Trophy last month but did lose a 5-game series 2-3 in Harare in July-August. However Zimbabwe coach Kevin Curran reckons the home side holds the edge going into the AKTEL Series 2006.

“Considering the conditions here I think we are the underdogs. Bangladesh have been playing well and they have had some good results against top teams,” said the former Zimbabwe all-rounder while talking to reporters at the Zia International Airport after the team arrived.

Zimbabwe have reinforced their spin attack to negotiate the Sub-continental wickets and Curran felt slow bowling could hold the key in the series.

“I think the spinners will play a major role in the series,” said Curran

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