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Sylhet, Bangladesh, Mar 17: In the warm-up games Zimbabwe lost against Hong Kong and were victorious against Afghanistan. Ireland too had a similar journey, losing against Bangladesh and winning against Nepal. It will be interesting to see the team combination of both the sides.

Pitch Report: 'The pitch is very dry and hard, there will not be much assistance for the pacers. Spinners will come into the equation later on, reckons Jonty Rhodes'.

Yesterday we saw Bangladesh and Nepal dominate proceedings! Who will get the better of who in today's double-header? We'll find out as the day progresses, hello and a warm welcome to Day 2 of the first round. Today we get to see four teams from Group B in, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Netherlands and UAE. Zimbabwe and Ireland will lock horns in the first game and let's have a look at their preparation to the tournament.

Taylor: 'We wanted to bowl as well but having said that, it looks a fine track and we'll look to put them under pressure with a good score on the board. As a group we have been really good sticking together and putting in a lot of hardwork.'

Porterfield: 'We will bowl first. It looks pretty good, don't expect the wicket to change much. We are looking forward to do well. Hopefully we will give our fans something to cheer about.'
 

Teams:

Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Hamilton Masakadza, Sikandar Raza, Vusi Sibanda, Brendan Taylor(w/c), Timycen Maruma, Elton Chigumbura, Sean Williams, Prosper Utseya, Tendai Chatara, Tinashe Panyangara, Tafadzwa Kamungozi

Ireland (Playing XI): William Porterfield(c), Paul Stirling, Kevin O'Brien, Max Sorensen, Alex Cusack, Andrew Poynter, Ed Joyce, Gary Wilson(w), George Dockrell, Stuart Thompson, Andy McBrine