Match Details
Earlier in the day, Bangladesh lost Soumya Sarkar for a duck after opting to bat first. But it was Nazmul Hossain Shanto’s 71 off 55 balls that held the innings together as he battled a hamstring injury as well. Litton Das gave his wicket away when was on 14. Crucial contributions from skipper Shakib Al Hasan (23 off 20 balls), and Afif Hossain (29 off 19 balls) alongside 4 extras given by the Zimbabwean bowlers took the score to 150/7 after 20 overs.
Zimbabwe had a mixed day in the field. Blessing Muzarabani
was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up 2 wickets for 13 runs in 2 overs.
It was baffling to see that he was not given his full quota of 4 overs. Richard
Ngarava picked up a couple of wickets in his 2/24 off 4 overs. A wicket apiece
for Sikandar Raza, and Sean Williams. They dropped a few costly catches and
their ground fielding was quite average, to say the least. It came back to bite them in the end as they lost by the barest of margins.
So, a win for Bangladesh by 3 runs over Zimbabwe as they go second in the points table. Stay tuned for the post-match presentation ceremony that comes your way soon.