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Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI at mirpur
BAN v ZIM, 3rd ODI, Mirpur: Bangladesh wins one-day cricket series (BAN 2:1)
Jan 23, 2009
Bangladesh comfortably beat Zimbabwe by six wickets Friday to clinch their three-game limited-over cricket series 2-1.
In a match reduced to 37 overs per side after morning fog, Zimbabwe was sent in and recorded 119-9, with Bangladesh reaching 121-4 with more than four overs to spare.
Bangladesh was steered to victory by all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (33 not out) and Mushfiqur Rahim ( 20 not out). Hasan was named player of the series, with Mashrafe bin Mortaza taking man of the match honours after destroying Zimbabwe's top order and helping reduce the visitors to 69-5. Mortaza (3-26) struck early, trapping Visu Sibanda (0) lbw with the fifth ball of the match.
He then dismissed Hamilton Masakadza (10) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (10) to put Bangladesh firmly in control. Masakadza tried to play a short ball but failed to adjust and the ball took the shoulder of the bat, presenting a catch to Mehrab Hossain at second slip. Matsikenyeri was clean bowled.
Hasan (3-15), who has been ranked as the top one-day all-rounder by the International Cricket Council, bowled Elton Chigumbura (7) then removed Ray Price (7) and had Ed Rainsford (1) stumped by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim. Sean Williams was the best of Zimbabwe's batsmen with 38.
In reply, Bangladesh lost Mehrab Hossain and captain Mohammad Ashraful cheaply, but a 34 from Tamim Iqbal provided the basis of the run chase. The hosts slipped to 89-4 but Zimbabwe could not get further breakthroughs to expose Bangladeh's tail, as Hasan and Rahim guided the home team to victory.
BAN v ZIM, 3rd ODI, Mirpur: Bangladesh 121-4 (32.3 overs) beat Zimbabwe 119-9 (37.0 overs) by 6 wickets
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Cricket Series 2008-09
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI at mirpur
Scores
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field
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119 for 9 (37.0 overs)
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121 for 4 (32.3 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Sibanda | lbw | b Mortaza | 0 |
5 | 0 | 0 |
| Masakadza | c Mehrab | b Mortaza | 10 |
11 | 2 | 0 |
| Matsikenyeri | b Mortaza | 10 |
27 | 1 | 0 | |
| Taibu | c Rahim | b Hossain | 12 |
17 | 1 | 0 |
| Williams | b Mahmudullah | 38 |
46 | 5 | 0 | |
| Utseya | lbw | b Mahmudullah | 6 |
23 | 1 | 0 |
| Chigumbura | b Shakib | 7 |
19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dabengwa | not out | 21 |
42 | 2 | 0 | |
| Price | b Shakib | 7 |
19 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rainsford | st Rahim | b Shakib | 1 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mpofu | not out | 1 |
4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 4w 1b 1lb | 6 | ||||
| Total | for 9 | 119 | (37.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Tamim | c Taibu | b Mpofu | 34 |
49 | 5 | 0 |
| Mehrab | run out | 2 |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ashraful | lbw | b Price | 3 |
31 | 0 | 0 |
| Raqibul | lbw | b Price | 14 |
23 | 3 | 0 |
| Shakib | not out | 33 |
36 | 4 | 0 | |
| Rahim | not out | 20 |
31 | 3 | 0 | |
| Extras | 11w 4lb | 15 | ||||
| Total | for 4 | 121 | (32.3 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: Enamul Haque, Zameer Haider
Bangladesh: Tamim, Mehrab, Ashraful (Captain), Raqibul, Shakib, Rahim (Wicket Keeper), Mahmudullah, Islam, Mortaza, Nazmul, Hossain
Zimbabwe: Sibanda, Masakadza, Matsikenyeri, Taibu (Wicket Keeper), Williams, Chigumbura, Dabengwa, Utseya (Captain), Price, Mpofu, Rainsford