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2nd T20I, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
, Jul 17, 2026
152
(19.4/20)
186/5
(20.0/20)
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 34 runs
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Onto the series decider - It's been a tour to forget for Bangladesh across formats, but this win should give the camp a real lift heading forward. For Zimbabwe, the belief will be that one bad day at the office is no reason to hit the panic button. But they have a lot to improve on, especially after a torrid day fielding-wise. With the scoreline locked at 1-1, the decider promises to be a fitting finale to what's been a cracking series so far. Bulawayo hosts the third and final T20I on Sunday, July 19, with the first ball set for 10.30 am GMT. Do join us well before that for all the buildup. Until then, cheers!
The victorious captain of Bangladesh - Towhid Hridoy, about his team's performance, says that both their department, bowling and batting, did really well to show their level, so he is very happy with his team's performance today. In the first innings, Hridoy says that they focused on creating a strong partnership and work on it. In the second innings, he says that the bowlers did well to attack the opposition batters from the first over, which is why they were able to chip in some wickets inside the Powerplay. About concerns of Nahid Rana's injury, he states that it is looking fine and we should expect him to play the final match of the series.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH - MOHAMMAD SAIFUDDIN receives the award for an all-round show in the match. He played a superb cameo of 31 off 10 balls towards the backend of the first innings. And also picked up a wicket in his spell. On his immediate thoughts, begins by giving thanks to the Almighty, saying it's been a while since he last picked up a Player of the Match award in T20 cricket. He adds the win also brings Bangladesh level in the series, and he's clearly delighted with how things have gone. When asked what turned the match Bangladesh's way, he credits the openers first, saying they set the perfect tone at the top. He also praises the bowling unit, singling out Mahedi and Rishad for how well they bowled through the innings. On preparation coming into the game, he says there were plenty of discussions around adjusting to the conditions, pointing out the contrast between the winter chill here and the heat back home. He admits the adjustment wasn't easy early in the tour, but notes the batters finally got it right today.
The captain of Zimbabwe - Sikandar Raza reflects on the defeat. He admits he read the pitch wrongly at the start. He says the ball clearly turned in the first few overs, with even the seamers extracting some bounce off a slow surface, and adds they expected the pitch to ease out for batting before it started gripping more. When asked to sum up the overall performance, he doesn't hold back. He calls himself genuinely embarrassed as captain, and says the fielding had a direct ripple effect on the batting that followed. He credits the bowlers, though, saying that barring the final over, they did an excellent job, restricting Bangladesh to around 158-159 after 19 overs despite the catches going down, which he calls a tremendous effort in itself. He adds that the poor fielding eventually bled into the batting, and that's what shaped the result. On Bangladesh's opening stand, Raza says Zimbabwe never felt the game had slipped away, fielding lapses aside. He notes it wasn't a surface where batters could simply walk in and start swinging, and details that the new batters needed time to settle, and that's exactly why Bangladesh lost wickets in clusters. It was the final over, he says, that ultimately took the game beyond them. Speaking on that costly last over, he calls it a consequence of the fielding through the innings rather than a one-off. He highlights that there were a couple of good deliveries mixed with a couple of poor ones, and points out that Zimbabwe even shelled a catch off the final ball, which he says sums up how poor the fielding was on the day. He admits that conceding close to 30 runs in that over made the chase far tougher but adds that even a target of around 165 wouldn't have changed his view, given how his side fielded. Ends by bluntly stating that that Zimbabwe simply didn't deserve to win this one.
... Time for the post-match Presentation ...
The difference maker - There's no taking away from how well Bangladesh hunted as a pack, executing their plans to near perfection. The two frontline spinners, Mahedi Hasan and Rishad Hossain, shared seven wickets between them, with the pacers chipping in when needed. But as the old saying goes, catches win matches. Zimbabwe shelled six or seven chances across the game, while Bangladesh didn't let a single one slip through their hands. In the end, that was the difference that mattered most.
Lost the steam - Bangladesh carried every bit of that momentum into their defence, and their new-ball attack made it count in style. Zimbabwe were badly dented inside the powerplay, reduced to 21 for 3, their top three gone with the wind. It took them a staggering 14.4 overs to log their first breakthrough with the ball, and with the bat, the middle order offered precious little support. The likes of Raza and Ryan Burl offered brief resistance along the way, and Brad Evans provided one last flicker with a quick-fire surge to keep hope alive. But it was too little too late by then, and his dismissal simply pulled the curtains down on the chase.
Drops, chaos, recovery - Zimbabwe's day in the field was a mess from ball one, catches going down all over the park as Bangladesh raced to a 120-run opening stand. Saif Hassan alone survived five drops, Tanzid one, and both punished the reprieves with half-centuries. Then the game flipped on its head. Sikandar Raza finally struck by bowling Saif, and the floodgates opened. Richard Ngarava grabbed two in an over to further press on, and Brad Evans followed up with two more to have Bangladesh in tatters. In a matter of minutes, Bangladesh went from a cushy 120 without loss to a shaky 141 for 5. Just as Zimbabwe sensed a way back in, Yasir Ali's power hitting and a blistering final over from Saifuddin, four sixes included, hauled Bangladesh to 186.
Bangladesh level it up clinically - A superb all-round bowling effort from Bangladesh there. And on the whole, this looked like a side that's stepped up its game considerably, both bat and ball firing together. Even with Nahid Rana forced off the field, unable to finish his spell because of what looked like a lower back issue, the tourists still had more than enough fire left in them to get the better of the hosts. Now cast your mind back to that final over of the first innings, the one that leaked 28 runs. Zimbabwe fall short by 34 in the end, and it's hard not to see those two numbers staring right back at each other.
End Of The Over 19.4 : 152/10
3 Runs
- 019.1
- 219.2
- 119.3
- W 19.4
B. Muzarabani
0 (3)
R. Ngarava
15 (17)
R. Hossain
3.4-0-26-4
19.4
W
Rishad Hossain To Blessing Muzarabani OUT!
OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Rishad wraps things up in style and finishes with a 4-wicket haul. BANGLADESH WIN BY 34 RUNS! And they level the series 1-1, pushing it into a decider. Full and around off. Blessing dances down the track going for the big shot, but plays all over the wrong line and the ball beats him for pace and reach, cannoning into the off stump.
19.3
1
Rishad Hossain To Richard Ngarava
Tossed up, full, around off. Ngarava mistimes this one too, but it drops just short of the sweeper coming in from cover, and they scamper through for a single.
19.2
2
Rishad Hossain To Richard Ngarava
A flighted delivery, full, and around off. Ngarava tries to heave it across the line, but gets a top edge. But luckily for him, the ball sails over the fielder at backward point, and they hustle back for a couple.
19.1
0
Rishad Hossain To Richard Ngarava
Appeal for stumping! Full and outside off. Ngarava clears his front leg out of the way going for the slog, but misses completely. The keeper gathers it cleanly and whips off the bails in a flash, up goes the appeal for a stumping, and it's straight upstairs to the third umpire. The replay shows Ngarava's back foot did lift off the ground, but the keeper, Nurul Hasan, is just that fraction too slow to whip the bails off, and Richard manages to drag it back in the nick of time. NOT OUT!
Well then, into the final over. Rishad Hossain (3-0-23-3) will wrap it up.
End Of The Over 19 : 149/9
2 Runs
- 1 WD 18.1
- 018.1
- 018.2
- 118.3
- W 18.4
- 018.5
- 018.6
B. Muzarabani
0 (2)
R. Ngarava
12 (14)
M. Saifuddin
4-0-36-1
18.6
0
Mohammad Saifuddin To Blessing Muzarabani
Chance of a run out, missed! Full and outside off, this is punched away to cover. Blessing sets off for the single but gets sent back. There's a bit of a mix-up between the two in the middle, though they scramble through unscathed in the end as the fielder misses his shy at the batting end. The ball rolls to the leg side, but it is backed up.
18.5
0
Mohammad Saifuddin To Blessing Muzarabani
A bit down the leg stump, on a length. Blessing Muzarabani looks to tuck it to the leg side, but the ball grazes the thigh pad and rolls back to the keeper.
Evans falls after playing a decent cameo. Blessing Muzarabani is the last batter in with the final rites being read.
18.4
W
Mohammad Saifuddin To Brad Evans OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! A stunner from Emon and Saifuddin gets the reward for his disciplined bowling. Full and around off, from around the stumps, with the pace taken off it. Evans goes deep in his crease and gets down low for the sweep, but the change of pace deceives him completely, and he can't generate the elevation he's looking for. Ends up miscuing to deep mid-wicket, where Emon sprints across to his left, throws himself airborne, and clings on tight even as he tumbles to the ground. Zimbabwe are 149/9, needing 38 runs from 10 balls.
18.3
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Richard Ngarava
Short and slow, outside off. Richard Ngarava drags it across off the back foot and pulls it to widish long on for just one run. Bangladesh won't mind that at all. This is excellent death bowling from Saifuddin.
18.2
0
Mohammad Saifuddin To Richard Ngarava
Clever bowling! Slower one, around off and full. Richard Ngarava clears the front leg to dump that ball to Harare. Tries to smoke it over deep mid-wicket, but is undone by the lack of pace and is beaten all ends up.
18.1
0
Mohammad Saifuddin To Richard Ngarava
Wide yorker, outside off. Richard Ngarava carves it back to the bowler.
18.1
wd
Mohammad Saifuddin To Richard Ngarava
WIDE! Pushes it far outside the tramline, on off. Richard Ngarava reaches out but cannot connect.
Zimbabwe need 40 runs from 12 balls. Mohammad Saifuddin (3-0-35-0) will bowl the penultimate.
End Of The Over 18 : 147/8
15 Runs
- 117.1
- 417.2
- 017.3
- 617.4
- 417.5
- 017.6
B. Evans
25 (13)
R. Ngarava
11 (11)
T. Ahmed
4-0-46-0
17.6
0
Taskin Ahmed To Brad Evans
Big swing and a miss! Evans curses himself for not putting bat on the ball. Back of a length, a slower one by the looks of it, wide outside off. Brad Evans has a massive swing at it, only to miss out.
17.5
4
Taskin Ahmed To Brad Evans
FOUR! This is turning out to be a big over. An attempted yorker on the stumps. Evans smartly moves outside off and plays the scoop shot, well over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. 15 runs off the over with a ball to go.
17.4
6
Taskin Ahmed To Brad Evans
SIX! WALLOP! Evans is playing a fantastic hand here. Half-volley, on off. Brad Evans gets to free his arms. He clears the front leg and golfs it powerfully over long off for a big six. 44 needed from 14 now.
17.3
0
Taskin Ahmed To Brad Evans
Beaten! A deceptive slower one, on a length, outside off. Brad leans back to cut it square on the off side, but misses to get any connection.
17.2
4
Taskin Ahmed To Brad Evans
FOUR! Put away in disdain! A little bit wide from around the stumps, very full outside off. Brad Evans stays deep in the crease, gets the bat under the ball and carves it over cover, finding the gap in the deep for a boundary. 50 needed off 16 balls.
17.1
1
Taskin Ahmed To Richard Ngarava
Back of a length and around off, Richard drags it down to long on for a single.
Right, 3 overs left. Zimbabwe need 55 runs from those. Nahid Rana is still off the field, one assumes. Taskin Ahmed will bowl out. 3-0-31-0 so far.
End Of The Over 17 : 132/8
11 Runs
- 1 WD 16.1
- 616.1
- 116.2
- 016.3
- 116.4
- 016.5
- 216.6
B. Evans
11 (8)
R. Ngarava
10 (10)
M. Saifuddin
3-0-34-0
16.6
2
Mohammad Saifuddin To Brad Evans
A full toss, sliding across the left-hander, outside off. Evans reaches out for it, looking to drive, but can only get a bottom edge. The ball trickles away to the right of mid-wicket, the fielder there fumbles the pickup, and the batters pick a couple more.
16.5
0
Mohammad Saifuddin To Brad Evans
Deception! Slow and full, outside off. Brad moves far across the stumps to play the scoop shot but misses to connect.
16.4
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Richard Ngarava
Just out of reach! Fires in a low full toss, on middle and off. Richard Ngarava tries to clip it over mid-wicket, but closes the bat face months early and gets a thick leading edge. The ball pops over the cover fielder and they cross for a single.
16.3
0
Mohammad Saifuddin To Richard Ngarava
Angled across, on a good length, outside off. Richard Ngarava swings hard to pull across the line, but the ball skids and beats the inside edge.
16.2
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Brad Evans
Deceptive slower one, short and on off. Brad Evans initially thinks to leave, but then ramps it late over the keeper, getting a bit of an egde. It goes on the bounce to deep fine leg for a single.
Towhid Hridoy walks to have a quick chat with his bowler. Good to resume.
16.1
6
Mohammad Saifuddin To Brad Evans
SIX! He has picked the bones out of it! Full and wide outside off. Evans walks out of the crease, gets under the ball and pumps it solidly over the sightscreen for a massive six.
16.1
wd
Mohammad Saifuddin To Brad Evans
WIDE! Sprays it far down leg, full in length. Let through.
Zimbabwe still need 66 runs from 24 balls. They need some really big overs to even get back in the contest. Mohammad Saifuddin (2-0-23-0) is back in the attack, replacing Saif Hassan.
End Of The Over 16 : 121/8
10 Runs
- 115.1
- 015.2
- 315.3
- 1 WD 15.4
- 015.4
- 115.5
- 415.6
R. Ngarava
9 (8)
B. Evans
2 (4)
T. Ahmed
3-0-31-0
15.6
4
Taskin Ahmed To Richard Ngarava
FOUR! Hit hard and well enough! Dug in short by Taskin, on top of middle and leg. Richard Ngarava stands tall and pulls it over square leg. Beats the deep mid-wicket fielder to his left. One bounce and into the fence for four.
15.5
1
Taskin Ahmed To Brad Evans
Taskin goes searching for a yorker, but again bowls a low full toss, on the stumps. Evans clears out his front leg and drags it off the toe end towards Rishad Hossain at deep mid-wicket. Just one.
15.4
0
Taskin Ahmed To Brad Evans
Slips in a full toss, on middle. Brad tries to heave it over mid-wicket, but is a bit late on the shot. Hits it off the inner half and it rolls to square leg.
15.4
wd
Taskin Ahmed To Brad Evans
WIDE! Miles outside off, on a fullish length. Brad throws his bat at it, but misses to put bat on ball to hit it over cover. It is beyond the tramline and is called a wide.
15.3
3
Taskin Ahmed To Richard Ngarava
Full toss, on off, Richard Ngarava creams it between mid off and cover, but the ball slows in the outfield and Towhid Hridoy from mid off hunts it down just before the ropes. Three runs taken.
15.2
0
Taskin Ahmed To Richard Ngarava
A slower delivery, full and outside off. Richard Ngarava reaches out in front to tonk it down the ground, but the ball dips and beats the under edge.
15.1
1
Taskin Ahmed To Brad Evans
Spears in a full one, on middle. Evans clears the front leg away and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Last 5 overs left. Zimbabwe need 76 runs. But with just 2 wickets in hand, it looks nearly impossible. Taskin Ahmed returns. 2-0-21-0 so far.
End Of The Over 15 : 111/8
2 Runs
- W 14.1
- 014.2
- 014.3
- 214.4
- 014.5
- 014.6
R. Ngarava
2 (5)
B. Evans
0 (1)
S. Hassan
1.3-0-4-1
14.6
0
Saif Hassan To Richard Ngarava
Drags his length back yet again, around middle and leg, Richard Ngarava tucks it to short fine leg.
14.5
0
Saif Hassan To Richard Ngarava
Again a shorter one, on around middle. Richard Ngarava tucks it to mid-wicket.
14.4
2
Saif Hassan To Richard Ngarava
Short, on middle, angling in, Richard Ngarava opens his stance and tucks it through square leg for a brace.
14.3
0
Saif Hassan To Richard Ngarava
Swing and a miss! Pitches it up, well outside off. Richard Ngarava gets on his front foot, trying to loft it straight down the ground, but misses on the outside edge.
14.2
0
Saif Hassan To Richard Ngarava
Fullish, on off, Richard Ngarava blocks it back to the bowler.
The procession continues for the hosts as they just keep losing wickets one after the other. Bangladesh are inching closer to victory. Richard Ngarava is in at number 10.
14.1
W
Saif Hassan To Tashinga Musekiwa OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. Saif comes from around the stumps and bowls a round-arm delivery. Short and outside off. Musekiwa clears his front leg out of the way, looking to slog it across the line, but that angle from round the wicket makes it awkward for him to deal with. Gets a leading edge, the ball loops up to short third, and Mohammad Saifuddin makes no mistake with a simple catch. Zimbabwe are 109/8, in the chase of 187 runs.
End Of The Over 14 : 109/7
5 Runs
- 213.1
- 013.2
- 113.3
- 213.4
- W 13.5
- 013.6
B. Evans
0 (1)
T. Musekiwa
11 (13)
R. Hossain
3-0-23-3
13.6
0
Rishad Hossain To Brad Evans
Fuller, outside off, Brad Evans skips down the track and stabs it to the right of the bowler.
A big wicket for Bangladesh. Burl was looking to launch after getting settled, but his stay is cut short at a crucial time. Brad Evans is in at number 9.
13.5
W
Rishad Hossain To Ryan Burl OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! The partnership, which was looking promising, has been broken and it's none other than Rishad Hossain. A touch shorter, well outside off. Ryan Burl crouches a bit and pulls it across the line. However, the connection is not proper from the bat as it flies toward deep mid-wicket. Towhid Hridoy settles himself underneath the skier and pouches the catch safely before tumbling on the ground.
13.4
2
Rishad Hossain To Ryan Burl
Flatter and short, around off, Ryan Burl pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
13.3
1
Rishad Hossain To Tashinga Musekiwa
Short and outside off, firmly slapped off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single.
13.2
0
Rishad Hossain To Tashinga Musekiwa
BEATEN! Short and outside off. Musekiwa tries to pull it but misses.
13.1
2
Rishad Hossain To Tashinga Musekiwa
Again, overthrow from Bangladesh! A touch fuller, at the stumps, Tashinga Musekiwa hangs back and cuts it from the bottom part of his bat to short third for a single. The fielder in the region throws it at the bowler's end, but it misses the stumps by a huge gap. The ball rolls away to long on and the batter gets another single.
Rishad Hossain is back on.
End Of The Over 13 : 104/6
11 Runs
- 112.1
- 412.2
- 412.3
- 112.4
- 112.5
- 012.6
R. Burl
27 (17)
T. Musekiwa
8 (10)
S. Hassan
0.3-0-2-0
12.6
0
Saif Hassan To Ryan Burl
Saif Hassan does an excellent job to finish off the remaining over. Short of a length, just outside off, Ryan Burl opens the face of the bat and steers it to the left of the backward point fielder. He wants to take the single, but was rightfully sent back by Musekiwa.
12.5
1
Saif Hassan To Tashinga Musekiwa
Flatter and fuller, around off. Tashinga Musekiwa miscues his slog to long on and gets a single.
12.4
1
Saif Hassan To Ryan Burl
Fullish, outside off, Ryan Burl punches it to sweeper cover for one.
Rana is really struggling out there, clutching at the left side of his back. Oh, dear! This doesn't look good as Nahid walks off the field with the physio in tow. Bangladesh would hope it is not a serious injury. Saif Hassan will complete the remaining over.
12.3
4
Nahid Rana To Ryan Burl
OVERTHROWS! Sloppy, sloppy work in the field there. Back of a length, outside off, and Ryan Burl bunts it softly toward the vacant mid on area. The fielder sprints in from the deep, picks up, and fires a wild throw at the bowler's end that sails well over the stumps, forcing the bowler to duck out of the way. With no proper backup either, the ball scoots away all the way to deep backward square leg. The batters aren't complaining, as they scamper back for two more, taking four in total off what should have been a simple single.
Looks like Nahid Rana has called on for the physio. Might be struggling with a hammy? Not entirely sure. He stretches a bit and is good to resume.
12.2
4
Nahid Rana To Ryan Burl
FOUR! Streaky, but it will work for Ryan Burl. At this point, Full-length delivery, outside off. Ryan Burl frees his arms and looks to drill it toward the off side, but gets a thick inside edge and it zips past the off stump to dribble away toward the deep fine leg fence for a boundary. With that, Burl completes 2000 T20I runs!
12.1
1
Nahid Rana To Tashinga Musekiwa
Slanting down the leg side, on a good length. Tashinga Musekiwa rolls his wrists and glances at it to deep fine leg for a single.
Zimbabwe are way behind the asking rate, as they still require 94 runs in 48 balls. Another bowling change. Nahid Rana (2-0-6-1) is back into the attack, replacing Taskin Ahmed.
End Of The Over 12 : 93/6
6 Runs
- 111.1
- 111.2
- 111.3
- 011.4
- 111.5
- 211.6
R. Burl
18 (13)
T. Musekiwa
6 (8)
M. Saifuddin
2-0-23-0
11.6
2
Mohammad Saifuddin To Ryan Burl
Much fuller in length, shaping it away from the off stump. Ryan Burl drives it to the right of the long off fielder. The call is two and they get the double in time.
Yasir Ali is seemingly struggling with cramps and is down on the sidelines behind long on, with the physio attending to him. Bangladesh would hope it's nothing serious.
11.5
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Tashinga Musekiwa
On a nagging length, on middle. Tashinga Musekiwa forces it to long off for a single.
11.4
0
Mohammad Saifuddin To Tashinga Musekiwa
Angling in sharply, pitching on middle and slanting down the leg side. Tashinga Musekiwa swings his blade to heave it with the angle, but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears on the back pad thigh pad.
11.3
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Ryan Burl
Another quick single! Pitches it up, does Saifuddin, around off. Ryan Burl drives it toward the right of the mid off fielder. He makes a good stop, but the batter gets a single.
11.2
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Tashinga Musekiwa
On the fuller side, around off, Tashinga Musekiwa pushes it to long off and gets a single.
11.1
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Ryan Burl
On a good length, slanting away from the batter. Ryan Burl drives it toward the left of the deep point fielder and gets a single.
Mohammad Saifuddin returns into the attack. 1-0-17-0 are his current bowling figures.
End Of The Over 11 : 87/6
6 Runs
- 110.1
- 210.2
- 110.3
- 010.4
- 010.5
- 210.6
T. Musekiwa
4 (5)
R. Burl
14 (10)
T. Ahmed
2-0-21-0
10.6
2
Taskin Ahmed To Tashinga Musekiwa
Hard-length delivery, around the hips of the batter. Tashinga Musekiwa works it to mid-wicket for a single. The fielder picks it up and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end, before it gets deflected toward deep point. Another run taken.
10.5
0
Taskin Ahmed To Tashinga Musekiwa
Short of a length, outside off. Tashinga Musekiwa leaves it.
10.4
0
Taskin Ahmed To Tashinga Musekiwa
Yorker, at the stumps. Tashinga Musekiwa jams it to mid-wicket.
10.3
1
Taskin Ahmed To Ryan Burl
Tight single! Back of a length, just outside off. Ryan Burl stays on his back foot and knocks it toward mid off. The fielder charges and has a shy at the bowler's end but fails to hit the stumps. Single taken by the batter.
10.2
2
Taskin Ahmed To Ryan Burl
On the fuller side, around middle. Ryan Burl flicks it with soft hands to deep mid-wicket and gets a brace.
10.1
1
Taskin Ahmed To Tashinga Musekiwa
Good-length delivery, just outside off, Tashinga Musekiwa stabs it toward the right of the point fielder for a single.
End of a superb bowling spell from Mahedi Hasan. He finishes with figures reading 3/24 in his 4 overs. Well then, halfway reached. Zimbabwe are 81/6, and Bangladesh were 84/0 at the same stage. Zimbabwe still need 106 off 60 balls, but that climb just got a whole lot steeper with not much batting left after this. Of course, Evans and Ngarava are no mugs with the bat, but Zimbabwe would still want their recognized batters doing the bulk of the scoring at this stage. Taskin Ahmed is back on, replacing Rishad Hossain.
End Of The Over 10 : 81/6
4 Runs
- 29.1
- 19.2
- W 9.3
- 19.4
- 09.5
- 09.6
R. Burl
11 (8)
T. Musekiwa
1 (1)
M. Hasan
4-0-24-3
9.6
0
Mahedi Hasan To Ryan Burl
Pitches it up, does Mahedi, around off, Ryan Burl drives it to the cover fielder.
9.5
0
Mahedi Hasan To Ryan Burl
Tossed up, fuller, on middle, Ryan Burl blocks it down.
9.4
1
Mahedi Hasan To Tashinga Musekiwa
Short, around the pads, Tashinga Musekiwa clips it to square leg for a single.
DRINKS BREAK! It is going nowhere for Zimbabwe at the moment as they have kept losing wickets one after the other. When the need was for settling down, they just kept going on and on for glory shots and paid the price. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have been spot on with their lines and lengths and will look to land the killer blow without letting the hosts creep in with a partnership. Tashinga Musekiwa is the new batter for Zimbabwe.
9.3
W
Mahedi Hasan To Clive Madande OUT!
OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! That's the third wicket for Mahedi Hasan. A drag-downer, right on the stumps. Clive looks to heave it away over the square leg region, but can't generate the power or the elevation needed to clear the rope, and finds Rishad waiting in the deep.
9.2
1
Mahedi Hasan To Ryan Burl
Drops it full and around off. Ryan Burl presses in front and caresses it to long off for a run.
9.1
2
Mahedi Hasan To Ryan Burl
Around the stump, full and on off. Ryan Burl carves it powerfully to wide long off and calls for the second. The fielder releases a rocket throw at the bowling end, but misses his shy. Had the stumps hit, Madande would have been gone by a fair margin. But he is safe.
Change? Nope. Mahedi Hasan to bowl out. 3-0-20-2 so far.
End Of The Over 9 : 77/5
9 Runs
- W 8.1
- 08.2
- 08.3
- 18.4
- 1 WD 8.5
- 68.5
- 18.6
R. Burl
8 (4)
C. Madande
1 (3)
R. Hossain
2-0-18-2
8.6
1
Rishad Hossain To Ryan Burl
Turns in on the pads, on a length. Ryan clips it to square leg for a single. 9 runs off the over.
8.5
6
Rishad Hossain To Ryan Burl
SIX! Top shot from Burl! Drops a half-volley, on middle and leg. Ryan Burl gets low on his back knee and nails the slog sweep, hitting it high and handsome over deep square leg for a six.
8.5
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Rishad Hossain To Ryan Burl
WIDE! Short, spinning down leg. Ryan Burl tries to whip it across, but misses. Nurul Hasan collects the ball and breaks the stumps, but Burl's feet never left the crease.
8.4
1
Rishad Hossain To Clive Madande
Pushed through, full and on off. Clive Madande laces it through mid off for a run to get off the mark.
8.3
0
Rishad Hossain To Clive Madande
A slip in place. Full and straight on middle. Clive Madande lunges and defends it to the leg side.
8.2
0
Rishad Hossain To Clive Madande
Full, around off, pushed to cover.
The slide continues for Zimbabwe. Bangladesh are in the driving seat now. Clive Madande is the new batter at number 7.
8.1
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Rishad Hossain To Milton Shumba OUT!
OUT! CASTLED! Wicket number 2 for Rishad. He offers a good bit of flight on this one, lands it full and around off, getting it to dip and turn in off the pitch. Milton Shumba gets lured in the flight and sits down to slog it over mid-wicket, but the ball turns in and sneaks below the bat and crashes into the stumps behind. Zimbabwe are 68/5, staring down the barrel now. They need 119 runs from 71 balls.
End Of The Over 8 : 68/4
3 Runs
- 07.1
- 07.2
- 17.3
- 17.4
- 07.5
- 17.6
M. Shumba
19 (19)
R. Burl
1 (2)
M. Hasan
3-0-20-2
7.6
1
Mahedi Hasan To Milton Shumba
Very full, around off, carved off the front foot to long off for one more.
7.5
0
Mahedi Hasan To Milton Shumba
Quicker and flatter, on the stumps, Milton Shumba leans on and blocks it down the pitch.
7.4
1
Mahedi Hasan To Ryan Burl
Lands it full, around off, Ryan Burl backs away to create room and drives inside out to deep cover for a single.
7.3
1
Mahedi Hasan To Milton Shumba
The length is pulled back, on off. Milton Shumba goes back and punches it to long off for a single.
7.2
0
Mahedi Hasan To Milton Shumba
A fraction shorter, played off the back foot straight to the cover fielder.
7.1
0
Mahedi Hasan To Milton Shumba
Full, outside off, knocked away to cover.
Mahedi Hasan is back on.
End Of The Over 7 : 65/4
9 Runs
- 06.1
- 46.2
- 16.3
- 46.4
- W 6.5
- 06.6
R. Burl
0 (1)
M. Shumba
17 (14)
R. Hossain
1-0-9-1
6.6
0
Rishad Hossain To Ryan Burl
Overpitched, on middle and leg. Burl carves it back to the bowler.
Ryan Burl is in at number 6 with Zimbabwe in all sorts.
6.5
W
Rishad Hossain To Sikandar Raza OUT!
OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! Rishad with a massive breakthrough and ends Raza's counterattack. Drifts in on a length, landing around the off stump line, then spins away sharply. Raza hangs back and jabs at it and can only feather an edge through to Nurul, who takes the simple chance behind the stumps. Zimbabwe are 65/4.
6.4
4
Rishad Hossain To Sikandar Raza
FOUR! Off the edge but Raza won't mind! A touch shorter, outside off, spinning away. Raza throws kitchen-sink at it to muscle it over cover, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball rifles it through short third for a boundary.
6.3
1
Rishad Hossain To Milton Shumba
Short on off, Milton hangs back and drills it down to long off for a single.
6.2
4
Rishad Hossain To Milton Shumba
FOUR! Lovely shot! Full and flat, on off and middle. Milton shuffles outside off, gets low on a knee and nails the sweep shot behind square on the leg side. Finds the gap for a boundary.
6.1
0
Rishad Hossain To Milton Shumba
Rishad bowls a length ball, turns in on the pads. Shumba hangs back to whip it across but plays over it and wears on the thigh pad.
End of the Powerplay. Zimbabwe are cruising along nicely on the scoreboard through Raza's counterpunch. But they'll be a touch concerned at losing a wicket or two more than they'd have liked. And as the field spreads, Rishad Hossain is into the attack.
End Of The Over 6 : 56/3
17 Runs
- 15.1
- 45.2
- 65.3
- 45.4
- 15.5
- 15.6
M. Shumba
12 (11)
S. Raza
24 (10)
M. Saifuddin
1-0-17-0
5.6
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Milton Shumba
Back of a length, on the leg stump. Shumba tucks it to the right of short fine leg for a single. Zimbabwe end their Powerplay with 56/3 on the board.
5.5
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Sikandar Raza
Slower off cutter, full on middle. Raza drives it down to long on for a single.
5.4
4
Mohammad Saifuddin To Sikandar Raza
FOUR! Up and over! Raza looks in a punishing mood here. Saifuddin bowls it a tad fuller, around off. Raza reads the off cutter and jumps out of the crease before muscling it over mid off for a boundary.
5.3
6
Mohammad Saifuddin To Sikandar Raza
SIX! PUNISHED! He was onto it in a flash. Short in length, on middle and leg. Raza picks the length early, stables himself before powerfully heaving it over deep mid-wicket for a six.
5.2
4
Mohammad Saifuddin To Sikandar Raza
FOUR! A good effort, but in vain! A low full toss on the pads. Sikandar Raza crouches a bit and whips it to long leg. The fielder from deep square leg does hard yards to his right and even dives to flick the ball in but it trickles to the fence.
5.1
1
Mohammad Saifuddin To Milton Shumba
Begins with a length ball, on middle. Milton walks forward and fences it to backward point for a single.
Zimbabwe need 148 runs from 90 balls. But they need a stable partnership first before pushing on. Mohammad Saifuddin is brought into the attack and will bowl the last over of the Powerplay.
End Of The Over 5 : 39/3
2 Runs
- 14.1
- 04.2
- 04.3
- 04.4
- 04.5
- 14.6
M. Shumba
10 (9)
S. Raza
9 (6)
N. Rana
2-0-6-1
4.6
1
Nahid Rana To Milton Shumba
Drags his length back, does Rana, pitching it just outside off. Milton Shumba hangs back and tries to work it across the line, but gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies and drops safely in the backward point region. Single taken.
4.5
0
Nahid Rana To Milton Shumba
Huge appeal for LBW, but turned down the umpire due to height. Pitching this on the back of a good length and nipping in into the left-hander. Milton Shumba hangs back and looks to tuck it, but misses the connection and wears the upper part of the pad.
4.4
0
Nahid Rana To Milton Shumba
Length ball, angling in on the pads. Shumba looks to work it across the line, but it thuds into the thigh pad instead. Undone by extra bounce.
4.3
0
Nahid Rana To Milton Shumba
On the fuller side, outside off. Milton Shumba drives it crisply, but fails to beat the mid off fielder.
4.2
0
Nahid Rana To Milton Shumba
Hard length, outside off. Milton Shumba covers the stumps and taps it down.
4.1
1
Nahid Rana To Sikandar Raza
On a nagging length, on middle and leg. Sikandar Raza tucks it to square leg for a single.
End Of The Over 4 : 37/3
15 Runs
- 23.1
- 03.2
- 23.3
- 33.4
- 43.5
- 43.6
M. Shumba
9 (4)
S. Raza
8 (5)
T. Ahmed
1-0-15-0
3.6
4
Taskin Ahmed To Milton Shumba
FOUR! Some lucky runs for Shumba. Pitches it up, on a good length, outside off. Milton Shumba lunges forward to drive it away from his body, but gets nicked on the outside edge, before the ball races away from the right of the short third fielder for four runs.
3.5
4
Taskin Ahmed To Milton Shumba
FOUR! CRACKED! Back of a length, angling across the left-hander. Milton Shumba gets on his front foot and slaps hard at it through cover-point for four runs.
3.4
3
Taskin Ahmed To Sikandar Raza
Straight up, lands safely! Short in length, nipping in with bounce. Sikandar backs away and pulls it off the top edge. It flies up and hangs for a long time, but lands and plugs in the outfield at deep mid-wicket, in the no-man's land. The fielder from mid-wicket sprints and stops it before the fence, and in the meantime, the batters hustle back for the third run.
3.3
2
Taskin Ahmed To Sikandar Raza
Just a yard behind the good length, pitching it just outside off and nipping in sharply. Sikandar Raza gets squared and ends up swiping it toward the right of sqaure leg for a brace.
3.2
0
Taskin Ahmed To Sikandar Raza
Angling in, attacking the off stump, on a good length. Sikandar Raza defends it solidly.
3.1
2
Taskin Ahmed To Sikandar Raza
Good running! Back of a length, shaping in, over off. Sikandar Raza opens his stance and pulls it to the left of the deep square leg fielder. Runs hard for the first one and gets the second in time.
Taskin Ahmed is brought into the attack now.
End Of The Over 3 : 22/3
3 Runs
- 02.1
- 12.2
- 12.3
- W 2.4
- 12.5
- 02.6
M. Shumba
1 (2)
S. Raza
1 (1)
M. Hasan
2-0-17-2
2.6
0
Mahedi Hasan To Milton Shumba
Pushed through, full and on middle, drifting in. Shumba leans on and smothers the spin.
2.5
1
Mahedi Hasan To Sikandar Raza
Length-delivery, at the stumps, Sikandar Raza works it to long on for a single.
It's all falling apart for Zimbabwe as their top three have been blown away. And it's the skipper, Sikandar Raza, who walks in at number 5 to bail his team out of a deep hole.
2.4
W
Mahedi Hasan To Dion Myers OUT!
OUT! TIMBER! A prosperous start has been turned into a disaster for the host. Mahedi Hasan offers a much fuller delivery, keeping the trajectory flat. Dion Myers gets down on one knee and looks to slog sweep it over the mid-wicket region, but the ball sneaks past the bottom edge and rattles the off stump. Zimbabwe lose their third wicket for 21 runs.
2.3
1
Mahedi Hasan To Milton Shumba
Flatter trajectory, fuller in length, on off, Milton Shumba makes room and drives it to long off for a single.
2.2
1
Mahedi Hasan To Dion Myers
A tad fuller, outside off, Dion Myers drills it toward cover. The fielder in the region dives ot his right and makes a half save, parrying it further away. Single taken.
2.1
0
Mahedi Hasan To Dion Myers
Pitches it up, does Mahedi, on off, Dion Myers pushes it to the right of the bowler.
That was a flamethrower from Nahid that consumed Bennett, the in-form batter for Zimbabwe. Milton Shumba is in at number 4. Didn't have a good time at the field at all. Can he help the hosts recover from an early slip?
End Of The Over 2 : 19/2
4 Runs
- 11.1
- 01.2
- 01.3
- 21.4
- 11.5
- W 1.6
B. Bennett
11 (5)
D. Myers
3 (4)
N. Rana
1-0-4-1
1.6
W
Nahid Rana To Brian Bennett OUT!
OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Sensational piece of bowling from Rana. Cannons in a yorker and angles onto the leg stump line. Bennett backs away early, exposes all three stumps, as he looks to carve it over the covers. He throws everything at it and finds nothing but air. Rana's pace does the rest, casting him clean. A bit of an unnecessary shot from Bennett as he walks back cheaply. Zimbabwe are 19/2, chasing 187.
1.5
1
Nahid Rana To Dion Myers
Full, angling in, Dion Myers flicks it to deep square leg for a single.
1.4
2
Nahid Rana To Dion Myers
Hard-length delivery, outside off, Dion Myers looks to force it down town, but miscues the shot to the right of mid off. Two runs taken.
1.3
0
Nahid Rana To Dion Myers
Back of a length, outside off. Dion is undone by the lift off the surface. Tries to loft it over cover, but misses out on the connection.
1.2
0
Nahid Rana To Dion Myers
Short delivery, angling in. Dion Myers covers the stumps and looks to pull but it goes past the outside edge.
1.1
1
Nahid Rana To Brian Bennett
Good length, outside off, Brian Bennett dabs it to deep third for one.
Well, it took Zimbabwe 14.4 overs to find their first wicket. Bangladesh have got theirs in the first over itself. Dion Myers is in at number 3. Nahid Rana will bowl from the other end.
End Of The Over 1 : 15/1
15 Runs
- 40.1
- 60.2
- 1 LB 0.3
- 40.4
- 00.5
- W 0.6
T. Marumani
4 (3)
B. Bennett
10 (3)
M. Hasan
1-0-14-1
0.6
W
Mahedi Hasan To Tadiwanashe Marumani OUT!
OUT! TAKEN! Mahedi Hasan draws the first blood. The Chevron started so well, but this cheap dismissal might haunt Marumani. Short of a length, off and middle. Tadiwanashe Marumani goes deep into the crease and looks to flick it away, but ends up chipping it straight to the mid-wicket fielder, where Towhid Hridoy makes no mistake to take the catch. A soft dismissal and Zimbabwe are 15/1, chasing 187.
0.5
0
Mahedi Hasan To Tadiwanashe Marumani
On a nagging length, on middle and leg, Tadiwanashe Marumani defends it on the front foot.
0.4
4
Mahedi Hasan To Tadiwanashe Marumani
FOUR! This is an excellent start from Zimbabwe. Quicker and fuller, at the pads of the batter. Tadiwanashe Marumani gets down on one knee and sweeps it to deep square leg for another boundary.
0.3
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Mahedi Hasan To Brian Bennett
Fuller, wide outside off, Brian Bennett shuffles to scoop it away, but misses and thumps the pad, before it rolls to short third for a leg bye.
0.2
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Mahedi Hasan To Brian Bennett
SIX! Up, up and over! Flighted and fuller, just outside off. Brian Bennett shuffles wide across the stumps and sweeps it well over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen.
0.1
4
Mahedi Hasan To Brian Bennett
FOUR! What a way to start the innings! Good-length delivery, outside off, Brian Bennett transfers his weight on his back foot and slashes it past the backward point fielder for four runs.
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Match Info
- Venue Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Weather Sunny
- Toss Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
- Result Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 34 runs
- Player of the Match Mohammad Saifuddin
- Umpire Iknow Chabi (ZIM), Langton Rusere (ZIM) and Forster Mutizwa (ZIM)
- Referee Dave Gilbert (AUS)
Match Notes
- Innings Break: Bangladesh 186/5 in 20.0 overs
- M Saifuddin dropped on 29 by M Shumba in 19.0 overs
- Bangladesh 150/5 in 18.0 overs
- S Hassan 5th T20I fifty: 50 runs in 42 balls (7x4) (1x6)
- S Hassan dropped on 46 by D Myers in 13.1 overs
- 1st wkt Partnership: 52 off 73 balls between S Hassan (41) and T Hasan (52)
- Bangladesh 100/0 in 12.1 overs
- S Hassan dropped on 37 by M Shumba in 12.0 overs
- T Hasan 12th T20I fifty: 50 runs in 33 balls (5x4) (2x6)
- Drinks: Bangladesh 84/0 in 10.0 overs
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Bangladesh 54/0
- 1st wkt Partnership: 52 off 29 balls between S Hassan (29) and T Hasan (18)
- S Hassan dropped on 19 by B Evans in 4.4 overs
- S Hassan dropped on 17 by M Shumba in 3.2 overs
- S Hassan dropped on 8 by M Shumba in 2.2 overs
- Zimbabwe 151/9 in 19.2 overs
- Zimbabwe 102/6 in 12.3 overs
- Drinks: Zimbabwe 80/6 in 9.3 overs
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Zimbabwe 56/3
- Zimbabwe 50/3 in 5.3 overs
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