JOIN USZimbabwe’s weakness against spin was exposed again as the visitors were bundled out for 196 in 41.1 overs with left-arm spinner Enamul Haque picking up three vital wickets when the visitors looked to be controlling the proceedings.
In reply, Tamim Iqbal played a brilliant half century and Mohammad Ashraful (63) returned to form to guide the hosts to an easy four wickets victory in 40.4 overs, despite some late hiccups.
Tamim, who was declared man of the match, said he rued missing the century. “I am not happy. I did not complete the job. But the boys are playing good cricket.”
scoreboard
ZIMBABWE
Masakadza c Hasan b Razzak 84
Taylor c Rahim b Hossain 2
Coventry c Islam b Haque 29
Mutizwa c Mahmudullah b Haque 0
Waller b Mahmudullah 27
Matsikenyeri b Razzak 5
Chigumbura b Hossain 20
Chibhabha c Islam b Haque 5
Cremer c Haque b Hossain 9
Price c Mahmudullah b Islam 3
Jarvis (not out) 0
Extras (B-1, LB-5, W-5, NB-1) 12
Total (all out, 41.1 overs) 196
Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-90, 3-91, 4-148, 5-154, 6-158, 7-177, 8-191, 9-195.
Bowling: Hossain 4.1-1-13-3, Razzak 8-1-41-2, Shakib 7-1-32-0, Haque 10-0-45-3, Islam 2-0-13-1, Ashraful 2-0-11-0, Mahmudullah 8-0-35-1.
BANGLADESH
Iqbal st Taylor b Cremer 80
Siddique c Chibhabha b Jarvis 5
Ashraful b Price 63
Hasan c Chibhabha b Jarvis 21
Mahmudullah c M’dza b Jarvis 7
Rahim lbw Cremer 5
Shakib (not out) 5
Islam (not out) 4
Extras (LB-1, W-5, NB-2) 8
Total (for 6 wkts, 40.4 overs) 198
Fall of wickets: 1-24, 2-122, 3-175, 4-183, 5-183, 6-194.
Bowling: Jarvis 10-0-38-3, Chigumbura 4-0-28-0, Price 10-0-42-1, Chibhabha 6-0-31-0, Cremer 8.4-2-43-2, Waller 2-0-15-0.