Bangaladesh narrowly escape Zimbabwe defeat
Bangladesh cricket workforce clinched three-match 1 DAY International (ODI) series 2-0 against Zimbabwe having a narrow victory on the next match by 4 runs on Tuesday at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.
Tigers’ opener Tamim Iqbal’s highest ever 158 off 136 ODI score helped Bangladesh to clinch the series with a make an impression on Zimbabwe in a last-above thriller. And he was adjudged guy of the match.
The tourists were 4 runs brief of the mark of 323 runs with two wickets in hand when Donald Tiripano scored only an individual within the last ball off Al-Amin Hossain.
Zimbabwe needed to score six runs within the last ball, nonetheless they managed only a single elope Al Amin Hossain who conceded 14 runs in the previous five balls of the last more than.
On the other hand, Zimbabwe batters offered most significant scare to the Tigers while chasing a big total of 322 runs.
In the eighth wicket stand, Tinotenda Mutombodzi and Donald Tiripano posted 80 operates, the largest eighth-wicket partnership in ODIs in Bangladesh, with most wonderful batting display. They were the main risk for Bangladesh in this game.
Bangladesh batted first after winning the toss and posted a massive total of 322 works riding in the record-breaking knock of 158 from Tamim Iqbal who later adjudged man of the meet. In reply, Zimbabwe misplaced three wickets before posting 100 works on the board.
While Regis Chakbva (2), Brendan Taylor (11) and Sean Williams (14) didn't think of a perfect reply, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe was company at the other end of the wicket. He posted 51 away 70 balls with five fours and two sixes before dropping prey to Taijul Islam.
After losing four wickets for 102, Zimbabwe displayed a tremendous batting show riding on the bats of Wesley Madhevere (52 off 57 with five fours), Sikandar Raza (66 off 57 with five fours and two sixes) and Donald Tiripano (55 off 28 with two fours and five sixes).
In the 5th wicket stand, Raza and Wesley submitted 81 operates, which helped Zimbabwe another to the overall game. Taijul taken away Wesley to earn a breakthrough for the Tigers. However in the eighth-wicket, Tinotenda Mutombodzi and Donald Tiripano came up with another thread that was likewise broken by Taijul.
Within the last two overs, Zimbabwe needed 34 works. Shafiul Islam conceded 14 runs in the 49th overs, and Zimbabwe expected 20 in the last over where they managed 15 and shed the overall game by four works with Tiripano remained unbeaten for 55 off 28.
Taijul bagged three wickets for the Tigers conceding 52 works while Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Shaiful, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Al Amin took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, Tremendous batting display of Tamim helped the Tigers to post 322 runs for eight in 50 overs, their highest against Zimbabwe.
After completing his century off 106 balls, Tamim ended on 158 for 136 with 20 fours and three sixes. It had been his 12th century in the 50-over format of foreign cricket. The main opener of Bangladesh struck his previous ton 20 a few months ago.
Because of recent lean overall performance, Tamim was under major criticism. But Tamim provides demonstrated himself and the sceptics that still didn’t eliminate his prowess.
On the way, Tamim bettered himself to join up the highest individual rating by a Bangladeshi in ODIs.
The prior one, 154, was also against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo. Simultaneously, it was just second 150-plus score by a Bangladeshi batsman, and both were struck by the same batsman- Tamim Iqbal.
Along with his career-best knock, Tamim completed 7000 ODI runs as the first Bangladeshi. The southpaw took 204 ODI innings to full this fate.
Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat earliest. They have shed their first of all wicket when Liton Das backed on nine.
Liton, who strike his second ODI ton found in the first game, backed to the dressing bedroom being run out.
Bangladesh shed their second wicket because of go out again when Najmul Hossain Shanto backed to the dressing bedroom for six.
However, in the 3rd wicket stand, Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal added 87 works. This stand was destroyed when Mushfiqur Rahim fell for 55 off 50 balls with six fours.
The wicketkeeper-batsman is under immense pressure from BCB to tour Pakistan. It seemed to hit his game. However the right-handed batsman proved that whenever he took the field he has little or nothing in his mind's eye but scoring runs.
In the fourth wicket stand, Tamim and Mahmudullah Riyad added 106 operates to the panel. Mahmudullah was a bit sluggish in the wicket compared to Tamim and Mahmudullah. He fell for 41 off 57 balls with three fours.
Number-six batsman, Mohammad Mithun, remained unbeaten for 32 off 18 balls with three fours and one six. But his lower middle-order companions- Mehidy Hasan Miraz (5), Mahsrafe Bin Mortaza (1) and Taijul Islam (0)- failed to accompany him properly. Finally, Bangladesh ended on 322 works for eight wickets in 50 overs.
Carl Mumba and Donald Tiripano bagged several wickets each for the travelers conceding 64 and 55 runs respectively even while Charlton Tshuma and Wesley Madhevere scalped one wicket each.
The 3rd and final ODI of this series will take place on March 6 at the same venue. Following the ODI series, both clubs will lock horns in a two-match T20Is normally series in Dhaka on March 9 and 11.
