14/08Result
2nd ODI, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Aug 14 2011
Zimbabwe won by 7 wkts (35b rem)
Player of the Match
Brian Vitori
Brian VitoriZimbabwe
14/08Result
2nd ODI, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Aug 14 2011
Zimbabwe won by 7 wkts (35b rem)
Player of the Match
Brian Vitori
Brian VitoriZimbabwe

That brings us to the end of the second game in the five-match series. Bangladesh need to win on Tuesday to stay alive before the series moves to Bulawayo. Join us at 9.30 am local time (1.30 pm Bangladesh time). Till then this is Abhishek Purohit signing off. Cheers!

Brian Vitori is the Man of the Match. Vitori: "I just stuck to the team plans and tried to hit the good areas. Every wicket was a bonus for us. It was really just about tying them down, we knew they would crack at some point. We still have three more to go, we have to make sure we win them."

Taylor: "Seamers came up trumps again, Vitori outstanding again, it made the batters' job easier. We have won the first game in the past against Bangladesh and then lost the series, so the guys are hungry for more success. We used the morning conditions well and after that it flattened out."

Shakib: "You can say that (crisis time), three games we have been outplayed. We all have to put our hands up, it is not only about me or someone else, it is about the team. We have to show the world we are good enough to compete. We did not bat well, simple as that. Wicket was a good one, out top order is not getting runs, it is hard for the lower order to come in and score."

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Zimbabwe have treated the bustling Sunday crowd to a comprehensive victory, they had wobbled during their chase in the first ODI, but today's pursuit was a lot more clinical. Sibanda leading the way again with an assault in Razzak's first over, and he did not bowl after that. Taibu ensured the chase was smooth without any hassles, but Brian Vitori it was who set up the win with another five-wicket haul.

Bangladesh just not getting runs on the board, their bowlers did not have anything to work with. Rubel did not find any movement when he came on for his second spell, unlike in the first game when he troubled the middle order.

44.1
4
Mohammad Ashraful to Taibu, FOUR, Taibu brings up victory for Zimbabwe with a hungry pull in front of square leg, sees it dropped short, rocks back and latches on to it quickly

END OF OVER:
44 | 14 Runs | ZIM: 187/3 (2 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 4.25, RRR: 0.33)

  • Craig Ervine8 (30b)
  • Tatenda Taibu57 (73b)
  • Rubel Hossain10-0-50-0
  • Mohammad Ashraful6-0-22-1
43.6
2
Rubel Hossain to Ervine, 2 runs, even Ervine gets in to the act, sees one on leg stump and works it through square leg
43.5
3
Rubel Hossain to Taibu, 3 runs, Taibu gets to the pitch of a full and wide one, he is middling these solid little pushes well, gets it past the man at extra cover who lets it go through
43.5
1w
Rubel Hossain to Taibu, 1 wide, short delivery banged in down leg
43.4
7
Rubel Hossain to Taibu, 7 runs, Taibu shows how it is done, slithers forward and guides with superb timing past point, he even comes back for the third, but there's more timing, the ricochet off a direct hit goes in to the boundary, and the cheers for his 50 only get louder
43.3
0
Rubel Hossain to Taibu, no run, defended off the front foot on the off side
43.2
1
Rubel Hossain to Ervine, 1 run, Ervine plays something apart from a defensive push, punches neatly but a good stop at mid off gives him only a single
43.1
0
Rubel Hossain to Ervine, no run, pushed with an open face, wide of point who gets to it, Taibu wants the single but has to rush back as the throw is fired in

robert: "what is Ervine trying to do score the slowest ever score in ODI?"

END OF OVER:
43 | 2 Runs | ZIM: 173/3 (16 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 4.02, RRR: 2.28)

  • Craig Ervine5 (27b)
  • Tatenda Taibu47 (70b)
  • Mohammad Ashraful6-0-22-1
  • Rubel Hossain9-0-36-0
42.6
1
Mohammad Ashraful to Ervine, 1 run, Ervine defends resolutely again, off the front foot
42.5
1
Mohammad Ashraful to Taibu, 1 run, dropped, lots of cheering around the ground as deep midwicket settles under a dolly, straight in and pops straight out, it is Mahmudullah, Taibu had got on the knee and cracked the slog sweep in the air straight to him
42.4
0
Mohammad Ashraful to Taibu, no run, quicker and played with the turn towards short fine leg
42.3
0
Mohammad Ashraful to Taibu, no run, defended off the front foot
42.2
0
Mohammad Ashraful to Taibu, no run, can't work him on the leg side again as he misses and takes it on the pad again
42.1
0
Mohammad Ashraful to Taibu, no run, turning in and bouncing, hits him high on to the pad

END OF OVER:
42 | 6 Runs | ZIM: 171/3 (18 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 4.07, RRR: 2.25)

  • Craig Ervine4 (26b)
  • Tatenda Taibu46 (65b)
  • Rubel Hossain9-0-36-0
  • Mohammad Ashraful5-0-20-1
41.6
0
Rubel Hossain to Ervine, no run, Ervine can't get a run at the moment, he is just content to get half-forward and block anything around the stumps
41.5
1
Rubel Hossain to Taibu, 1 run, hurries him in to the short-arm pull with the short one, he goes hard after it and gets it in front of square leg in the air
41.4
2
Rubel Hossain to Taibu, 2 runs, that is a solid push, there were three men in that area, and he has timed the shot between short extra cover and cover
41.3
2
Rubel Hossain to Taibu, 2 runs, spirits forward and guides a nippy length ball past point
41.2
0
Rubel Hossain to Taibu, no run, chop a fullish one in to the crease and it goes towards the keeper

mahm: "Captains argue BAD day n GOOD day in cricket !! But BD captain will argue BAD month- I am sure, I can BET!!"

41.1
1lb
Rubel Hossain to Ervine, 1 leg bye, on the pads from back of a length, he shuffles and gets it behind square leg

END OF OVER:
41 | 6 Runs | ZIM: 165/3 (24 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 4.02, RRR: 2.66)

  • Tatenda Taibu41 (61b)
  • Craig Ervine4 (24b)
  • Mohammad Ashraful5-0-20-1
  • Rubel Hossain8-0-31-0
40.6
4
Mohammad Ashraful to Taibu, FOUR, backs away and cuts in the air, short third man dives in front but cannot get to the ball, it carries on past him in to the boundary
40.5
1
Mohammad Ashraful to Ervine, 1 run, Ervine gets a run finally, down the track again and gets the push past Ashraful on the off side
40.4
0
Mohammad Ashraful to Ervine, no run, now he feels the need for some runs, comes down the track but eases it straight to mid on
40.3
0
Mohammad Ashraful to Ervine, no run, tossed up from round the wicket and defended down the track
40.2
0
Mohammad Ashraful to Ervine, no run, Ervine continues to block and block, defends on the leg side this time off the front foot

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Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4V SibandaBRM Taylor
2nd83H MasakadzaV Sibanda
3rd59T TaibuV Sibanda
4th45T TaibuCR Ervine