19/01Result

1st ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Jan 19 2009

Zimbabwe won by 2 wkts (4b rem)

Player of the Match

The Zimbabwe team mates are out of their seats racing onto the field to embrace Raymond Price who has played a major part in this win.

A huge win for Zimbabwe who now take a 1-0 lead in this 3-match series.

A low scoring affair but it did end in a lot of excitement for a very small crowd.

Bangladesh has to look at their batting tactics, once again some poor shot selections has left them with mud in their faces. Their bowling was good, but the bowlers just did not have enough runs to play with.

For Zimbabwe, this will be a huge boost in confidence.

So with Price being awarded the Man of the Match award we say good night until Wednesday for the 2nd ODI

49.2

Nazmul Hossain to Price, FOUR, touch short on the legs, gets inside that delivery, flicks it off his hips and whips it away to deep backward square leg

49.1

Nazmul Hossain to Price, FOUR, Shuffles down the pitch, swings that fullish ball across the line, beating a diving midwicket, and swings the game back towards Zimbabwe

Now we are down to the last over, 6 runs needed off six balls, and two wickets by Bangladesh. Again discussions about the bowler and Nazmul Hossain is given the task of winning it for Bangladesh

END OF OVER:
49 | 4 Runs | ZIM: 119/8 (6 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 2.42, RRR: 6.00)

Tawanda Mupariwa10 (22b)
Ray Price15 (50b)

Rubel Hossain8-1-20-1

48.6

Rubel Hossain to Mupariwa, no run, another short one, this one does not get up but the batsman is ducking anyway, another valuable dot

48.5

Rubel Hossain to Mupariwa, no run, short, bouncer, slashes a cut at it, but that was high, keeper takes, gives the bowler a clap, but lucky to get away with theheight on that ball

48.4

Rubel Hossain to Price, 1 run, wicket is now needed as Prices dabs towards mid-on, quick run taken, throw is wide, but replay shows him home anyway

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Zimbabwe sneaked an excruciating two-wicket win over Bangladesh in first of three matches in Mirpur, with Ray Price holding his nerve with the No. 10 Tawanda Mupariwa

Zimbabwe INNINGS		R	B
H Masakadza	caught	2	12
T Taibu	bowled	14	16
S Matsikenyeri	bowled	7	14
SC Williams	caught	8	18
E Chigumbura	caught wk	0	27
MN Waller	lbw	24	48
KM Dabengwa	bowled	1	16
P Utseya	caught	21	75
RW Price	not out	23	52
T Mupariwa	not out	10	22
EC Rainsford
EXTRAS	(lb 8, w 5, nb 4)
TOTAL	127 (8 wkts; 49.2 ovs)

Bangladesh BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mashrafe Mortaza	10.0	3	21	3	2.10	(1nb)
Nazmul Hossain	7.2	0	33	0	4.50
Shakib Al Hasan	10.0	4	11	3	1.10	(3w)
Rubel Hossain	8.0	1	20	1	2.50	(3nb, 1w)
Naeem Islam	8.0	1	27	0	3.37	(1w)
Mahmudullah	6.0	2	7	1	1.16

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	2	T Taibu	H Masakadza
2nd	21	T Taibu	S Matsikenyeri
3rd	0	S Matsikenyeri	SC Williams
4th	10	E Chigumbura	SC Williams
5th	4	E Chigumbura	MN Waller
6th	7	KM Dabengwa	MN Waller
7th	28	P Utseya	MN Waller
8th	20	RW Price	P Utseya
9th	35	RW Price	T Mupariwa

END OF OVER:49 | 4 Runs | ZIM: 119/8 (6 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 2.42, RRR: 6.00)

Bangladesh v Zimbabwe, 1st ODI, Mirpur

Utseya praises Zimbabwe's patience

All-round Price seals last-over thriller

END OF OVER:
49 | 4 Runs | ZIM: 119/8 (6 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 2.42, RRR: 6.00)