Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 152/10 (49 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 49.00)

  • Chris Mpofu2 (3b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-32-3
  • Shafiul Islam3-0-19-1

9:30pm That is all we have from tonight, thank you for joining us and see you soon for the second T20I.

Soumya Sarkar: (translated) When the batters get a good start, it makes things easier. Dropped a catch but was annoyed, but I'm getting back into the groove and will be doing better.

Soumya Sarkar is the Player of the Match.

Mahmudullah: It was pleasing to see how the batters performed, especially up front, Liton and Tamim. The wicket was a bit tacky but the batters looked real good. The batsmen applied their strengths. We can't be complacent, we're playing good cricket, but we've to be consistent enough.

Sean Williams: Obviously winning the toss tonight was a good thing for us. We missed our lengths when we bowled. Partnerships again at the top of the order let us down. Those partnerships are crucial for us and probably would have got us close. Chasing 200 is a lot of pressure but we should think carefully about the shot salections we make. It's a simple fix. I mean, myself, I hit a full toss down square leg's throat. It's just sometimes when things go wrong, they keep going wrong.

9:13pm Big win for Bangladesh and it's their batsmen who have delivered it today. Not ideal in the second half with the ball, but they'd done enough to blow Zimbabwe out of the competition by then. No scores from Zimbabwe's senior batsmen and despite playing on a good surface, they were never going to get close to 200 without contributions from them. Wickets for Mustafizur and Aminul, who also happened to be among the most expensive bowlers for them. But wickets are currency in this format, and there were others who kept it sufficiently tight. A cocktail of bowling types, this team, and they consistently troubled Zimbabwe.

18.6
W
Mustafizur Rahman to Mumba, OUT, taken at long-off and Bangladesh are into the lead in the series. Cutter at a length in the corridor, looks for the long hit again, ends up slicing that high and harmlessly for Liton there

CT Mumba c Litton Das b Mustafizur Rahman 25 (16b 3x4 1x6) SR: 156.25

18.5
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Mumba, no run, short and cutting away outside off, beaten on the pull
18.5
1w
Mustafizur Rahman to Mumba, 1 wide, short and wide outside off, beaten on the upper cut
18.4
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Mumba, no run, short of a length, cutting away from the attempted slog outside off
18.3
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Mumba, FOUR, sweet connection. Overpitched in the corridor, and once again that front leg has gloriously stepped into the leg side to allow for a drill to the wide long-off boundary
18.3
1w
Mustafizur Rahman to Mumba, 1 wide, yorker, very wide outside off. Left alone
18.2
6
Mustafizur Rahman to Mumba, SIX, smite. Length ball at the stumps, gets the front leg in the leg side and chops from underneath. That's an impressive hit. Straight over the bowler
18.1
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Mumba, no run, slower ball, short of a length and cutting away in the corridor as he looks to heave across the line
18.1
1w
Mustafizur Rahman to Mumba, 1 wide, slower ball at a length, cutting away past the bat outside off and past the marker

END OF OVER:
18 | 7 Runs | ZIM: 139/9 (62 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.72, RRR: 31.00)

  • Chris Mpofu2 (3b)
  • Carl Mumba15 (10b)
  • Shafiul Islam3-0-19-1
  • Mohammad Saifuddin3-0-19-1
17.6
0
Shafiul Islam to Mpofu, no run, yorker length, jammed out, just about
17.5
1
Shafiul Islam to Mumba, 1 run, full at the stumps, sliced inside-out to long-off's left
17.4
1
Shafiul Islam to Mpofu, 1 run, slower ball at a length on middle stump. Mistimed hoick into the leg side off the inside half
17.3
1
Shafiul Islam to Mumba, 1 run, full slower ball on middle stump. Thick inside edge towards deep square as he looks to slog
17.2
0
Shafiul Islam to Mumba, no run, short at middle stump, beaten on the heave
17.1
4
Shafiul Islam to Mumba, FOUR, sweeper cover over-runs that. Looks like Saifuddin. Full slower ball outside off, clears the front leg and scythes that. Takes a turn late as it fizzes through the outfield and beats him to his left

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 132/9 (69 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.76, RRR: 23.00)

  • Carl Mumba9 (6b)
  • Chris Mpofu1 (1b)
  • Mohammad Saifuddin3-0-19-1
  • Afif Hossain2-0-18-1
16.6
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Mumba, 1 run, short of a length on off stump, punched to sweeper cover off the back foot
16.5
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Mpofu, 1 run, yorker at off stump, hurriedly chopped down to fine leg off the inside edge
16.4
W
Mohammad Saifuddin to Tiripano, OUT, dragged onto the stumps. But has he overstepped? No, looks just okay. Slower ball at a length, skids low and he's through the attempted slog too early. Gets an inside edge and he's gone

DT Tiripano b Mohammad Saifuddin 20 (13b 0x4 3x6) SR: 153.84

16.3
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Mumba, 1 run, full and dipping in at the stumps. Jammed down to long-on

Pias: "Why don't they send Tiripano earlier? ZIM should utilize the superb form he is in"

16.2
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Tiripano, 1 run, full on of stump, mistimed slog trickles down to long-on
16.1
0
Mohammad Saifuddin to Tiripano, no run, length on off stump, driven on the rise to extra cover

END OF OVER:
16 | 15 Runs | ZIM: 128/8 (73 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 18.25)

  • Carl Mumba7 (4b)
  • Donald Tiripano19 (10b)
  • Afif Hossain2-0-18-1
  • Mustafizur Rahman3-0-19-2
15.6
2
Afif Hossain to Mumba, 2 runs, sliced high and dropped at long-on. Length ball across off. Looks for the slog sweep but gets too far underneath it. Carved high. Soumya covers a lot of ground to his right, running in, gets to it and then puts it down

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st11BRM TaylorTS Kamunhukamwe
2nd19CR ErvineTS Kamunhukamwe
3rd7TS KamunhukamweW Madhevere
4th32SC WilliamsTS Kamunhukamwe
5th0SC WilliamsSikandar Raza
6th14R MutumbamiSikandar Raza
7th17R MutumbamiCT Mutombodzi
8th7R MutumbamiDT Tiripano
9th23DT TiripanoCT Mumba
10th22CB MpofuCT Mumba