Player of the Match
Player of the Match

That's all there is to it for now. It was a delight to have you here, and I sincerely appreciate you joining. For the fifth Twenty20 International, please tune in at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, on May 12 at 10 am. On behalf of Vairavan and the entire crew, Rashad is here to sign off till then. Farewell and good night.

Najmul Hossain Shanto: The way Tamim and Soumya batted we are very happy with them. Wicket was not that good but we should have batted a little bit more carefully. Hopefully we will comeback next match. We all know the wicket is tricky. But credit goes to Soumya and Tamim. They (Zimbabwe) also bowled very well. I think throughout the series our bowlers bowled very well. Today when Shakib came into the side he gave more confidence to the team. I think that's all we expect from them and I hope they will continue that."

Player of the Match Mustafizur Rahman: "I always wanted to do well for the country doesn't matter where I play, whether it's the franchise or national team. National team always comes first. The pitch was a bit slow and helped me to excel today."

Sikandar Raza: "Again we keep getting closer and closer. One thing I am very proud about are the youngsters, the way they are performing and showing courage. These are lot of positives in their batting as well. Fielding lapses here and there costed us few runs. Bangladesh fielded very well as well, especially the last boundary their skipper saved, that would have made the difference. But the biggest thing is I think my runs are crucial to the team and since I am not scoring, adding value to the victory. (Bowling unit) Some of the guys who bowled 2 overs spell went over 20 for none. I am one of those guys who always backed them. From the bowling point of view we were fantastic. But then again in the last few days we have been bowling really well but the batting unit keeps letting us down. We lose a cluster of wickets, we lose 1-2-3 wickets then build a 30 run partnership then we lose 2-3 wickets again. I can live with that Shamim bhai because this is a very inexperienced side. If they don't make mistakes then they don't learn. A lot of the mistakes have beeen there, a lot of positives have been there."

Presentation ceremony:

Zimbabwe, who had gone so close to winning the first game of the series, lost again. Bangladesh's X-factor was Mustafiz. The Fizz kept Bangladesh in the game despite the fielders missing a lot of catches. In the penultimate over, Shanto's outstanding effort close to the long on boundary ropes was also very important. After Campbell's solid knock, Wellington and Akram had brief cameos. Mustafizur, Rishad, and Taskin bowled precise lines and lengths. The remaining bowlers were somewhat expensive.

Nabil: "So BD dropped 3 catches, got bundled out for 144 after being 100 for no loss in abt 10 overs and still managed to win the match. ZIM has been that poor today. Why in the world would Masakadza take a single of the first bowl of the last over is still beyond me." Bangladesh won the match by 5 runs

19.4
W
Shakib Al Hasan to Ngarava, OUT, Bowled him! Short of a length ball on the stumps, wild swing from Ngarava and fails to hit the ball, crashed onto the stumps. Zimbabwe fell 5 runs short

R Ngarava b Shakib Al Hasan 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Sajid: "18.6: Saved 4 runs or 2 runs?" It was a sure six, Shanto managed to keep it in.

19.4
W
Shakib Al Hasan to Muzarabani, 1 wide, OUT, Full and wide outside off, Muzarabani advances forward and fails to connect, brilliant glovework from Jaker behind the stumps, collects the ball and breaks the stumps quickly

B Muzarabani st †Jaker Ali b Shakib Al Hasan 8 (6m 5b 0x4 1x6) SR: 160.00

19.3
6
Shakib Al Hasan to Muzarabani, SIX, Tossed up ball on the stumps, charges down the ground and whacks it high over the long on fence!

Around the wicket

19.2
0
Shakib Al Hasan to Muzarabani, no run, Flighted delivery outside off, wild swing and a miss to the keeper
19.1
1
Shakib Al Hasan to Masakadza, 1 run, Full in the slot, smacks it straight to long on and Tanzid misses a sitter! This is poor fielding from Bangladesh

Shakib to bowl the last one

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 130/8 (14 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.84, RRR: 14.00)

  • Blessing Muzarabani2 (3b)
  • Wellington Masakadza18 (7b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-19-3
  • Tanzim Hasan Sakib4-0-42-0
18.6
2
Mustafizur Rahman to Muzarabani, 2 runs, Fuller length ball on the off stump, Muzarabani heaves it aerially and sends it wide of long on, Shanto sprinted to his right and managed to send the ball in near the boundary ropes, brilliant effort from the Bangladeshi skipper! Saved valuable 4 runs
18.5
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Muzarabani, no run, Cutter delivery once again outside the off stump, wild swing and a miss
18.4
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Muzarabani, no run, Off-cutter delivery beats the outside edge of Muzarabani outside off
18.3
W
Mustafizur Rahman to Faraz Akram, OUT, Tanzid Tamim takes a blinder! Slower through the air wide outside off, Faraz smashes it high to square leg region, Tamim covered his ground from fine leg and managed to hold on to it, diving forward and keeping his balance

M Faraz Akram c Tanzid Hasan b Mustafizur Rahman 11 (17m 10b 0x4 1x6) SR: 110.00

18.2
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Masakadza, 1 run, Slower bouncer delivery turned down through mid wicket
18.1
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Masakadza, FOUR, Dropped again! Short and wide outside off, hammered straight to Shakib at extra cover and through his hands!

END OF OVER:
18 | 6 Runs | ZIM: 123/7 (21 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.83, RRR: 10.50)

  • Faraz Akram11 (9b)
  • Wellington Masakadza13 (5b)
  • Tanzim Hasan Sakib4-0-42-0
  • Shakib Al Hasan3-0-27-2
17.6
0
Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Faraz Akram, no run, Yorker delivery on the leg stump, poked it back to the bowler
17.5
1lb
Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Masakadza, 1 leg bye, Back of a length on the stumps, cramped for space and fails to connect, tickles off the pads, Jaker fumbles behind the stumps and completes a single
17.4
1
Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Faraz Akram, 1 run, Half-volley wide outside off, back of the hand delivery driven and outside edged to the backward point fielder
17.3
0
Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Faraz Akram, no run, Slower through the air once again outside off, kept low and beats the inside edge of the bat
17.3
1w
Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Faraz Akram, 1 wide, Attempted slower delivery wide outside off, left alone to the keeper
17.2
2
Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Faraz Akram, 2 runs, Fuller length wide outside off, slapped through the covers for a dobule
17.2
1w
Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Faraz Akram, 1 wide, Banged in short pitched delivery over the batter, brilliant grab by Jaker behind the stumps, wide delivery called
17.1
0
Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Faraz Akram, no run, Slower delivery width offered outside off, wild swing and a miss

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 117/7 (27 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.88, RRR: 9.00)

  • Wellington Masakadza13 (4b)
  • Faraz Akram8 (4b)
  • Shakib Al Hasan3-0-27-2
  • Taskin Ahmed4-0-20-2
16.6
6
Shakib Al Hasan to Masakadza, SIX, Tossed up delivery on the stumps, charges down the ground and smashes it straight over the bowler's head, clears the long on boundary
16.5
4
Shakib Al Hasan to Masakadza, FOUR, Short of a length ball, slammed over the mid wicket fielder for a boundary
16.4
2
Shakib Al Hasan to Masakadza, 2 runs, Fuller on the pads, clipped over the in-field to long on

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0T MarumaniBJ Bennett
2nd28Sikandar RazaT Marumani
3rd4T MarumaniJ Campbell
4th25C MadandeJ Campbell
5th35RP BurlJ Campbell
6th2LM JongweJ Campbell
7th9J CampbellM Faraz Akram
8th25WP MasakadzaM Faraz Akram
9th10WP MasakadzaB Muzarabani
10th0WP MasakadzaR Ngarava