Player of the Match
Player of the Match

So that's it for the time being. We genuinely appreciate you joining us, and it was a pleasure to have you here for the whole series. Make sure you join the Bangladesh tour of the United States on May 21 at Prairie View, Houston. Until then, here is Rashad signing off on behalf of Ranjith, Chetan, and the whole crew. Farewell and goodbye.

Najmul Hossain Shanto: "The way we played in this series there's a lot of areas we can improve. Today I think the way Riyad and Jaker played really happy for them. Obviously, I think we didn't start well today. But there was an opportunity in the middle. Shakib also batted in the middle couple of overs. I am really happy with them. But in the world cup, I think we will prepare ourselves very well. (USA series) Another three match opportunity for ourselves to prepare and we will try our best there."

Taskin Ahmed is the Player of the Series.

Player of the Match Brian Bennett: "Very grateful for today. We came close in the last game but I am really happy for the team to go back with a victory, obviously not what you want from the series but a good effort from the team today. We have been backed and supported by the coaching staff. We have few youngsters in the team so I think we still have some time so let's see what happens in the future."

Sikandar Raza: "Thank you very much. It's nice to go home with a win. Like we said in the last three games we were working our way closer and closer to the victory margin. It's nice to contribute. In the last last presentation I came here and said the only jigsaw puzzle that's missing is me scoring runs. If I can contribute towards the succession of the team it will give me immense pleasure. And today is one of those days. It's always nice to contribute towards the winning of the side. When we were losing on those little margins, I thought that was on me. But Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God). A lot of positives, I lost the series 4-1 but I can say that a lot of positives and we have something to work on for the future of the T20I cricket for Zimbabwe. I am very proud of the squad and I am sure these young guns will take Zimbabwe forward."

Mamun : "If the series was longer, from this point Zimbabwe would have won the matches. They were just one or two shots away from winning the last two matches."

TC: "@Ibrahim: You can't disregard Bennett's half century so easily" Yes, in fact. The youngster, who early on set the tone for Zimbabwe, played a superb innings.

Tarif Sherhan: "although Bangladesh have clinched the series, no Bangladeshi batter in the whole series have played a more sensible innings than how Raza and Bennett batted today. Very well played! "

Sayyid: "Batting constantly falters for Bangladesh, we cannot expect the old guard to give performances like today's and play on wheelchairs!⠀"

A well-earned victory for the visiting team at last. They've been this close quite a few times previously, but they were unable to cross the finish line. This time, however, they managed to play as a cohesive unit and secure the series' first victory. Bennett led them into an explosive powerplay display. It was all about Bennett and Raza when Marumani left. The two batters put up a 75 runs stand between them.. With Bennett gone, Sikandar Raza's incredible strike that was hitting the ball all over the pitch made it a one-man show. He battled through agonising cramps to help his team win the game in spectacular fashion. While Mustafiz and Shakib bowled exceptionally well this afternoon, the other bowlers let them down.

Mustafa Moudi: "Raza fails in the first 4 matches, and Zimbabwe lost all the 4 matches. Raza scores a Half-Century and Zimbabwe wins this match. Zimbabwe is too reliant on Skipper, which is not good for any team. Others need to step up too !!" Raza has stated repeatedly that he bears the primary responsibility for the ongoing losses. Zimbabwe is being severely impacted by his lack of runs. At last, he succeeded, and with Bennett's help as well, they managed to triumph and avoided the Bangla wash. I'm hoping that the other batters will play as a team and soon begin to contribute.

Zimbabwe won the match by 8 wickets

18.3
1
Mahedi Hasan to Campbell, 1 run, There's the winning shot! Good length ball on the off stump, pushed through the covers for a single
18.2
0
Mahedi Hasan to Campbell, no run, Good length ball, defends and inside edges to the onside
18.1
4
Mahedi Hasan to Campbell, FOUR, Overpitched ball on the pads, picked up over the mid wicket fielder, couple of bounces and on to the boundary ropes

Around the wicket

Ibrahim : "Raza has always been a lone warrior for zim. Even today "

END OF OVER:
18 | 19 Runs | ZIM: 153/2 (5 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.50, RRR: 2.50)

  • Sikandar Raza72 (46b)
  • Johnathan Campbell3 (6b)
  • Mohammad Saifuddin4-0-55-1
  • Mustafizur Rahman3-0-18-0
17.6
4
Mohammad Saifuddin to Sikandar Raza, FOUR, Slower bouncer onto the stumps, pulled away to backward square leg region, Soumya fails to cut it off near the boundary ropes
17.5
6
Mohammad Saifuddin to Sikandar Raza, SIX, Back to back sixes! Fuller delivery in the slot, Raza opens the face of the bat and clears the long off boundary fence with ease
17.4
6
Mohammad Saifuddin to Sikandar Raza, SIX, They are dancing in the aisles! Slower delivery once again outside off, Raza rocks back and pulls it away over the mid wicket fence, into the second tier, 99 meters!
17.3
2
Mohammad Saifuddin to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs, Slower delivery outside off, chips it over the extra cover fielder and completes a double
17.2
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Campbell, 1 run, Short and wide outside off, hammered through the covers for a single
17.1
0
Mohammad Saifuddin to Campbell, no run, Slower through the air wide outside off kept low, wild swing and a miss

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | ZIM: 134/2 (24 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.88, RRR: 8.00)

  • Johnathan Campbell2 (4b)
  • Sikandar Raza54 (42b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman3-0-18-0
  • Mohammad Saifuddin3-0-36-1
16.6
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Campbell, 1 run, Slower delivery onto the stumps, struck straight down the ground past the bowler to mid off
16.5
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Slower bouncer on the stumps, pulled just over the short fine leg fielder for a single, backward square leg fielder collects it
16.4
4
Mustafizur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, FOUR, Short pitched ball on the leg stump, swivel pulls it nicely through the vacant square leg region and picks up his 14th T20I fifty

Physio is in for a concussion check

16.3
1lb
Mustafizur Rahman to Campbell, 1 leg bye, Bouncer delivery on the stumps, hits the helmet side grill as Campbell attempts to pull it away
16.2
0
Mustafizur Rahman to Campbell, no run, Length ball outside off, tries to play across the line and beats the outside edge

Raza is reminding me today of his 2022 DPL century against Abahani. Even with a severe cramp, he was still hitting the bowlers all over the field.

16.1
1
Mustafizur Rahman to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Back of a length outside off, dabs it to third man for a single

END OF OVER:
16 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 126/2 (32 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.87, RRR: 8.00)

  • Sikandar Raza48 (39b)
  • Johnathan Campbell1 (1b)
  • Mohammad Saifuddin3-0-36-1
  • Soumya Sarkar1-0-10-0
15.6
1
Mohammad Saifuddin to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, Pace off delivery wide outside off, guides it through the third man region

Zimbabwe 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st38T MarumaniBJ Bennett
2nd75Sikandar RazaBJ Bennett
3rd45Sikandar RazaJ Campbell