Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    0.6 Oh, prolonged appeal for a caught behind I think and the umpire took an eternity before raising the dreaded finger! Another peach of a delivery; landed a touch short and got it to swerve back towards middle, cut him in half as he kept searching for the moving ball and played down the wrong line, it was a vociferous appeal and Bennett has gone for the review in the dying moments of the DRS timer. There's nothing on the ultra-edge. It's just clipping the top of left thigh pad and we'll check for the lbw now. Pitching outside off, wickets umpire's call and just brushing the top of middle-stump. LBW by the barest of the margins and Bennett yelps in disappointment. Exceptional first over; set him up beautifully for this nip-backer 0/1
    4.1 Pleading for an lbw and given! Taskin is on cloud nine! They all went appealing in unison and Curran wants another look at it. Over the wicket, length and it snaked back into his pads, just hit him above the knee roll on his left leg, no bat involved as Bangladesh fans watch in earnest, landing in line, impact in line and hitting middle-stump so the original decision stands. Bangladesh pacers have been too hot to handle, no let-offs 17/2
    6.6 Dug in short, extra effort behind the delivery as he bends his back, and keeps it on an irksome off-stump line, he tries to get a move on and attempts to crunch a pull towards midwicket and long-on and the ball got big on him, he gets a top-edge that has been taken by Nurul, easy catch and a needless wicket; they needed control and a partnership, not a wise shot in the circumstances, Taskin gets his third; he has been on fire 24/3
    36.2 Change of bowling, seventh bowler breaks the mammoth partnership. Pushes it full into the wickets, he goes for a reverse sweep and is unable to keep the ball down, finds the man at point and Saif loved every bit of it, richly deserved a hundred but its happy return to form for him 174/4
    43.4 Steamrollering in, hits a full-length and gets a nibble in the corridor, rushes stroke, just throws his bat at it and gets a clear outside edge that has been gobbled cleanly by the keeper, no need to double-check, and this is a massive breakthrough, set batter departs, just like Taylor, he also deserved a hundred, will be disappointed miss out on the millstone, but a fantastic innings nevertheless! Gets a huge round of applause from the fans 224/7
    38.1 Over the wicket, full and shaping in at middle and leg, goes down for a sweep and has not got all of it, he goes for a sweep and has got a faint tickle to the keeper who takes a staggering sharp catch and Saif picks his second, catch taken on the second attempt as it deflected off the gloves. Huge wicket as he can be a punisher at the death. Good passage of play for Bangladesh courtesy of Saif who has picked his second in a short span of time. Off the glove and then goes to hit back of the bat and then keeper takes it after a few attempts 182/5
    42.4 Rishad picks up his first, crucial breakthrough! Bowls full and dipping at him at middle, plants his front leg and sweeps it in the air and finds the only fielder stationed at deep square, has to go after a fine start, admonishes himself 220/6
    45.4 Gets a vital breakthrough! Short of a length and gets a hint of wobble outside off, threw his hands at it and got a feather edge to the keeper. Magnificent bowling at death similar to how they started with the new ball; effectively pulling things back as pacers make the ball talk 234/8
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    123.52
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    140
    Extras
    7 (lb 2, w 5)
    TOTAL
    271/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.42)
    Did not bat: B Muzarabani
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Brian Bennett, 0.6 ov), 2-17 (Ben Curran, 4.1 ov), 3-24 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 6.6 ov), 4-174 (Brendan Taylor, 36.2 ov), 5-182 (Sikandar Raza, 38.1 ov), 6-220 (Wessly Madhevere, 42.4 ov), 7-224 (Craig Ervine, 43.4 ov), 8-234 (Brad Evans, 45.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Taskin Ahmed1024434.4373200
    Shoriful Islam1014724.7335010
    Mustafizur Rahman1024404.4404120
    Mosaddek Hossain603606154010
    Rishad Hossain906617.33158000
    Soumya Sarkar201507.521010
    Saif Hassan301725.6682000
  • BATSMEN
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    9.6 Slashes it straight to Burl this time! Nyamhuri erupts with a massive scream; he gets the deserved wicket! Shortish length ball outside off, throws the kitchen sink at it and flays this one to the backward point ring fielder. The substitute fielder Ryan Burl dives forward and gobbles it up. 66/2
    6.3 Edged and taken at slip, Soumya's struggle comes to an end! That sharp extra bounce off the pitch does the trick. Short of a good length ball on the off stump line, tries to fend it down but fails to get inside the line of the ball, kisses the outside part of the bat and edges it to the slip cordon. Bennett dives full stretched to his right side and pouches it, a sharp catch taken! 47/1
    10.2 That's super close and the finger goes up straightaway! Zimbabwe players are on top of the world now! A touch fuller on the off stump and shapes inwards just enough to deceive the batter who played the front foot straight drive, clear gap between the bat-pad and clipped the side of the front pad. Shanto still sends it upstairs to have another look; I don't know why he actually reviewed it unless he was dead sure the bat was involved here. That's plumb, hitting middle-off and Shanto departs, burning a review with him too. 68/3
    23.2 The set batter bites the dust now! Hung up in the air outside off with a hint of turn, reacts late yet again, this time off the front foot and gets beaten by the spin and flight. Saif tickles it off the outside part of the bat and Taylor does the rest behind the stumps. It's all going downhill for the men in green and red. 123/6
    16.3 Raza is convinced, but the umpire shakes his head! Back of a length ball spins back in at the stumps, shuffles across and plays a nothing shot in the end off, standing inside the crease. Looks like height is the issue to me. Raza opts to review the decision straightaway. Hridoy missed the ball completely and struck the inner thigh pad. Well, hello! My oh my, all three reds and striking the leg stump! Massive moment for Zimbabwe and Raza is pumped up! 97/4
    21.1 Done him with the arm ball! Shuffles across too early and gets cramped for space, length ball non-turner on the stumps. Tries to glance it across the line and misses the length, thuds the thigh pad. The umpire is convinced and Mosaddek challenges the decision. No bat is involved. Ball tracking coming up. Pitching outside off, impact in line and wickets hitting, striking the middle-leg stump. Mosaddek is already on his way back to the dugout, didn't even wait for the replay to finish on the big screen. Poor outing for Bangladesh here with the bat, they have wasted all of their reviews too. 112/5
    27.1 Catching practice for the sweeper fielder there! Starts with over with a bouncer delivery which Nurul went after with the swivel pull shot, plays it half-heartedly and picks out the sweeper fielder near the ropes at deep square leg. Poor stroke, considering the situation and context of the game. 129/7
    32.1 100th ODI wicket for Sikandar Raza! He lets himself loose by placing both hands in the air, closes his eyes with a soothing, peaceful expression, and whispers quietly while looking up at the night sky. Floated a fuller length delivery and Rishad goes for a massive heave across the line, mistiming the slog and picking out the long on fielder for a regulation catch. 161/9
    27.5 Bouncer ball hits the deck hard angling in, forces the batter to heave it away and Shoriful accepts the bait with the full swing of the bat. The tailender batter failed to generate any significant power or elevation, guiding it straight to the sweeper fielder at deep midwicket, who had to step in a few yards to complete the catch. 129/8
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    33.4 A poetic end to the innings - the cutter master falls to a cutter! Such majestic scenes are an absolute treat to watch and so rare in today's cricket world. Zimbabwe have completely outclassed and outperformed Bangladesh across all three departments. Evans bowls a slower fuller delivery angling in and Fizz closes the face of the bat too early, merely poking it softly back for a simple catch gratefully snapped up by the bowler. Handshakes and smiles all around for Zimbabwe. 172/10
    Extras
    13 (b 2, nb 1, w 10)
    TOTAL
    172 all out (33.4 Overs, RR: 5.1)
    Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Soumya Sarkar, 6.3 ov), 2-66 (Tanzid Hasan, 9.6 ov), 3-68 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 10.2 ov), 4-97 (Towhid Hridoy, 16.3 ov), 5-112 (Mosaddek Hossain, 21.1 ov), 6-123 (Saif Hassan, 23.2 ov), 7-129 (Nurul Hasan, 27.1 ov), 8-129 (Shoriful Islam, 27.5 ov), 9-161 (Rishad Hossain, 32.1 ov), 10-172 (Mustafizur Rahman, 33.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Muzarabani802312.87383021
    B Evans6.414546.75267030
    NT Nyamhuri615619.33199110
    Sikandar Raza702824282100
    WP Masakadza601823211000

Match Notes

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Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st47Soumya SarkarTanzid Hasan
2nd19Najmul Hossain ShantoTanzid Hasan
3rd2Najmul Hossain ShantoSaif Hassan
4th29Saif HassanTowhid Hridoy
5th15Mosaddek HossainSaif Hassan
6th11Nurul HasanSaif Hassan
7th6Nurul HasanRishad Hossain
8th0Shoriful IslamRishad Hossain
9th32Taskin AhmedRishad Hossain
10th11Mustafizur RahmanTaskin Ahmed