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Bangladesh cruised to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the opening tri-nations campaign on Monday, overtaking the visitors’ meagre total of 170 with overs and wickets to spare.
Tamim Iqbal struck an unbeaten 84 to lead the chase as Bangladesh reached 171-2 in 28.3 overs after left-arm spinner Shakib al Hasan gave the team early momentum with two wickets in the opening over of Zimbabwe’s innings.
Shakib finished the day with 3-43 and he also scored 37.
`I think losing two wickets inside the first over shifted the momentum,’ Zimbabwean skipper Graeme Creamer told reporters after the match.
”We have got a couple of starts but could not make them count,’ he added.
Sikandar Raza top-scored for Zimbabwe with 52 and he added 50 runs with Peter Moore(33) to help them past 150.
Tamim, who hit eights fours and a six, lost his opening partner Anamul Haque (19) early but added 78 with Sakib for the second wicket to set up the victory for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh will face Sri Lanka in their next game on January 19.
Zimbabwe 1st innings
Hamilton Masakadza c Mushfiqur Rahim b Mashrafe Mortaza 15
Craig Ervine c Sabbir Rahman b Shakib Al Hasan 0
Brendan Taylor c Mushfiqur Rahim b Mustafizur Rahman 24
Sikandar Raza Run Out Shakib Al Hasan 52
Malcolm Waller c Sabbir Rahman b Sunzamul Islam 13
Peter Moor b Rubel Hossain 33
Graeme Cremer c Rubel Hossain b Shakib Al Hasan 12
Kyle Jarvis Not Out 4
Tendai Chatara b Rubel Hossain 0
Blessing Muzarabani b Mustafizur Rahman 1
Extras 0b 5lb 0nb 0pen 11w 16
Total (49.0 overs) 170 all out
Fall of Wickets : 1-2 Mire, 2-2 Ervine, 3-30 Masakadza, 4-51 Taylor, 5-81 Waller, 6-131 Butt, 7-161 Cremer, 8-167 Moor, 9-167 Chatara, 10-170 Muzarabani
Did Not Bat : Mire
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Shakib Al Hasan 10 0 43 3 4.30 3w
Sunzamul Islam 10 0 29 1 2.90 1w
Mashrafe Mortaza 9 0 25 1 2.78 1w
Mustafizur Rahman 10 1 29 2 2.90 1w
Rubel Hossain 5 0 24 2 4.80 1w
Nasir Hossain 5 0 15 0 3.00
Bangladesh 1st innings
Tamim Iqbal Not Out 84
Anamul Haque c Craig Ervine b Sikandar Raza 19
Shakib Al Hasan lbw Sikandar Raza 37
Mushfiqur Rahim Not Out 14
Extras 0b 0lb 5nb 0pen 12w 17
Total (28.3 overs) 171-2
Fall of Wickets : 1-30 Bijoy, 2-108 Al Hasan
Did Not Bat : Mahmudullah, Hossain, Rahman, Mortaza, Hossain, Islam, Rahman
Bowling Ov Md Rn Wk Econ Ex
Kyle Jarvis 4 0 15 0 3.75 1w
Tendai Chatara 3 0 26 0 8.67 1nb
Sikandar Raza 10 1 53 2 5.30 4w
Blessing Muzarabani 4 0 31 0 7.75 1w 4nb
Graeme Cremer 7.3 0 46 0 6.13 2w