Saifuddin to Masuku, out Caught by Mehidy Hasan Miraz!! Zimbabwe have been bowled out for 199. Mohammad Saifuddin gets the last wicket. Goes short around off and Ernest Masuku looks to slog it across the line. Loses his shape while playing that shot and the top edge has been taken by Miraz at mid-off. That's a tidy bowling performance by Bangladesh bowlers. Masuku c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Saifuddin 2(10)
47.2
W
Shoriful Islam to Brad Evans, out Caught by Tanvir Islam!! End of a crucial knock by Brad Evans. Goes for a pull against this short ball and gets a top edge towards fine leg. Tanvir Islam charges in from the deep and takes a well judged catch to draw curtains to the batsman's innings. Brad Evans c Tanvir Islam b Shoriful Islam 50(43) [4s-5 6s-2]
46.4
F
Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, 1 run, another fifty for Brad Evans - he gets there and raises his bat! This was on the fuller side and Brad Evans flicked it into the leg-side for a single. Masuku walks up to him and gives him a gentle hug
46.3
6
Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, SIX, short and punished! Waits for this short ball to arrive, gets into a good position and nails the pull over deep square leg for half-a-dozen
46.2
4
Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, FOUR, Taskin Ahmed goes full around off, Brad Evans clears his front leg and thumps this over wide mid-off. Manages to clear the fielder stationed there comfortably
43.2
Saifuddin to Brad Evans, leg byes, 1 run, short of a length around middle and leg, Brad Evans looks to swipe this across the line, gets hit on the pads though, a leg bye taken
43.1
4
Saifuddin to Brad Evans, FOUR, goes down on his knee and laps this full toss towards the fine leg fence. Brad Evans will keep playing his shots
43
W
Taskin Ahmed to Wellington Masakadza, out Wellington Masakadza Run Out!! Just when we praising Zimbabwe for their approach, they've thrown another wicket away. Wellington Masakadza the culprit this time. He knocks the length delivery towards the off-side with soft hands and sets off for a single. Hridoy was quick to move across and gather the ball. Gets into a good position and nails a direct-hit at the keeper's end, with only one stump to aim at. Wellington Masakadza run out (Towhid Hridoy) 7(9) [4s-1]
42.5
4
Taskin Ahmed to Wellington Masakadza, FOUR, short and quick on middle and leg, Wellington Masakadza pulls it away to the deep backward square leg fence. Zimbabwean players batting with a positive mindset despite losing wickets
41.4
6
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Brad Evans, SIX, Brad Evans on the charge. He shimmies down the wicket and tonks this length delivery over deep mid-wicket for a towering six. Has a smile on his face as he meets his partner halfway down the track
41.3
4
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Brad Evans, FOUR, that almost goes the distance. Brad Evans goes down on his knee and brings out the sweep. Was in the air and landed just in front of the cushions at deep backward square leg
40.2
W
Tanvir Islam to Madhevere, out Caught by Mehidy Hasan Miraz!! He got Raza's wicket with a similar delivery. Gets Wessly Madhevere too. Grips and turns outside off and Wessly Madhevere tries to reach out for it with a chip, ends up getting a leading edge towards cover. Miraz charges back and puts in a dive to pluck it out of thin air. End of a fabulous knock by Wessly Madhevere, has given some respectability to Zimbabwe's total. Madhevere c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Tanvir Islam 75(74) [4s-5 6s-1]
39.5
4
Shoriful Islam to Madhevere, FOUR, 150 up for Zimbabwe! His strike-rate has gone past the 100 mark. Shimmies down the wicket and slashes this short and wide ball over backward point. Also this is Wessly Madhevere's highest ODI score
39.4
4
Shoriful Islam to Madhevere, FOUR, banged in short from round the wicket, Wessly Madhevere arches back and scoops it right over the keeper's head for a boundary. Has a big smile on his face as he moves into the 70s courtesy this boundary
39.1
Shoriful Islam to Madhevere, 1 run, touch short on leg, Wessly Madhevere tucks it into the leg-side, gets hit on the glove in fact
39
Saifuddin to Brad Evans, no run, dropped! This was a full toss that was chipped back to the bowler, but Brad Evans fails to latch onto it. Puts down a straightforward chance. Should've taken that
38.4
4
Saifuddin to Madhevere, FOUR, full and wide outside off, Wessly Madhevere leans forward and drills it into the pocket at cover. No chance of stopping that. He's playing a gem of a knock for Zimbabwe
37.1
4
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Brad Evans, FOUR, tossed up delivery around off, Brad Evans advances down the wicket and lofts it over the bowler for a much needed boundary
35.5
4
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Madhevere, FOUR, short and punished! A loose delivery by Mehidy Hasan Miraz, allows the batsman to go back in the crease as he pulls it away to the deep backward square leg boundary
35.2
F
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Madhevere, 1 run, Wessly Madhevere brings up his fifty! Tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Wessly Madhevere knocks this towards long-on for a single and raises his bat on getting there. Has been the lone fighter for Zimbabwe in this innings
33.5
4
Shoriful Islam to Brad Evans, FOUR, Brad Evans gets going with a lovely shot. Proper shot. This was pitched up by the bowler around off and Brad Evans drives it past the fielder at cover. His dive wasn't enough to stop this
33.3
W
Shoriful Islam to Clive Madande, out Caught by Nurul Hasan!! Another one bites the dust. Bangladesh bowlers continue to impress. That was a good length delivery from round the wicket and Clive Madande had a poke at it. Was angled in, but the ball nipped away, taking an outside edge on its way to the keeper. Zimbabwe are six down. Madhevere is fighting a lone battle out in the middle. Clive Madande c Nurul Hasan b Shoriful Islam 1(5)
32.4
W
Tanvir Islam to Sikandar Raza, out Caught by Saifuddin!! Sikandar's rusty knock comes to an end. Not sure what exactly he was trying to do on that occasion. This was fraction short around off, spinning away from the batter. Raza looks to swipe it across the line, ends up getting a top edge towards short fine leg. He got into an awkward position while playing that shot and lost his shape as the ball turned away. Sikandar Raza c Saifuddin b Tanvir Islam 11(25) [6s-1]
31.1
6
Shoriful Islam to Sikandar Raza, SIX, excellent shot. 100 up for Zimbabwe. Sikandar Raza advances down the wicket and lofts this length delivery over long-off for half-a-dozen
27.3
4
Soumya Sarkar to Madhevere, FOUR, short of a length delivery outside off, Wessly Madhevere plays it on the rise, carving it through point for a well timed and well placed boundary
26.1
W
Taskin Ahmed to Kaia, out Caught by Tanvir Islam!! The bowling change works for Bangladesh. Taskin Ahmed gets his second wicket. Goes short and quick around off and takes the batsman by surprise. Innocent Kaia loses his shape due to the extra carry and goes for a pull. Gets a thick top edge towards square leg, where Tanvir Islam settles underneath and completes a safe catch. Good captaincy by Miraz. The partnership has been broken by Bangladesh's spearhead. Kaia c Tanvir Islam b Taskin Ahmed 25(67) [4s-1]
23
6
Tanvir Islam to Madhevere, SIX, smashed! Flighted delivery on the stumps, Madhevere gets under it and smacks it over long-on. Length ball from Tanvir Islam, Madhevere smacks it
19.3
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Madhevere, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Madhevere works it to long-on
14.4
Tanvir Islam to Madhevere, no run, dropped! Fielder at backward point dives forward, gets both hands to it and spills the catch. Flighted delivery jumping extra, Madhevere pushes and gets a thick edge as he got surprised on the defence
12.3
W
Shoriful Islam to Ervine, out Caught by Nurul Hasan!! Edged and taken! Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Ervine looks to dab late, edges it to the keeper. The keeper collects and runs off. Ervine looks to guide off the back foot, gets a faint outside edge. Ervine c Nurul Hasan b Shoriful Islam 5(20)
6.1
W
Taskin Ahmed to Brian Bennett, out Caught by Nurul Hasan!! He kept flirting outside off and eventually perishes. The inbetween length. Couldn't come fully forward, can't play off the back foot either. Bennett backs himself to play the push-drive after a small forward stride, but played away from the body so he couldn't control the shot and nicked up to the delight of Taskin Ahmed, who has toiled hard for this wicket. He roars, first pumps and celebrates with his mates. Brian Bennett c Nurul Hasan b Taskin Ahmed 6(19) [4s-1]
5.4
4
Shoriful Islam to Kaia, FOUR, nicely driven down the ground, gave it the full face of the bat to this full ball and placed it wide of mid-off to the left for four
5.1
W
Shoriful Islam to Ben Curran, out Bowled!! Oh a big wicket this. The ball hits the bat, slowly rolls back and disturbs the bail. Bangladesh deserved this bit of luck. They went past the bat a number of times and eventually now get rewarded with the wicket now. Short of a length delivery on the stumps, Curran looks to play with soft hands, ball rolls back and touches the stumps before he could turn back and stop it with the bat. Ben Curran b Shoriful Islam 2(13)
2
4
Shoriful Islam to Brian Bennett, FOUR, full delivery on the stumps, Bennett leans forward and gives the full face of the bat and collects a boundary to ease some pressure. First boundary of the day