Bangladesh 126 for 2 (Tanjid 67*, reconnaissing 33*) beat Zimbabwe 124 (Madande 43, Taskin 3-14, Saifuddin 3-15) by eight wickets
Zimbabwe had the lowest clan against 124 Bangladesh – the previous Low 131 in 2015 – but it could have reduced after slipping up to 41 for 7. Taskin Ahmed and returning Mohammad Saifuddin took every three wickets, while Mahdi Hasan bowled financially for his two scalps.
Bright start of bennet
Zimbabwe collapse
Taskin Ahmed's first over, filled with 140 kph-plus delivery, was a omen for the next half an hour of Zimbabwe. Bennett and debutant Joylord Dubi fought to join most of his delivery, but the next dismissal was a soft against Mohammad Saifuddin. The dome strangely swollen in a poor delivery under the leg-side and gave the taskin a simple catch in the short-leg.
Bennett was fired out of the first ball of the sixth over, and then Mahdi Hasan dismissed Zimbabwe's captain Sikander Raza for Golden Duck. As a result of Raza's attempt on a lap sweep, he found a catch to slip. The three wickets fell by three balls, and then Taskin dismissed Sean Williams and Ryan Berl with the first two delivery of the seventh over. When Saifuddin excluded Juke Jongve for 2, Zimbabwe went from 1 to 41 for 7 in 36 to 17 balls.
Madande and Masakada's record stand
Mujarabani Great Start Gets Sour
Ashirwad Mujarabani gave Zimbabwe a perfect start to protect 124 when he got his second ball for scissors through Litton Das's Forward Press. Litton's white-ball in 2024 continued with a score of Egyptian 0, 36, 7, 0, 0 and now 1.
However, in his next over, Mujarabani first collided with wicketkeeper Gumi when Tanjid skid a catch. The ball himself was above the batsman, but Mujrabani wandered close to the dome, before the wicketkeeper collided with the catch.
Later in over, Bennett covered a citer from Tanjid, which was at 4 at that time. In the next over of Mujarabani, Tanjid broke two sixes and a four through midwicket to increase the disappointment of the bowler.
Tanjad cash
To score his first border in T20i debut, Tanjid took 14 balls, but once he lay down in Mujarabani in the sixth over, the left -handed player saw more easily. After the second rain break, Tanjid hit a few fours with Luke Jongve, and another pair brought him close to his fifty.
Bangladesh lost the tenth place for 21, Najmul Hussain Shanto, but Tanjid enjoyed some more luck. He got a third life when Gumi dropped him at 56 for the second time. Tohid Hridoy hit Einsley Nadlovu, who came as a consumer for Masakadza for 15 runs in his first over. Hridoy did not finish 33 off 18 balls, as Tanjid won with 28 balls.
Mohammad Isam Ispncricinfo is a reporter of Bangladesh. @isam84











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