Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Match Stats

Good length ball, on off. Mahmudullah pulls it towards square leg for one.

Gpod length ball, on off. Tapped towards backward point for a single.

Mahmudullah advances down the track and slogs hard but misses.

Length ball, outside off. Mahmudullah looks to heave it on the leg side but misses it.

Back of a length ball, outside off. Mahmudullah gets down on one knee to scoop it but gets the toe end of the bat and the ball goes back at the bowler.

In the blockhole. Mahmudullah somehow manages to dig this one out back towards the bowler.

Well bowled! Hossain looks to play the reverse sweep but this is very full and on the pads, it is squeezed out towards point for one.

Just the one again! Shuffles across and sweeps but towards short fine leg.

SIX! Nailed! There is the pressure releaser! That is beautifully timed. This is fuller and on off, Afif lofts it over the long off fence for a biggie. 150 up for Bangladesh.

OUT! TIMBER! Masakadza strikes and once again, just as the game seems to be slipping away, Zimbabwe strike and are back into the contest! Really accurate stuff! Saw the batter move across and fires in a yorker on the leg pole. Afif looks to sweep but misses and it hits the leg stumps. A short but sweet innings comes to an end but Bangladesh would have loved for him to stay out there for longer. 44 needed in 26.

NO BALL! This could prove very costly as a Free Hit is coming up! Shamim is taken by surprise. It is a high full toss on the body, Shamim looks to pull but is late on the shot, it goes off the glove towards square leg for one.

Just the single from the Free Hit! It is full and on middle, Mahmudullah looks to go over long on but does not time it. Just one.

One more single! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled hard through mid-wicket for one.

A dot! Gold dust at the moment! It is short and outside off, Hossain slashes but misses.

Just the single! Shorter again and outside off, Hossain cuts it towards point for one more. The good thing is Mahmudullah is back on strike.

SIX! NAILED! Trademark Mahmudullah! This is where he loves the ball! He walks across and this is full and on middle, this is heaved over the square leg fence for a biggie.

Just the one this time! It is a slower one, Mahmudullah looks to whip it again but this time it goes more off the inner half towards deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Put away! Really clever from Shamim! He walks across and Chatara bowls it well wide outside off, he did not look to whack it over the leg side but instead just guided it past point, third man was in the ring so another crucial boundary.

That is rash! Not needed! Comes down the track and this is a slower one outside off. Shamim swings but misses.

Tried to be cheeky but it does not come off! It is a slower one outside off, Mahmudullah gets into positon early to play the scoop but it hits the glove and goes to the keeper on the bounce.

Just the one again! ON middle, Mahmudullah swings, this goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket for one.

Two! Good running! This is short and wide outside off, Hossain looks to cut but this goes off the underedge on the off side for one. That was very wide, he could have left it but went for it.

FOUR! Thumped away! There is the needed boundary and this is a really good innings from Shamim so far. It is short and outside off, Hossain slaps it through covers for a boundary.

FOUR! Shamim you beaty! We say it again, what a cameo this is! What innovation. Outrageous! He plays the reverse sweep, he gets it past the short third man fielder and into the fence. Finding the gaps nicely.

FOUR! In the gap again and this is probably the over which seals the deal for Bangladesh. 15 from it and just the 13 needed in 12. A short one, Hossain pulls it uppishly, he does not hit it very well but in the gap in the mid-wicket region for another boundary.

Short of a length ball, outside off. Mahmudullah pulls it hard but straight to the deep mid-wicket fielder. They take one.

FOUR! Full ball, on off. Shamim Hossain swings hard, gets a thick outside edge and the ball races away to the boundary. 

Slower ball, on off. Shamim Hossain cuts it late towards the short third man fielder.

OUT! CAUGHT! Full ball, outside off. Mahmudullah looks to slice it over third man, but gets an oustside edge and the ball goes towards the right of the keeper who dives and completes a very good low catch. So the Captain has to depart.

Good length ball, around off. Guided towards third man for a single. Sensible stuff this from Nurul Hasan.

BYE! Shoriful Islam dances down the track. Blessing Muzarabani bangs this ball short and Shamim misses the hook. The ball goes through to the keeper, and they take a quick single.

FOUR! Quicker ball, outside off. Shamim Hossain smacks this straight down the ground past the bowler for a boundary. And Bangladesh need just 1 run to win now.

And There it is! Full toss, on the pads. Shamim Hossain flicks this towards the leg side for an easy single. And Bangladesh have won the match by 5 wickets, and they also take the series 2-1.