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RESULTODI1st Match · Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh
Zimbabwe won by 99 runs
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat
- Match
- Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, 1st Match
- Date
- 17 Oct 2026
- Start
- 17:00 IST · 11:30 GMT
- Venue
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
- Toss
- Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat
Venue guide
- Capacity
- 20,000
- Opened
- 2004
- Ends
- North End, Pavilion End
- Home to
- United Arab Emirates
- Floodlights
- Yes
| Craig ErvineZimbabwe · Batter | 93 (106)Bat · R (B) | 94s | 06s | 87.7SR | c Nurul Hasan b Shoriful IslamOut |
ZIMZimbabwe 271/8 (50.0)
BANBangladesh 172 (33.4)
RUNS PER OVER
SCORE BY OVER
Final overs
Full commentary- Bangladesh have been left with a lot of questions. But we feel we have answered your questions about this game. We will be back soon with more cricketing action soon. Bye for now.
- Raza (3/3): And if we have won today, hopefully this is a start of many more wins to come. And regardless of whether I’m the captain or Richard (Ngarava) is the captain, when we put on this jersey, the aim is to win, regardless of who’s leading the side. So this win is as good as the other wins that other captains have got, and I’ve been part of it. So a win is something that we enjoy and we take a lot of pride in enjoying. [On the conditions] I think this is our first tour to the subcontinent in this weather. And I think the weather has hit us hard. I think it’s going to come down to mental toughness and discipline from all of us together. We’re going to have to pull each other, help our teammates to do the right things, because in the next 36 hours, not even 36 hours, we’ll be back here trying to put everything on the line for our country. So it’s very important that we do the right things. Keep your voice, get that body right.
- Raza (2/3): [On the fielding and catching] Certainly, because we spent a lot of time and we have lost a lot of games because of our fielding as well, and we want to be known as a good fielding side. I think fielding is something that is non-negotiable. Fielding is something that’s within you. It’s about attitude. It’s about how much you’re enjoying being out in the middle with your teammates and how much you want the fight with the opposition. So I think fielding is something we can control. Dropped catches, misfields happen here and there, but if your attitude is good and if you’re going for every ball, eventually when things work out, things click, all those catches that don’t stick starts to stick, and I think it’s due to great attitude these boys have got and the culture we have. [On the milestones] I don’t care about these things, to be honest. 100 international wickets is certainly something that, more than me, I think my teammates would be proud of, the family and the fans would be proud of. It’s been a long journey, but it’s just another milestone. But these are the things I don’t really care. Yes, not winning as a captain, I don’t care, but being part of the team and not winning at all is certainly that hurts me the most.
- Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe Captain (1/3): I thought after the shaky start, that partnership (between Taylor and Ervine) held the innings together really well. We’ve looked at the last ten games and all the data as well. So getting to 271 is certainly a good effort. But I thought those two boys, Wellington and Newman, cricket being such a momentum game, I thought they gave us some momentum, and that was very important to finish the first innings on 271. At least it gave us something to bowl at, and also looking at the stats as well, 265 has been a par, so I was pretty happy with 271. [On the bowling] I thought Blessing was very unlucky. I thought Bless was bowling well. We needed two guys to bowl well together. We have been guilty in the past as well, where two guys haven’t really bowled well, one guy’s bowling well and the other not, and that’s something we will discuss, and we need to get better at in international cricket. But I thought the character shown, because they were ahead of the game after the 15 or 14 overs, they were only two down, close to 100 runs, and the way we came back and we fought back was certainly something that I’m very pleased about.
- Towhrid Hridoy | Bangladesh Captain: [On the first innings, the team's strong start with the ball, and what went wrong as the innings progressed] Actually we bowled really well. It's a very decent wicket we get to bat on here. So as a batting (unit) we did a couple of mistakes. We had a very good start, but in the middle we didn't well. [On whether he was satisfied with the bowling effort and the fight back to restrict Zimbabwe to a total the team believed it could chase] We could have chased. As I mentioned earlier, our bowlers did really well. As a batting (unit) we should take responsibility, we should be able to chase totals like this. [On the team's decision-making with DRS reviews, following difficulties with reviews in the Test match and again in the ODI, and whether it is an area that needs improvement] Obviously we will talk about it, but sometimes we need to trust the bowler and the umpire as well. [On whether the batting performance was disappointing or the conditions made the chase difficult] Obviously disappointing. It's very good wicket, very decent wicket to bat on here. We actually made silly mistakes. So hopefully we will overcome from here. [On the significance of becoming his country's ODI captain for the first time, despite the defeat] it's a proud (moment) for me and proud for family as well. So hope it will continue.
- Craig Ervine | Player of the Match: I think obviously getting the win in the end. I think all the work that went into the batting innings, getting the reward at the end with the team getting over the line. Most certainly. I think obviously at this stage you sort of take each game as it comes [On getting a 100 at the age of 40]. It's nice to be in a bit of form, obviously coming off the Australian series, scoring some runs there, and then starting like I did today, I thought was great, and hopefully that can continue. No, it's always special batting with Brendan Taylor. I think he's always had that calm sort of air. And I thought the way he started his innings, I thought was really composed. Didn't get flattered too much, I think with the strike rate and that, and then obviously built up and got the momentum back on our side. [On the conditions] I think at the start it obviously swung around a little bit, a little bit of nip off the seam, and then I think once that sort of worn off, I think we kind of decided that now's the time to sort of up the ante a little bit, and I thought our partnership was really good, especially once the spin came on. I thought we kind of scored quite freely. A couple of times we got a little bit bogged down, but I think with the experience and that, not panicking under pressure and continuing and building a big partnership, which was the difference. [On the small gap between two matches] Certainly, definitely feet up tomorrow.
- Brad Evans: Nice to finish in that way. Tanzid has had the better of us in the last few white-ball series, he's a good player and tough to bowl at. But I think the message we had in the change room was to give your best. You never know what happens in white-ball cricket, the ball flies. Just gave our own and came up best. (On Shanto's dismissal) Nice ball, I don't know why he sent it upstairs. It was nice to come back like that, I just tried to hit the wicket and it paid off. (On the off-field camaraderie) Cricket is all about partnerships: batting, bowling and even fielding. We're great mates in that dressing room, always supporting each other's backs, whenever we bowl or bat, we do it for each other. (on Sikandar Raza's first win as ODI captain) We might have some beers in the change room, but we'll be back in the middle in two day's time.
- 22:35 Local Time, 18:35 GMT, 00:05 IST: Zimbabwe have notched up a massive win. Bangladesh would be gutted. They had Zimbabwe on the ropes when they started bowling. But Taylor and Ervine rebuilt it and managed to help their team get beyond 270. Bangladesh with the bat never were in the chase with the bat barring the first 10 overs. Post that they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and in the end fell short by a huge margin. Evans was the pick of the bowlers and picked up four wickets. The spinners - Raza and Muzarabani - also snared up 2 wickets apiece. Bangladesh will want to go back to the drawing board as far as their batting is concerned. Zimbabwe will welcome the points and the massive face lift to their NRR.
- Over 34 · 5 runs (0 4 1 W) · 1 wkt
- 33.4WBrad Evans to Mustafizur Rahman, out Caught&Bowled!! Slower one, angled in, Mustafizur Rahman looks to clip it and gets a leading edge. The ball lobs back to the bowler. Easy take. That was at the sticks, Mustafizur Rahman wanted to close the face of the bat and spooned a leading edge. Brad Evans finishes with a four-fer. Massive win for the Zimbabwean team as they win by 99 runs. Mustafizur Rahman c and b Brad Evans 6(6) [6s-1]
- Brad Evans to Mustafizur Rahman, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
- 33.31Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, fuller length delivery, angled in, Taskin Ahmed slaps that down to mid-off. Gets a single
- 33.24Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, fuller length delivery, angled in, Taskin Ahmed got under the ball and lofts it over mid-off. That was a slower ball from the bowler and Taskin Ahmed sliced it over mid-off
- 33.1•Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, no run, banged in short, angled in, Taskin Ahmed ducks under it and lets it go
- Brad Evans [6.0-1-40-3] is back into the attack
- End of over 33 · 6 runs (W 0 0 0 6 0) · 1 wktBAN 167/9Mustafizur Rahman 6(5) · Taskin Ahmed 11(10) · Sikandar Raza 7-0-28-2
- 32.6•Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, angled in, flatter one, Mustafizur Rahman nudges the ball down to mid-wicket
- 32.56Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, SIX, good connection! Lofted over long-on as that was tossed up outside off
- 32.4•Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, angled in, flatter, stabbed down to square leg
- 32.3•Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side
- 32.2•Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Mustafizur Rahman defends it
- Mustafizur Rahman, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 32.1WSikandar Raza to Rishad Hossain, out Caught by Wellington Masakadza!! The break has done it. Zimbabwe have the man who was playing the shots. That was a tossed up delivery, Rishad Hossain looks to heave it and finds the man at long-on. That was outside off, tossed up, Rishad Hossain gets under the ball and launches it down to the fielder. Easy take running forward. The writing is on the wall now. Rishad Hossain c Wellington Masakadza b Sikandar Raza 23(33) [4s-4]
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bennettlbw b Taskin Ahmed | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ben Curranlbw b Taskin Ahmed | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| Tafadzwa Tsigac Nurul Hasan b Taskin Ahmed | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 106.7 |
| Brendan Taylorc Mosaddek Hossain b Saif Hassan | 81 | 101 | 10 | 0 | 80.2 |
| Craig Ervinec Nurul Hasan b Shoriful Islam | 93 | 106 | 9 | 0 | 87.7 |
| Sikandar Razac Nurul Hasan b Saif Hassan | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Wessly Madheverec Soumya Sarkar b Rishad Hossain | 17 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 113.3 |
| Brad Evansc Nurul Hasan b Shoriful Islam | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 |
| Newman Nyamhuri*not out | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 123.5 |
| Wellington Masakadza*not out | 21 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 140.0 |
Extras7 (b 0, lb 2, w 5, nb 0)
Total271/8 (50.0 ov, RR 5.42)
Did not bat: Blessing Muzarabani
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Brian Bennett, 1.0 ov), 17-2 (Ben Curran, 4.1 ov), 24-3 (Tafadzwa Tsiga, 7.0 ov), 174-4 (Brendan Taylor, 36.2 ov), 182-5 (Sikandar Raza, 38.1 ov), 220-6 (Wessly Madhevere, 42.4 ov), 224-7 (Craig Ervine, 43.4 ov), 234-8 (Brad Evans, 45.4 ov)
| Bowler · BAN | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taskin Ahmed | 10 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 4.40 |
| Shoriful Islam | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 4.70 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 10 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Mosaddek Hossain | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Rishad Hossain | 9 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Soumya Sarkar | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Saif Hassan | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.67 |
Zimbabwe- 1Brian BennettAll-rounder
- 2Ben CurranBatter
- 3Brendan Taylor(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 4Craig ErvineBatter
- 5Sikandar Raza(c)All-rounder
- 6Wessly MadhevereAll-rounder
- 7Tafadzwa TsigaWicketkeeper
- 8Brad EvansAll-rounder
- 9Newman NyamhuriBowler
- 10Blessing MuzarabaniBowler
- 11Wellington MasakadzaBowler
Bench
Bangladesh- 1Tanzid Hasan TamimBatter
- 2Soumya SarkarBatter
- 3Najmul Hossain ShantoBatter
- 4Towhid Hridoy(c)Batter
- 5Saif HassanBatter
- 6Mosaddek HossainAll-rounder
- 7Nurul Hasan(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 8Rishad HossainBowler
- 9Shoriful IslamBowler
- 10Taskin AhmedBowler
- 11Mustafizur RahmanBowler
Bench
- 33.4WBrad Evans to Mustafizur Rahman, out Caught&Bowled!! Slower one, angled in, Mustafizur Rahman looks to clip it and gets a leading edge. The ball lobs back to the bowler. Easy take. That was at the sticks, Mustafizur Rahman wanted to close the face of the bat and spooned a leading edge. Brad Evans finishes with a four-fer. Massive win for the Zimbabwean team as they win by 99 runs. Mustafizur Rahman c and b Brad Evans 6(6) [6s-1]
- 33.24Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, fuller length delivery, angled in, Taskin Ahmed got under the ball and lofts it over mid-off. That was a slower ball from the bowler and Taskin Ahmed sliced it over mid-off
- 32.56Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, SIX, good connection! Lofted over long-on as that was tossed up outside off
- 32.1WSikandar Raza to Rishad Hossain, out Caught by Wellington Masakadza!! The break has done it. Zimbabwe have the man who was playing the shots. That was a tossed up delivery, Rishad Hossain looks to heave it and finds the man at long-on. That was outside off, tossed up, Rishad Hossain gets under the ball and launches it down to the fielder. Easy take running forward. The writing is on the wall now. Rishad Hossain c Wellington Masakadza b Sikandar Raza 23(33) [4s-4]
- 31.44Newman Nyamhuri to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, four fours. Changed his angle, came from round the wicket, dropped it short, wide outside off and smacked off the back foot wide of cover for a four. Rishad on fire
- 31.34Newman Nyamhuri to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, angled across, shortish delivery, outside off, Rishad Hossain waits on it and steers the ball down to third man for a four. That was well placed by Rishad Hossain. Playing the field here
- 31.24Newman Nyamhuri to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, four more. That was short again, outside off, Rishad Hossain got into position and pulled it wide of long leg. The fielder tried to run to the ball but that was still well wide of him. 8 off the first 2 balls
- 31.14Newman Nyamhuri to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, short ball, no venom, well outside off and pulled over square leg for a four. That was smacked
- 29.54Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, banged in, not too short, Taskin Ahmed archs back and pulls that into the deck delivery over mid-wicket for a four
- 29.44Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, fuller length delivery, angled in, Taskin Ahmed gets under the ball and lofts it. The ball lands short of the deep cover fence
- 27.5WBrad Evans to Shoriful Islam, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! Shoriful has been bounced OUT and Bangladesh are falling in a heap now - banged in short and at the stumps as the left-hander backed away, Shoriful still went ahead with the pull, doesn't get on top of the bounce - a massive top-edge and it's a simple catch to Bennett in the deep, at mid-wicket. Shoriful Islam c Brian Bennett b Brad Evans 0(4)
- 27.1WBrad Evans to Nurul Hasan, out Caught by (sub)Tadiwanashe Marumani!! Whipped and it's whipped right down deep backward square leg's throat - a loose shot and Bangladesh have lost their 7th wicket now. Was a back of a length delivery on the hips and was there to be put away - but Nurul got too far inside the line and then timed it so well that it carried all the way to the substitute fielder - Marumani watches it close, slides forward, goes with soft hands and completes the catch. Nurul Hasan c (sub)Tadiwanashe Marumani b Brad Evans 5(8)
- 23.2WWellington Masakadza to Saif Hassan, out Caught by Brendan Taylor!! A thin edge and Zimbabwe are on a roll - pushed through quicker around off, drifts in and then spins away a fraction, Saif was pressing across on the drive, the ball grazes the outside edge and Taylor does the rest. Bangladesh lose their 6th wicket and are into the bowlers now. Saif Hassan c Brendan Taylor b Wellington Masakadza 26(37) [4s-3]
- 22.34Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, FOUR, cracking shot, Raza looks to push one quicker of off, but it's too short and too wide - allows Saif to go back and cut it square past point for a boundary
- 21.54Wellington Masakadza to Saif Hassan, FOUR, nicely played, fraction short and wide of off - Saif waits on it, opens the face of the bat and then uses Masakadza's pace to run it wide of short third
- 21.1WWellington Masakadza to Mosaddek Hossain, out Lbw!! That's pinned Mosaddek right in front and he's given OUT LBW, but he's reviewed it.This did look plumb - he shuffled right across, was right back in the crease and missed a pretty straight ball. No bat and UltraEdge confirms the same. Onto ball-tracking: Struck on the back-knee and it's hitting the leg-stump - three reds and Mosaddek is OUT, he burns Bangladesh's second review as well. They've lost both reviews to shocking calls - always looked OUT, struck bang in front of middle as the ball straightened onto him. Mosaddek Hossain lbw b Wellington Masakadza 11(18) [4s-1]
- 16.44Sikandar Raza to Mosaddek Hossain, FOUR, nicely played, good positive start from Mosaddek - fraction short and wide of off, he waits on it, opens the face of the bat and then uses Raza's pace to run it past the keeper
- 16.3WSikandar Raza to Towhid Hridoy, out Lbw!! A big shout for LBW, was it going down leg with the turn? Or was it too high? Zimbabwe have reviewed though - big turn from off and Hridoy was caught on the back-foot, beaten on the inside edge and UltraEdge has a flat line. Struck on the back-thigh and ball-tracking has it hitting the leg-stump - three reds and the Zimbabwean fielders erupt in joy. Excellent review from Sikandar Raza - looked a tad high to the naked eye, but Hridoy was so far deep in the crease that it didn't matter - crashing into the top of leg-stump and Hridoy has to go. Towhid Hridoy lbw b Sikandar Raza 13(21)
- 11.44Newman Nyamhuri to Saif Hassan, FOUR, good-looking shot off the front foot. Nyamhuri overpitches one outside off and Saif presses forward to drive it through extra cover. Poses for the photographs having hit it into the gap
- 11.2UDRS reviewNewman Nyamhuri to Towhid Hridoy, 4 runs, confident appeal for lbw, the umpire turns it down. Seems like a run-out chance as well. No direct-hit and the ball runs away to the fence, via overthrows. Well, the Zimbabwe players discuss and Raza has reviewed it. Inswinger, Towhid walks across to flick and gets an inside edge onto his pad. There's a spike on UltraEdge, confirming an inside edge and Zimbabwe lose the review
- 10.2WBrad Evans to Najmul Hossain Shanto, out Lbw!! Celebrappeal from Brad Evans and up goes the dreaded finger. Shanto reviews. Full delivery on the stumps that shapes in a bit. Shanto plays down the wrong line as he drives and is rapped on the front pad adjacent to the sticks. Flat line on UltraEdge, confirming no inside edge. Over to ball-tracking and that's crashing into the middle-stump. Poor shot, poor review and Bangladesh lose their third wicket. Najmul Hossain Shanto lbw b Brad Evans 4(8)
- 9.6WNewman Nyamhuri to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, out Caught by (sub)Ryan Burl!! Newman Nyamhuri gets his man and he's rightly pumped. Should have had him off the previous ball and Blessing Muzarabani will be relieved as well. Back of a length delivery outside off and Tanzid tries to play the cut shot along the ground by arching back. Picks out Burl at backward point who takes a sharp catch getting low to his left. Tanzid Hasan Tamim c (sub)Ryan Burl b Newman Nyamhuri 46(38) [4s-9 6s-1]
- 9.54Newman Nyamhuri to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, FOUR, misjudgement! Shortish ball outside off and Tanzid upper-cuts it to third man. Blessing Muzarabani loses the sight of the ball and fails to come forward and take the catch. He only spots it after it lands in front of him and he fails to prevent the boundary as well
- 9.36Newman Nyamhuri to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, SIX, 136.2kph, shortened length, hip-high, Tanzid pulls it over deep backward square leg. Makes it look so easy
- 7.34Newman Nyamhuri to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, FOUR, full ball angling in towards leg and Tanzid flicks it away through midwicket, beating the fielder inside the circle to his left. Speeds awya to the fence
- 7.1UDRS reviewNewman Nyamhuri to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, no run, Zimbabwe review for lbw. Tanzid is stuck in the crease and misses the tuck to get hit on the front pad against this in-slanting length ball that skids off the deck. UltraEdge confirms no inside edge. Over to ball-tracking and that's clipping leg (umpire's call). Tanzid survives and Zimbabwe don't lose the review
- 6.3WBlessing Muzarabani to Soumya Sarkar, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! Edged and taken! Blessing Muzarabani punches the air and screams 'come on'. He's pumped. Away-angling short of a good length ball that further jags away from the left-hander. Soumya Sarkar gets squared up and has a poke at it. The line forced him to play at it. Thick outside edge and Brian Bennett, at second slip, dives to his right to snaffle it with both hands in front of first slip. Soumya Sarkar c Brian Bennett b Blessing Muzarabani 9(17) [4s-2]
- 5.44Newman Nyamhuri to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, FOUR, Nyamhuri errs with his line. Strays one onto the pads and Tanzid inside-edges as he flicks and the ball is quick to reach the fine leg fence
- 5.34Newman Nyamhuri to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, FOUR, cracking shot! Back of a length delivery, Tanzid stays leg-side of the ball and plays an eye-pleasing back foot punch to beat the diving cover fielder to his right
- 4.44Blessing Muzarabani to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, first boundary for Soumya Sarkar. Short ball, the left-hander spots the length and swivels to authoritatively pull it over square leg. One bounce and into the fence
- 3.34Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, FOUR, back-to-back fours! Short ball, Tanzid fetches it from outside off and pulls it handsomely over midwicket. One bounce and into the fence
- 3.24Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, FOUR, good shot! This is in fact closer to off, the length is slightly on the shorter side though. Tanzid stands tall, allows the ball to come close to him and times the punch beautifully to send it through point
- 2.24Blessing Muzarabani to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, in the air, safe and four! 134.7, dug in short, Soumya Sarkar sways away from it without dropping his wrists. So, the ball hits the bat-face and goes uppishly wide of the second slip fielder. Not only that, it also eludes the diving third man fielder
- 1.54Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, FOUR, good, positive shot from Tanzid. Shimmies down the track, slightly backs away in the process and that allows him to free his arms. He converts it into a full delivery and plays an aerial drive over mid-off
- 1.34Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, FOUR, 127.6kph, inswinger, but the line is down leg and Tanzid helps it on its way to fine leg with a flick. Too easy
- 0.14Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan Tamim, FOUR, free-hit and Tanzid Hasan Tamim gets off the mark with a boundary! Back of a length, the left-hander spots the length early and pulls hard over midwicket
- Bangladesh have been left with a lot of questions. But we feel we have answered your questions about this game. We will be back soon with more cricketing action soon. Bye for now.
- Raza (3/3): And if we have won today, hopefully this is a start of many more wins to come. And regardless of whether I’m the captain or Richard (Ngarava) is the captain, when we put on this jersey, the aim is to win, regardless of who’s leading the side. So this win is as good as the other wins that other captains have got, and I’ve been part of it. So a win is something that we enjoy and we take a lot of pride in enjoying. [On the conditions] I think this is our first tour to the subcontinent in this weather. And I think the weather has hit us hard. I think it’s going to come down to mental toughness and discipline from all of us together. We’re going to have to pull each other, help our teammates to do the right things, because in the next 36 hours, not even 36 hours, we’ll be back here trying to put everything on the line for our country. So it’s very important that we do the right things. Keep your voice, get that body right.
- Raza (2/3): [On the fielding and catching] Certainly, because we spent a lot of time and we have lost a lot of games because of our fielding as well, and we want to be known as a good fielding side. I think fielding is something that is non-negotiable. Fielding is something that’s within you. It’s about attitude. It’s about how much you’re enjoying being out in the middle with your teammates and how much you want the fight with the opposition. So I think fielding is something we can control. Dropped catches, misfields happen here and there, but if your attitude is good and if you’re going for every ball, eventually when things work out, things click, all those catches that don’t stick starts to stick, and I think it’s due to great attitude these boys have got and the culture we have. [On the milestones] I don’t care about these things, to be honest. 100 international wickets is certainly something that, more than me, I think my teammates would be proud of, the family and the fans would be proud of. It’s been a long journey, but it’s just another milestone. But these are the things I don’t really care. Yes, not winning as a captain, I don’t care, but being part of the team and not winning at all is certainly that hurts me the most.
- Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe Captain (1/3): I thought after the shaky start, that partnership (between Taylor and Ervine) held the innings together really well. We’ve looked at the last ten games and all the data as well. So getting to 271 is certainly a good effort. But I thought those two boys, Wellington and Newman, cricket being such a momentum game, I thought they gave us some momentum, and that was very important to finish the first innings on 271. At least it gave us something to bowl at, and also looking at the stats as well, 265 has been a par, so I was pretty happy with 271. [On the bowling] I thought Blessing was very unlucky. I thought Bless was bowling well. We needed two guys to bowl well together. We have been guilty in the past as well, where two guys haven’t really bowled well, one guy’s bowling well and the other not, and that’s something we will discuss, and we need to get better at in international cricket. But I thought the character shown, because they were ahead of the game after the 15 or 14 overs, they were only two down, close to 100 runs, and the way we came back and we fought back was certainly something that I’m very pleased about.
- Towhrid Hridoy | Bangladesh Captain: [On the first innings, the team's strong start with the ball, and what went wrong as the innings progressed] Actually we bowled really well. It's a very decent wicket we get to bat on here. So as a batting (unit) we did a couple of mistakes. We had a very good start, but in the middle we didn't well. [On whether he was satisfied with the bowling effort and the fight back to restrict Zimbabwe to a total the team believed it could chase] We could have chased. As I mentioned earlier, our bowlers did really well. As a batting (unit) we should take responsibility, we should be able to chase totals like this. [On the team's decision-making with DRS reviews, following difficulties with reviews in the Test match and again in the ODI, and whether it is an area that needs improvement] Obviously we will talk about it, but sometimes we need to trust the bowler and the umpire as well. [On whether the batting performance was disappointing or the conditions made the chase difficult] Obviously disappointing. It's very good wicket, very decent wicket to bat on here. We actually made silly mistakes. So hopefully we will overcome from here. [On the significance of becoming his country's ODI captain for the first time, despite the defeat] it's a proud (moment) for me and proud for family as well. So hope it will continue.
- Craig Ervine | Player of the Match: I think obviously getting the win in the end. I think all the work that went into the batting innings, getting the reward at the end with the team getting over the line. Most certainly. I think obviously at this stage you sort of take each game as it comes [On getting a 100 at the age of 40]. It's nice to be in a bit of form, obviously coming off the Australian series, scoring some runs there, and then starting like I did today, I thought was great, and hopefully that can continue. No, it's always special batting with Brendan Taylor. I think he's always had that calm sort of air. And I thought the way he started his innings, I thought was really composed. Didn't get flattered too much, I think with the strike rate and that, and then obviously built up and got the momentum back on our side. [On the conditions] I think at the start it obviously swung around a little bit, a little bit of nip off the seam, and then I think once that sort of worn off, I think we kind of decided that now's the time to sort of up the ante a little bit, and I thought our partnership was really good, especially once the spin came on. I thought we kind of scored quite freely. A couple of times we got a little bit bogged down, but I think with the experience and that, not panicking under pressure and continuing and building a big partnership, which was the difference. [On the small gap between two matches] Certainly, definitely feet up tomorrow.
- Brad Evans: Nice to finish in that way. Tanzid has had the better of us in the last few white-ball series, he's a good player and tough to bowl at. But I think the message we had in the change room was to give your best. You never know what happens in white-ball cricket, the ball flies. Just gave our own and came up best. (On Shanto's dismissal) Nice ball, I don't know why he sent it upstairs. It was nice to come back like that, I just tried to hit the wicket and it paid off. (On the off-field camaraderie) Cricket is all about partnerships: batting, bowling and even fielding. We're great mates in that dressing room, always supporting each other's backs, whenever we bowl or bat, we do it for each other. (on Sikandar Raza's first win as ODI captain) We might have some beers in the change room, but we'll be back in the middle in two day's time.
- 22:35 Local Time, 18:35 GMT, 00:05 IST: Zimbabwe have notched up a massive win. Bangladesh would be gutted. They had Zimbabwe on the ropes when they started bowling. But Taylor and Ervine rebuilt it and managed to help their team get beyond 270. Bangladesh with the bat never were in the chase with the bat barring the first 10 overs. Post that they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and in the end fell short by a huge margin. Evans was the pick of the bowlers and picked up four wickets. The spinners - Raza and Muzarabani - also snared up 2 wickets apiece. Bangladesh will want to go back to the drawing board as far as their batting is concerned. Zimbabwe will welcome the points and the massive face lift to their NRR.
- Over 34 · 5 runs (0 4 1 W) · 1 wkt
- 33.4WBrad Evans to Mustafizur Rahman, out Caught&Bowled!! Slower one, angled in, Mustafizur Rahman looks to clip it and gets a leading edge. The ball lobs back to the bowler. Easy take. That was at the sticks, Mustafizur Rahman wanted to close the face of the bat and spooned a leading edge. Brad Evans finishes with a four-fer. Massive win for the Zimbabwean team as they win by 99 runs. Mustafizur Rahman c and b Brad Evans 6(6) [6s-1]
- Brad Evans to Mustafizur Rahman, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!
- 33.31Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, fuller length delivery, angled in, Taskin Ahmed slaps that down to mid-off. Gets a single
- 33.24Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, fuller length delivery, angled in, Taskin Ahmed got under the ball and lofts it over mid-off. That was a slower ball from the bowler and Taskin Ahmed sliced it over mid-off
- 33.1•Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, no run, banged in short, angled in, Taskin Ahmed ducks under it and lets it go
- Brad Evans [6.0-1-40-3] is back into the attack
- End of over 33 · 6 runs (W 0 0 0 6 0) · 1 wktBAN 167/9Mustafizur Rahman 6(5) · Taskin Ahmed 11(10) · Sikandar Raza 7-0-28-2
- 32.6•Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, angled in, flatter one, Mustafizur Rahman nudges the ball down to mid-wicket
- 32.56Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, SIX, good connection! Lofted over long-on as that was tossed up outside off
- 32.4•Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, angled in, flatter, stabbed down to square leg
- 32.3•Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it down into the off-side
- 32.2•Sikandar Raza to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, Mustafizur Rahman defends it
- Mustafizur Rahman, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 32.1WSikandar Raza to Rishad Hossain, out Caught by Wellington Masakadza!! The break has done it. Zimbabwe have the man who was playing the shots. That was a tossed up delivery, Rishad Hossain looks to heave it and finds the man at long-on. That was outside off, tossed up, Rishad Hossain gets under the ball and launches it down to the fielder. Easy take running forward. The writing is on the wall now. Rishad Hossain c Wellington Masakadza b Sikandar Raza 23(33) [4s-4]
- Sikandar Raza to Rishad Hossain, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- Sikandar Raza [6.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack
- Drinks. Bangladesh are staring at a loss. But they arer still fighting. Rishad Hossain wants to wield his willow here.
- End of over 32 · 17 runs (4 4 4 4 0 1)BAN 161/8Rishad Hossain 23(32) · Taskin Ahmed 11(10) · Newman Nyamhuri 6-1-56-1
- 31.61Newman Nyamhuri to Rishad Hossain, 1 run, fuller length delivery, well wide outside off, driven down to deep cover for a single
- 31.5•Newman Nyamhuri to Rishad Hossain, no run, short again, close to the body, Rishad Hossain looks to cut and misses
- 31.44Newman Nyamhuri to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, four fours. Changed his angle, came from round the wicket, dropped it short, wide outside off and smacked off the back foot wide of cover for a four. Rishad on fire
- 31.34Newman Nyamhuri to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, angled across, shortish delivery, outside off, Rishad Hossain waits on it and steers the ball down to third man for a four. That was well placed by Rishad Hossain. Playing the field here
- 31.24Newman Nyamhuri to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, four more. That was short again, outside off, Rishad Hossain got into position and pulled it wide of long leg. The fielder tried to run to the ball but that was still well wide of him. 8 off the first 2 balls
- 31.14Newman Nyamhuri to Rishad Hossain, FOUR, short ball, no venom, well outside off and pulled over square leg for a four. That was smacked
- Newman Nyamhuri [5.0-1-39-1] is back into the attack
- End of over 31 · 3 runs (0 0 1 1 1 0)BAN 144/8Taskin Ahmed 11(10) · Rishad Hossain 6(26) · Blessing Muzarabani 8-0-23-1
- 30.6•Blessing Muzarabani to Taskin Ahmed, no run, on a length, stabbed back to the bowler
- 30.51Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, 1 run, angled in, tucked down to long leg for a single
- 30.41Blessing Muzarabani to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, got into an awkward position. That was at his body, the batter fends it down to long leg for a single. The deep fielder mops it up
- 30.31Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, 1 run, angled in, short ball, pulled down to long leg for a single
- 30.2•Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, no run, on a length, outside off, patted down to cover
- 30.1•Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, no run, banged in short, Rishad Hossain archs back to upper cut it. The ball lands short of the man at deep third man
- End of over 30 · 9 runs (0 1 0 4 4 0)BAN 141/8Taskin Ahmed 10(8) · Rishad Hossain 4(22) · Brad Evans 6-1-40-3
- 29.6•Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, no run, short, outside off, Taskin Ahmed backs away and lets it go to the keeper
- 29.54Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, banged in, not too short, Taskin Ahmed archs back and pulls that into the deck delivery over mid-wicket for a four
- 29.44Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, fuller length delivery, angled in, Taskin Ahmed gets under the ball and lofts it. The ball lands short of the deep cover fence
- 29.3•Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, no run, banged in short, Taskin Ahmed ducks and lets it go awkwardly
- 29.21Brad Evans to Rishad Hossain, 1 run, short, at the ribs, the batter mistimes the pull down to square leg for a single
- 29.1•Brad Evans to Rishad Hossain, no run, short ball, angled in, Rishad Hossain looks to pull and mistimes it. The ball landed short of the man at square leg
- End of over 29 · 3 runs (0 0 1 0 0 2)BAN 132/8Taskin Ahmed 2(4) · Rishad Hossain 3(20) · Blessing Muzarabani 7-0-20-1
- 28.62Blessing Muzarabani to Taskin Ahmed, 2 runs, fuller length delivery, just outside off, the batter backs away and lofts it over cover. The fielder slides and tackles it. They get a brace as the third umpire felt the fielder managed to pull it back
- Boundary check. Tough one for the third umpire.
- 28.5•Blessing Muzarabani to Taskin Ahmed, no run, angled across, short ball, rears up and Taskin Ahmed shoulders arms
- 28.4•Blessing Muzarabani to Taskin Ahmed, no run, on a length, nips in, Taskin Ahmed looks to defend and the ball beats the inside edge. Goes over the sticks
- 28.31Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, 1 run, short, Rishad Hossain archs back and upper steers it. The man at third man runs to his right and stops it. They get a single
- 28.2•Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, no run, tucks the ball down to mid-on as it angled in
- 28.1•Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, no run, short ball, outside off, Rishad Hossain rides the bounce and stabs it down to point
- End of over 28 · 0 runs (W 0 0 0 W 0) · 2 wktBAN 129/8Taskin Ahmed 0(1) · Rishad Hossain 2(17) · Brad Evans 5-1-31-3
- 27.6•Brad Evans to Taskin Ahmed, no run, angled in, on the pads, Taskin Ahmed looks to tuck it and misses
- Taskin Ahmed, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 27.5WBrad Evans to Shoriful Islam, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! Shoriful has been bounced OUT and Bangladesh are falling in a heap now - banged in short and at the stumps as the left-hander backed away, Shoriful still went ahead with the pull, doesn't get on top of the bounce - a massive top-edge and it's a simple catch to Bennett in the deep, at mid-wicket. Shoriful Islam c Brian Bennett b Brad Evans 0(4)
- Brad Evans to Shoriful Islam, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 27.4•Brad Evans to Shoriful Islam, no run, beaten, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander - Shoriful has a spar at that and misses
- 27.3•Brad Evans to Shoriful Islam, no run, just short of cover, pitched up and inviting Shoriful into the drive, he does so with hard hands and nearly offers another catch to Marumani
- 27.2•Brad Evans to Shoriful Islam, no run, banged in short and at the stumps, came from round the wicket and had Shoriful ducking under it
- Shoriful Islam, left handed bat, comes to the crease
- 27.1WBrad Evans to Nurul Hasan, out Caught by (sub)Tadiwanashe Marumani!! Whipped and it's whipped right down deep backward square leg's throat - a loose shot and Bangladesh have lost their 7th wicket now. Was a back of a length delivery on the hips and was there to be put away - but Nurul got too far inside the line and then timed it so well that it carried all the way to the substitute fielder - Marumani watches it close, slides forward, goes with soft hands and completes the catch. Nurul Hasan c (sub)Tadiwanashe Marumani b Brad Evans 5(8)
- Brad Evans to Nurul Hasan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- Brad Evans [4.0-0-31-1] is back into the attack
- End of over 27 · 2 runs (1 0 wd 0 0 0 0)BAN 129/6Rishad Hossain 2(17) · Nurul Hasan 5(7) · Blessing Muzarabani 6-0-17-1
- 26.6•Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, no run, another bouncer from Muzarabani - Rishad ducks under and lets it go
- 26.5•Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - punched off the back-foot to cover-point
- 26.4•Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, no run, short of a good length and at the stumps - Rishad hops across and defends it to the on-side
- 26.3•Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, no run, banged in short and at the right-hander, kept coming back at the right-hander - Rishad watches it closely, drops his gloves and sways away from the line
- A slip in place
- 26.3wdBlessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, wide, Muzarabani loses his line and spills one down leg, called as a wide
- 26.2•Blessing Muzarabani to Rishad Hossain, no run, half-an-appeal for LBW, but this looked high and leg-sided - angled back into the right-hander and struck him around the back thigh
- 26.11Blessing Muzarabani to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - tucked past square leg for a single
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