Fit Record – BAN vs ZIM third T20I, Might 07, 2024

Bangladesh 165 for five (Hridoy 57, Jaker 44, Muzarabani 3-14) beat Zimbabwe 156 for 9 (Akram 34*, Marumani 31, Saifuddin 3-40) via 9 runs

Bangladesh noticed off some past due batting fightback from Zimbabwe’s tailenders Faraz Akram and Blessing Muzarabani to clinch the T20I collection within the 3rd sport in Chattogram. They gained via 9 runs on Tuesday, with two fits left to play in Dhaka.

Akram, enjoying simplest his 5th T20I, struck an unbeaten 34 off 19 balls after the guests had crashed to 91 for 8 chasing Bangladesh’s 165 for five batting first. The 54 runs he added with Wellington Masakadza ended up as a brand new Zimbabwe file for the 9th wicket.

Akram’s 34 was once additionally Zimbabwe’s best via a batter at No 10. Muzarabani, who took career-best figures of three for 14 previous, struck two fours when Zimbabwe wanted 21 within the ultimate over. However Saifuddin snuffed out the difficulty with some correct death-over bowling.

Bangladesh undergo for Litton’s scoops

Litton Das selected the strangest collection of photographs to get out within the fourth over. He neglected two lap scoops in opposition to Muzarabani prior to his 3rd successive strive dragged the ball onto his stumps. It’s unclear whether or not Litton, already appearing deficient shape in white-ball cricket this 12 months, is in Bangladesh’s T20 Global Cup squad. This innings is not likely to lend a hand his case.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto too were given out cost effectively, bowled via a little of variation from his reverse quantity Sikandar Raza. Shanto’s loss of footwork can be regarding for the group. The ones can be long-term considerations, but if Tanzid Hasan fell within the 9th over, seeking to slog Faraz Akram, it was once rapid fear. Bangladesh had been soaring round a mediocre run fee, having misplaced their set batter.

Hridoy, Jaker to the rescue

The fourth-wicket pair struck a boundary of their first 3.3 overs prior to Jaker and Hridoy took on Raza for 2 sixes within the house of 3 balls. The primary was once a instantly hit prior to Hridoy hit a larger one into the mid-wicket stands.

Within the fifteenth over although, Zimbabwe passed Jaker a lifestyles when his slog-sweep off Luke Jongwe fell between Johnathan Campbell and Brian Bennett, each having a look at every different because the ball went for 4. Hridoy deposited Masakadza for his 2nd six within the sixteenth over prior to achieving his maiden T20I fifty within the 18th over. Jaker slammed Jongwe for a large six in a while afterwards.

Hridoy’s scoop additionally attached within the penultimate over as Bangladesh approached 150 runs. Litton tried the similar shot 3 times in a row, the 3rd of which was once his dismissal. It confirmed the gulf of distinction in self belief between Litton and Hridoy.

Muzarabani’s very best assists in keeping Zim in hunt

Muzarabani on the other hand brought about a little of anti-climax when his yorker slammed into Hridoy’s leg-stump subsequent ball. It was once a very good supply that pressured itself via Hridoy’s bat and pad as he regarded to swing the ball in opposition to the leg-side. However the dismissal ended an 87-run fourth wicket stand that were given Bangladesh out of a troublesome place within the 9th over.

Jaker fell one ball after Hridoy were given out, as every other Muzarabani complete supply slammed into his stumps. Muzarabani’s 3-14, his very best T20 figures too, helped Zimbabwe stay Bangladesh inside of a tight ranking. It was once additionally praise for a quick bowler who’s correct even if he makes use of permutations.

A well-known top-order cave in

Zimbabwe have now misplaced their first 4 wickets for not up to 50 runs in 3 fits in a row, in Chattogram. Joylord Gumbie mistimed one to 3rd guy within the 3rd over prior to Tanzim Hasan Sakib had Bennett stuck and bowled within the 5th over. Zimbabwe’s powerplay ended with Craig Ervine falling to Mohammad Saifuddin for seven.

What can be maximum regarding for Zimbabwe is Sikandar Raza’s shape. Rishad Hossain were given him stuck in the back of for one on this sport, his 5th consecutive low ranking. It comes at the again of 5 successive fifties since November remaining 12 months.

Akram’s marvel from No 10

Tadiwanashe Marumani fell for a 26-ball 31 prior to Clive Madande too made simplest 11. Campbell, who struck the ball cleanly in his debut within the remaining fit, struck Tanvir Islam for 2 consecutive sixes prior to his strive for the 3rd in a row discovered Litton Das on the deep square-leg boundary.

When Jongwe fell to Rishad within the fifteenth over, the writing was once within the wall for Zimbabwe. Akram struck Rishad for 2 sixes over midwicket later within the over, prior to he discovered two extra fours off Saifuddin within the seventeenth over. Taskin dropped a troublesome likelihood from Masakadza’s height edge within the 18th over, he got here again to concede simply six runs within the penultimate over.

Saifuddin got rid of Masakadza first ball of the remaining over prior to Muzarabani slammed two consecutive fours to scale back the objective all the way down to 13 off 3 balls. There was once on the other hand not more heroism left within the Zimbabwe tail, but it surely was once admirable nevertheless.