Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Anamul Haque Bijoy revealed Bangladesh were shocked after hosts Zimbabwe chased a high target of 304 runs in the first match of the recently concluded three-match ODI series.
Bangladesh left for Zimbabwe with the aim to play fearless cricket but after dismal performances saw the visitors lose both three-match T20I and ODI series, it seems the Tigers will return home laden with fear.
Bangladesh bowlers finally showed some urgency in the just-concluded ODI series as the visitors picked a convincing 105-run victory against hosts Zimbabwe in the final and third ODI in Harare today.
Bangladesh pacer Ebadot Hossain, scalped two wickets in his just the second over of his ODI debut as Zimbabwe stutter in chase of the total set by Bangladesh.
Slow scoring rate, lack of firepower and inability to convert fifties into centuries once again cost Bangladesh as the Tigers posted a below-par total in the final and third ODI against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club today.
Opener Anamul Haque Bijoy continued his good run of form, picking up his fifth ODI fifty in the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club today.
After a decent opening stand, Bangladesh lost three quick wickets to see themselves in a precarious situation in the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club today.
In their landmark 400th ODI, Bangladesh were asked to bat by hosts Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club today.
Bangladesh’s fast bowling coach Allan Donald informed that he is trying to instill the quality of being streetwise in the Tigers’ bowling unit and mentioned that he sees bowling in the T20 format as a 24-ball puzzle for the bowlers.
Just a day after bagging a fifer to help Bangladesh win their second T20I against Zimbabwe on Sunday, all-rounder Mosaddek Hossain was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as the skipper for the Tigers for the third T20I after skipper Nurul Hasan Sohan was ruled out from the rest of the tour with an injury.
Sikandar Raza struck consecutive fifties in the series to steer Zimbabwe to a fighting total after Mosaddek Hossain spun the home side in deep trouble at the start of the second T20I of the three-match series in Harare today.
Bangladesh gave a strong reply to Zimbabwe after losing the T20 series opener yesterday, with Mosaddek Hossain Saikat running the show in Harare yesterday.
Bangladesh were sent in to field again by Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams, who won the toss for the second game running in the three-match T20I series, on Sunday.
Bangladesh captain Nurul Hasan Sohan said that his side would reply strongly in the second T20I of the three-match series after losing the first game against Zimbabwe today.
Despite the fact that there were few fresh faces in Bangladesh's batting department to provide freedom to the relatively younger players in the first T20I against Zimbabwe, it was a full-strength bowling attack, barring the absent Shakib Al Hasan, that was made to look ordinary in Harare yesterday.
Liton Das became the sixth Bangladeshi to score 1000 runs in T20I during the first of the three-match T20I against Zimbabwe on Saturday.
A new-look Bangladesh were unable to turn their fortunes in T20Is as the Tigers suffered a 17-run defeat against Zimbabwe in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Harare Sports club today.
Zimbabwe batters scored some quick runs in the middle and death overs as the hosts posted a record total in Harare against Bangladesh in the first T20I of the three-match series today.