Zimbabwe won by 17 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Sikandar Raza
Batter
Bowler
A win for Zimbabwe to kick off this series. The first two matches are on back-to-back days, and we'll be back tomorrow for the second T20I. Should be another good game. Until then, it's goodbye!
Ervine, Zimbabwe captain: Guys in the middle batted exceptionally. Always want to hit the ground running. It's a quick turnaround. One of the areas today were the extras.
Hasan, Bangladesh captain: Few overs we have to improve in the next matches. 10-15 runs less would be a positive game for us. Thought we could chase it down. A very good pitch. Hope to come back strongly.
Sikandar Raza, Player of the Match: We thought 170-180 would be okay. Had a good start. I wanted to carry on and take it from there. Didn't think it was a 206 wicket. There were couple of instances where the ball stayed low. A bit two paced. After those scary moments with a couple of surgeries, nothing bothers me now.
16:35 Local Time, 14:35 GMT, 20:05 IST: Those death overs made the difference in the end between the two teams. Zimbabwe hammered 77 off the final five overs, while Bangladesh have got just 48. Sikandar Raza exploded with the bat earlier in the day, smashing an unbeaten 65 off just 26 balls. What a knock that was. He took Zimbabwe to a score of 205. Bangladesh had contributions from several players, but couldn't quite get the job done. A word for Ngarava for that tremendous penultimate over.
END OF OVER 20
10 Runs
BAN: 188 - 6
0 L4 6 0 0 0
Nurul Hasan
42 (26)
Nasum Ahmed
0 (0)
Tanaka Chivanga
3-0-28-0
Tanaka Chivanga to Nurul Hasan, no run, in the slot outside off, driven down to long-off. And Zimbabwe win the first T20I by 17 runs
Tanaka Chivanga to Nurul Hasan, no run, swung away to deep backward square
Tanaka Chivanga to Nurul Hasan, no run, no he can't. Swing and a miss. This was right in the slot but Hasan misses out
Tanaka Chivanga to Nurul Hasan, SIX, short of length around the waist, Hasan pulls it away over midwicket. The catch is put down in the deep and it pops over the boundary as well. Can he do four sixes off four
Tanaka Chivanga to Nurul Hasan, leg byes, FOUR, back of a length down leg, runs away fine off the thigh pad as Hasan misses the pull
Tanaka Chivanga to Nurul Hasan, no run, slower yorker outside off, squeeze down the ground
Tanaka Chivanga [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
Nasum Ahmed, left handed bat, comes to the crease
END OF OVER 19
4 Runs
BAN: 178 - 6
0 0 1 1 1 Wd W
Mosaddek Hossain
13 (10)
Nurul Hasan
36 (20)
Richard Ngarava
4-0-43-1
Ngarava to Mosaddek Hossain, out Caught by Milton Shumba!! Ngarava has probably sealed the game with this tremendous over and the icing is the wicket of Hossain now. It's a full toss outside off, Hossain charges down, swings at it, and holes out at deep backward point. Mosaddek Hossain c Milton Shumba b Ngarava 13(10) [4s-1]
Ngarava to Mosaddek Hossain, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Ngarava to Mosaddek Hossain, wide, this time the yorker is outside the marker
Ngarava to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, full toss outside off, Hasan scoops it into the midwicket region
Ngarava to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, four straight yorkers outside off, brilliant bowling. Hossain squeezes it through point
Ngarava to Nurul Hasan, 1 run, another brilliant yorker outside off, Hasan squeezes it to sweeper cover
Ngarava to Nurul Hasan, no run, another one right in the blockhole outside off, Hasan can only squeeze it back down the pitch