Bangladesh won by 91 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Tamim Iqbal
Batter
Bowler
Three wins and all of them with bonus points, Bangladesh are flying at the moment and it is going to be difficult to stop them. Zimbabwe now need to wait for the result of the next game, which will be played between the hosts and Sri Lanka on Thursday (January 25). Tune in for that encounter. That's it from us. Goodbye!
Tamim, Man of the Match: It wasn't the easiest wicket. On this kind of wicket, you need to be patient and cash in on the bad balls. Me and Shakib were going well, but my wicket was the key. I should have batted through and helped get that 240-250 score. It was tough at the start and they were also bowling well. To achieve something like that is always a proud moment (highest run-scorer at a single venue - Shere Bangla National Stadium). I will not leave him (Shakib) alone (chuckles) (referring to the MoM competition).
Mortaza: With the way the wicket played, we thought we could get more. The way Tamim and Shakib batted, it was good. But we lost too many wickets in the middle. He (Mustafizur) has been practising his batting. The confidence was there in the dressing room at the halfway mark. It is very important to keep the momentum and hopefully we can keep going.
Cremer: It was a difficult wicket. All the wickets look similar but play differently. The toss was not crucial. We went about nicely with the ball and in the field. We should have done better with the bat. It was nice to get him (Tamim) out like that. When Shakib and Tamim were going, they could have got more, but we pulled it back. I thought the wicket didn't get us out, we gave Bangladesh a few soft wickets. We can't blame the wicket. It is tough when you lose wickets in the first 10 overs. We enjoyed the tour. Hopefully we will make the final and for that Bangladesh will have to play really well against Sri Lanka.
18:50 Local Time, 12:50 GMT, 18:20 IST: It was never going to be easy, but Zimbabwe made it even more difficult by playing some reckless shots. Masakadza and Mire threw it away, so did Craig Ervine. Sikandar Raza and Peter Moor arrested the slide with a steady partnership, but once that was broken it was one-way traffic. All the Bangladeshi bowlers were among the wickets, Mortaza and Shakib gave them the perfect start - picking four wickets in the first powerplay. The rest then contributed to wrap Zimbabwe for a paltry 125. This is the fourth lowest total that Bangladesh have successfully defended.
Mustafizur to Jarvis, out Caught by Mahmudullah!! Bangladesh win by 91 runs. Jarvis could not resist further. After having hit a boundary off the previous ball, he gets greedy and tries to repeat the shot, the off-cutter takes the splice of the bat and balloons to mid-off, where Mahmudullah claims the dolly. Jarvis c Mahmudullah b Mustafizur 10(19) [4s-1]
Mustafizur to Jarvis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Mustafizur to Jarvis, FOUR, clean strike! Full and on off, Jarvis plants his front leg forward and smashes it straight back past the bowler. Nice clean swing of the bat and he pockets a boundary
Mustafizur to Jarvis, no run, run-out chance missed. Jarvis drives the full delivery to mid-on and called for the single, he sends Muzarabani back once he was halfway down. The fielder fires a wild throw at the bowler's end and allows Muzarabani to survive
END OF OVER 36
4 Runs
ZIM: 121 - 9
1 0 W 2 1 0
Kyle Jarvis
6 (16)
Blessing Muzarabani
0 (1)
Shakib
9-2-34-3
Shakib to Muzarabani, no run, bit too full and on off, Muzarabani pushes it to cover. Plenty of smiles from the Bangladeshi fielders
Shakib to Jarvis, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Jarvis slices the drive off the outer half of the bat square on the off-side
Shakib to Jarvis, 2 runs, flattish and on the pads, clipped to deep square leg and Jarvis wanted two, pushed for it and got it with ease
Blessing Muzarabani, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Shakib to Chatara, out Caught by Sabbir Rahman!! That ends Chatara's fun. He did almost everything right but picked out the best fielder in the Bangladeshi side. Shimmies down the wicket and gets close to the flighted delivery, goes through the line with the loft and places it wide of long-on. Sabbir runs around the circumference and takes it calmly. Chatara c Sabbir Rahman b Shakib 8(13) [4s-2]
Shakib to Chatara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Shakib to Chatara, no run, slower around off, Chatara does not counter for the turn, he prods forward to defend and is beaten on the outside edge. Appeal for caught behind but the umpire is not convinced
Shakib to Jarvis, 1 run, punched to long-on
END OF OVER 35
1 Runs
ZIM: 117 - 8
0 0 1 0 0 0
Kyle Jarvis
2 (13)
Tendai Chatara
8 (11)
Mustafizur
6-3-12-1
Mustafizur to Chatara, no run, dropped? Goes back over the wicket and angles it across off, Chatara goes searching for the ball and gloves it behind. Rahim standing up to the stumps, dives across to his right and spills it. He went with one hand and the ball landed an inch in front of him
Mustafizur to Chatara, no run, back of a length on off, Chatara shuffles around in the crease before getting in line and blocking
Mustafizur to Chatara, no run, nearly! Runs down the wicket and targets cow corner, off-cutter breaks away to beat the outside edge. Not far away from the off-stump