Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe in 3rd T20I, win series: Key stats
What's the story
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in the three-match series after winning the 3rd T20I at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. The visitors chased down 144, with Tanzid Hasan Tamim scoring a match-winning half-century. Zimbabwe earlier collapsed after being 107/2 in the 15th over. Only Dion Myers and Brian Bennett scored in double figures for them. In response, Bangladesh managed 144/6. Here are the key stats.
Partnership
Zimbabwe recover after poor start
Batting first, Zimbabwe were off to a poor start, with opener Tadiwanashe Marumani perishing early.
Myers came in and joined forces with Bennett. The duo put together a 71-run second-wicket partnership.
However, Mohammad Saifuddin broke this stand by dismissing Bennett for 47 runs. This left Zimbabwe at a comfortable position of 77/2 after 11 overs, but things soon took a turn for the worse.
Knock
Myers's presence bolsters Zimbabwe despite collapse
Despite Myers's efforts to keep the scoreboard ticking, regular wickets kept Zimbabwe from accelerating in the final overs.
Such was Zimbabwe's misery that Myers and Bennett were the only batters to enter double digits.
The former stayed till the end and was eventually dismissed in the last over. The batter's 73 came off 53 balls and included 7 fours and 2 sixes.
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Third T20I half-century for Myers
This was Myers's third fifty across 40 T20I matches, as per Cricinfo. He has now raced to 710 runs across 37 innings at an average of 20.88. His strike rate is 122.62, with his best score being 96.
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Summary of BAN bowlers
Taskin Ahmed bowled 4 overs and managed 0/16. Mahedi Hasan picked 1/31 from his 4 overs. Mohammad Saifuddin claimed 2/35 from his 4-over spell. Rishad Hossain bowled 4 overs and managed 1/28. Abdul Gaffar Saqlain claimed 1/31 from 4 overs.
Chase
Bangladesh get the job done
Bangladesh did well in their chase. After losing Saif Hassan early on, Tanzid and Parvez Hossain Emon added 55 runs.
Towhid Hridoy walked in and was part of a 63-run stand alongside Tanzid which helped Bangladesh.
Zimbabwe hit back with a few wickets but half-centurion Tanzid shone for his side and helped them win the match.
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How did Zimbabwe's bowlers fare?
Richard Ngarava picked 2/20 from his 4 overs. Blessing Muzarabani was economical. He managed 0/17 from 4 overs. Brad Evans bowled 3.4 overs and picked 2/26. Skipper Sikandar Raza managed 2/38. Meanwhile, Tinotenda Maposa, Ryan Burl and Brian Bennett went wicketless.
Tanzid
13th T20I half-century for Tanzid
Tanzid made 66* runs as his 58-ball knock had one four and four sixes.
Across 53 T20I matches, the Bangladesh opener has now racked up 1,331 runs at an average of 28.21, as per Cricinfo.
This was his 13th T20I half-century (SR: 127.24). This was his 4th fifty across eight games against Zimbabwe.
This includes 300 runs at an average of 50.