Zimbabwe's Ben Curran slams his second ODI ton: Stats
What's the story
Opener Ben Curran rescued Zimbabwe with a stunning ton against Bangladesh in the 2nd ODI at Harare Sports Club. Curran held his fort after the hosts suffered another top-order collapse after being invited to bat. He added 68 runs with Sikandar Raza after Zimbabwe were 66/4. The 30-year-old brought up his second ODI ton, taking Zimbabwe past 200.
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Curran rescues Zimbabwe's sluggish innings
Zimbabwe had another poor start, being reduced to 8/2 within three overs. Curran and Craig Ervine steadied the ship thereafter. However, Zimbabwe were staring at an early collapse at 66/4, losing both Ervine and Wessly Madhevere. While Curran ticked the scoreboard and reached his half-century, Raza then added 68 runs with him. Bangladesh once again claimed successive breakthroughs, cramping Zimbabwe up at 148/6.
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Curran-Evans stand bolsters Zimbabwe
Curran and Brad Evans stitched an innings-defining and unbeaten 99-run stand (79 balls). Curran returned unbeaten on 111 off 135 balls (9 fours), while Evans smashed a counter-attacking 58 off 38 balls (2 fours and 5 sixes). Zimbabwe racked up 247/6 in 50 overs.
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A look at his numbers
As per ESPNcricinfo, Curran raced to his second ODI ton, with each of those coming in Harare. He is yet to play overseas. In just 10 ODIs, the Zimbabwe batter has raced to 469 runs at an incredible average of 58.62. He also has two half-centuries. Overall, this was Curran's third century in List A cricket.