New Delhi. Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 3 runs in the 28th match of the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh won the thrilling match that lasted till the last over. Zimbabwe had a target of 151 runs but the team could score only 147 runs. Sean Williams played the highest innings of 64 runs for Zimbabwe.
Earlier, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Bangladesh scored 150 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted over. Najmul played the highest innings of 71 runs for Bangladesh. Mujarbani and Nagarwa took 2 wickets each for Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe’s innings, Sean Williams’ half-century
Chasing the target of 151 runs, Zimbabwe’s only batsman Sean Williams was seen struggling. He played an innings of 64 off 42 balls to take the match to an exciting turn but was unfortunately run out on the score of 64. Apart from Sean Williams, Ryan Burle scored 27 runs. For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed dismissed 3 players while Mosaddek Hossain and Rahman dismissed 2 players each.
Zimbabwe lost in the thrill of the last over
Zimbabwe needed 16 runs in the last over but the team could manage only 12 runs. However, the last over has been a dramatic one. Ryan Byrne took a run off the first ball. Brad Evans is out on the second ball. On the third and fourth balls, Nagarwa made Zimbabwe’s comeback with fours and sixes, but on the 5th ball he was stumped. Stumped on the last ball too but due to a no ball Zimbabwe got another chance but missed out on a four.
Bangladesh’s innings, Najmul’s half-century
Batting first, Bangladesh scored 150 runs for the loss of 7 wickets on the back of Najmul Hossein’s 71 runs and set a target of 151 runs in front of Zimbabwe.
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladesh did not have a good start and lost their first wicket at the score of only 10. Soumya Sarkar became a victim of punishment without scoring any runs. Soon the team got a second blow when Liton Das became the second victim of the personal score of 14 runs. Najmul and Shakib shared a good 54-run partnership for the third wicket but Shakib was dismissed for 84. He was walked by Sean Williams on a personal score of 23 runs.
It is a do or die match for Bangladesh as they are currently at number four in the points table with 2 points while Zimbabwe’s team is boosted by a thrilling 1-run win against Pakistan and they have the first time to reach the semi-finals. have a chance. At present, Zimbabwe’s team is at number three after India and South Africa with 3 points.
Looking at the recent performance, Zimbabwe seems to have the upper hand. The way the team defended the small score of 130 runs against Pakistan, the morale of the team has increased. If Zimbabwe manages to register a win here, then within a few hours the team will become number one in Group 2.
Bangladesh has the upper hand in head to head
Talking about the head to head matches between the two countries, Bangladesh has the upper hand. Both the teams have now met 19 times in level T20I cricket out of which Bangladesh has won 12 times while Zimbabwe has won only 7 times. But the recent performance is the opposite.
Bangladesh Playing XI
Najmul Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das (wk), Shakib Al Hasan (c), Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmood, Mustafizur Rahman.
Zimbabwe Probable Playing XI
Wesley Madhevere, Craig Irvine (c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Regis Chakaba (wk), Ryan Burl, Tendai Chatar, Brad Evans, Richard Nagarwa, Blessing Mujarbi.