Bangladesh beats Zimbabwe in T20 clash
Jan 15, 2016 - 1:04 PM Bangladesh has made a winning start to 2016, cruising past Zimbabwe by four wickets in the first of their four Twenty20 internationals.Zimbabwe rode a 101-run partnership between Hamilton Masakadza and Vusi Sibanda, their highest opening stand in T20s, to pile up 7-163 on Friday.
Bangladesh eclipsed it, reaching 6-166 with eight balls to spare.
Masakadza smashed a fluent 79, equalling his highest score in this format, while Sibanda made 46.
They laid a strong platform, but Zimbabwe faltered near the end, losing five wickets for only 31 runs in the last five overs.
Fast bowlers Mustafizur Rahman and Al-Amin Hossain claimed two wickets apiece.
For Bangladesh, Sabbir Rahman was the highest scorer with 46. Tamim Iqbal chipped-in-with 29.
Legspinner Graeme Cremer took 2-32.
Source: AAP
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