Chattogram, Bangladesh: Pacer Takin Ahmed is on fire in the second Twenty20 international cricket match as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe with six wickets with nine balls to spare and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Contributed.
Bangladesh captain Nazimul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to defend, restricting Zimbabwe to 138-7, but Taskin improved to 2-18 on Sunday after 3-14 in the opener. did.
Bangladesh reached 142-4 in 18.3 overs as Towahid Hridoy hit a 25-ball 37 not out.
Mahmudullah sealed the victory with an elegant cover drive to the boundary line, making him unbeaten in 26 of 16 matches.
“The bowlers performed very well this time as well, but it wasn't easy for the batsmen. There are a lot of things we can improve on,” Shanto said.
Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the first match and made no changes in the second T20 match.
Opening pitchers Litton Das and Tanjid Hasan scored 41 points, and Bangladesh seemed to have an easy chase, but Luke Jongwe (2 wins, 35 losses) struggled. Pacer Ainsley Ndlovu, one of Zimbabwe's three substitutes, smashed through the wicket of Tanjid, who had scored a game-winning 67 not out in the first match.
Tanjid was fired on the 18th for failing to properly execute a slog sweep shot.
Jongwe removed Shanto (16) and Das (23) in four balls and Bangladesh were 93-4 in 14 overs when pacer Richard Ngaraba beat Jaykar Ali (13).
Hridoy and Mahmudullah then added 49 points for the win.
Earlier, Jonathan Campbell, son of former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell, hit 24 and 45 on his debut, but Brian Bennett failed to hit 44.
Mahedi Hasan (1-18) and Rishad Hossain (2-33) broke through the mid-order and Zimbabwe lost three wickets, including captain Sikandar Raza (3), for 6 runs and 30 They went from one win to one loss to 36 wins and four losses to 42 losses. 5 days before Campbell and Bennett offered their resistance.
Shoriful Islam claimed Campbell with a late bat, ending a close 73-run contest with Bennett.
“We keep shooting ourselves in the foot and the same situation continues…I just hope we learn eventually,” Raza said. It hurts a lot. ”
The third game is on Tuesday.
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First published: May 6, 2024, 00:01 IST