Zimbabwe again crushed Bangladesh. (Photo- Zimbabwe Cricket)
ZIM vs BAN 2nd ODI: Zimbabwe has created history at home. After defeating Bangladesh in the only Test, they have now taken an unassailable lead in the ODI series as well. In the second match of the three-match ODI series played at Harare Sports Club, host Zimbabwe showed a brilliant performance and defeated Bangladesh by 13 runs. With this thrilling victory, Zimbabwe has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. At the same time, Bangladesh team is still waiting for the first win of the tour.
Zimbabwe put 247 runs on the board
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first, but Zimbabwe batted brilliantly. Zimbabwe team scored 247 runs after losing 6 wickets in 50 overs. During this, Ben Curran played an amazing inning and scored 111 runs facing 135 balls. The special thing was that he came as an opener and was not out till the end. At the same time, Brad Evans came and supported him well in the last overs.
Brad Evans faced 38 balls and scored unbeaten 58 runs, which included 2 fours and 5 sixes. At the same time, Sikandar Raza also played an important inning of 33 runs. On the other hand, for Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed and Mehdi Hasan Miraj took maximum 2-2 wickets. Apart from these, Nahid Rana and Rishad Hussain got 1 success each.
Zimbabwe bowlers wreaked havoc
Bangladesh had a good start while chasing the target of 248 runs. Tanjid Hasan kept the team’s hopes of victory alive by playing an excellent half-century innings. At the same time, Tauheed Hridoy also scored 60 runs. At one time Bangladesh had scored 122 runs after losing 2 wickets. But after this the Zimbabwean bowlers bowled amazingly. Richard Ngarava took maximum 3 wickets. Whereas, Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans took 2-2 wickets. Due to which Bangladesh team was all out after scoring 234 runs in 48.1 overs and Zimbabwe won the match by 13 runs.
