Bangladesh lost to Zimbabwe in a breathtakingly dramatic match.
Opener Nazmul Hossain Shanto batted brilliantly. Pacer Taskin bowled a great ball.
Bangladesh won by 3 runs with the brilliant performance of these two stars.
source
The Tigers won the toss and batted first, losing 7 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs and scoring 150 runs in Brisbane's Gaboy.
In response, Zimbabwe stopped at 149 runs for 9 wickets on the balls of Taskin-Mostafiz.
The last over was a tense affair. Where Bangladesh won.
Shakib gave the last over to Mosaddek.
Evans returned with a catch on the boundary off the second ball (2 runs).15 runs needed from 4 balls. Garava went on strike. At this moment the boundary came from the leg bye. Garava hits a huge six on the next ball. Sohan stumped Garava on the next ball. 5 runs needed from the last ball.
The batter could not touch the bat with that ball. But in excitement, Sohan broke the stump before the ball touched the bat. A no-bowl decision comes on review.
source
Need 4 runs from 1 ball to win. Even with that ball Mujarabani could not get a run. Excitement erupted among the Bangladesh supporters of the gallery.
Zimbabwe kept the wheel of runs going despite losing one wicket after another. That's why Irvin's team kept hope of victory even after losing 4 wickets for 35 runs.
The African team reached 100 in the 16th over. The first 50 came off 50 balls with the loss of 4 wickets. The second 50 came off 43 balls with the loss of 1 wicket.
Shaun Williams alone brought the team to this stage. He made a partnership of 34 runs with Regis Chakava.
When Taskin broke that pair, Williams formed a pair of runs with Ryan Burl.
40 runs needed in the last three overs to win. Shakib gave the ball to the young pacer Hasan Mahmud as Taskin and Mostafiz finished their quota in 4 overs.
Shaun Williamson completed his personal half-century in that over. The middle order scored 50 runs off 37 balls with 5 boundaries.
Hasan gave 14 runs from that over. As a result, 26 runs were required from 12 balls. Shakib took the ball in his hands to win the team.
Despite digesting the boundary in that over, Shakib returned Shaun Williams with a great runout. Williams returned to 64 off 42 balls.
9 runs from Shakib's over. 16 runs needed in the last over. Ryan Berl on strike.
Mosaddeq gave away 12 runs and took a wicket in the last over. Bangladesh won by 3 runs.
Comments
r2cornell
junior182


