Zimbabwe all out, yet about 300 collections

Sports Desk: Regis Chakava played a great innings of 74 runs in the opening. Even then, Bangladeshi bowlers controlled Zimbabwe's batting line-up for a long time. That control was lost to a pair of Sikandar Raja and Ryan Burle.

The duo added 112 runs off 60 balls for the sixth wicket. So that the hosts have scored around three hundred. However, in the end, Bangladesh picked up several wickets with the help of Mohammad Saifuddin (3/6) and Mostafizur Rahman (3/56). With 3 balls left in the innings, Zimbabwe were all out for 296 runs. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat in the third ODI of the series at Harare Sports Club. In the first match of the current series, Regis Chakava came down to number five and made the only fifty for the team. In the second match he was dropped to number three. And today the responsibility of starting the innings is on the shoulders of the wicketkeeper batsman. Chakava played the first over in the opening over. However, in the second over made by Saifuddin, he hit a pair of boundaries with a confident shot. He then batted fluently against Mostafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed. Thanks to which Zimbabwe got off to a good start. Bangladesh did not get any success in the first 6 overs.

It looked like Zimbabwe would be able to put up a 50-run stand for the first wicket after almost three years. But Shakib Al Hasan did not allow it to happen in the ninth over. Left-arm opener Tadiwanash brought back Marumani to Bangladesh's first success. Chakava was batting positively from the beginning. At the other end, Marumani was a little shaky. Shakib has taken advantage of that. He tempted Marumani with a sweep shot in a light hanging delivery. And the Zimbabwean left-arm opener has been leg out before stepping into that trap. Before being out, Marumani managed to score 6 runs from 19 balls.

Then, when it seemed that Chakava and Taylor had handled the initial pressure, Mahmudullah hit. Chakava-Taylor made 42 runs in 9 overs for the second wicket. Taylor (26) was caught by Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah broke the tie by playing the 200th match of his career. Chakava then put up a resistance with Dion Myers. Mahmudullah also broke their 61-run stand in the third wicket. Myers, who scored 34 runs, was bowled. Wesley Madwere (3) could not last long.

Unable to understand Mostafizur Rahman's slower, he got the bat and got caught by Shakib at midwicket. After three overs, Taskin Ahmed smiled at the Bangladesh camp by showing the way to the toilet. As he approached the century, Chakava missed the line to flick one of Taskin's great deliveries and went offstump. He hit 74 off 91 balls with 7 boundaries and 1 six. Zimbabwe, who lost 5 wickets for 162 runs, seemed to be stuck once again, it seemed then. But Raja and Burl changed all counts for the sixth wicket. They took the team ahead with four-sixes. In the end, Mostafiz broke the 120-run partnership in the 47th over. Raja, who scored 56 runs off 54 balls with 6 fours and 1 six, was caught in the swing of Cutter Master. Mohammad Saifuddin took three wickets in the 49th over.

That's why it was not possible to touch three hundred in Zimbabwe. Saifuddin caught Ryan Burle (59 off 43 balls with four fours and sixes) in the second ball of the over and bowled Donald Tiripano (0) in the third ball. Even if it is not, this fast bowler bowled Tendai Chatara (1) at the end of the over. In the third ball of the next over, Mostafiz bowled Blessing Mujarbani (0) and stopped three hundred before Zimbabwe.