Match: 1st T20
Toss: Zimbabwe (Bat)
1st Innings
Powerplay: 50-1
Comeback man Mustafizur Raman picks an early wicket, caught brilliantly by Soumya Sarkar.
Regis Chakabva, their go-to-man on the tour flies off to 21*(10).
At Half Way Mark: 91-2
Mahedi Hasan was belted for 18 runs in the eighth over with the help of 2 sixes and 1 four from the bat of Chakabva.
Shakib Al Hasan deceived the other opener to end his run a ball stay of 23.
Innings End: 152-10 (19 overs)
A casual run-out of Chakabva (43 of 22 balls) turned things drastically for the hosts.
3 for Mustafizur, 2 each for Shoriful & Saifuddin and 1 each for Shakib & Soumya saw the collapse of Zimbabwe batters with a below par score on the board.
2nd Innings
Powerplay: 43-0
Bangladesh played out the lanky pacer Blessing Muzarabani in his first spell which read 2-0-6-0.
Mohammad Naim who replaced Tamim Iqbal at the top spot led the run in the powerplay with 25*(18).
At Half Way Mark: 76-0
The two openers powered Bangladesh to a wicket-less phase playing some smart and risk-free cricket.
Innings End: 153-2 (18.5 overs)
Baring two run outs, Bangladesh chased down the target without much hiccups as Naim remained not out on 59 of 48 balls.
Zimbabwe managed a pretty ordinary show in their bowling as none of their bowler could get hold of a wicket.
Result: Bangladesh Win by 8 wickets.
Man of the Match: Soumya Sarkar
2-0-18-1 with the ball, 1 brilliant running catch and a half century of 45 balls with the bat.
Moments of Brilliance:
A spectacular tumbling catch on the boundary line by Bangladesh’s sub fielder Shamim Hossain! He sprinted to his left stretching his arms out and caught a brilliant diving catch, holding his momentum just centimetres inside the boundary line. (Over 17.5 of 1st innings)
Regis Chakabva makes his name in this space more often than not. This time for showing some smart deflection work of run out catching short a surprising Soumya Sarkar. He collected a wide throw from the deep in his right hand and deflected the ball from behind in a Dhoni-like manner. (Over 13.1 of 2nd innings)
Next up:
2nd T20 Match
23rd July
4pm IST
At Harare
Dream XI: Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Dion Myers(vc), Shakib Al Hasan(c), Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Mustafizur Rahman, Blessing Muzarabani, Luke Jongwe, Mohammad Saifuddin
