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Tigers finally beat Zimbabwe

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh bounced back strongly with a disciplined effort against Zimbabwe as they won the second game by six wickets to square the three-match series 1-1 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
It was another low-scoring affair and pacer Nazmul Hossain first set the tone by taking three wickets for 28 runs, while man-of-the-match Rokibul Hasan scored a patient half-century which was his fifth in GDI's to script the Tigers victory after two shockingdefeats against the Zimbabweans in a row.
Rokibul kept his composure during an unbeaten 100-ball 52 that featured seven boundaries after Mehrab Hossain's sensible batting as an opener.
The Bangladesh top order recovered from the recent crumble to make 164 for four in 44.5 overs in reply to Zimbabwe's 160-9 in the stipulated 50 overs.
Friday's third game has now virtually turned into a final after Zimbabwe snatched a two-wicket win in the nail-biting first game on Monday at the same venue. In the do-or-die battle yesterday, Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful won the vital toss for the second time and he didn't make the same mistake as he did in the first game which raised huge criticism as this time he chose to field first to allow his pace bowlers to take advantage of the early morning conditions.
Pace spearhead Mashrafe Bin Mortaza bowled brilliantly in his first spell to justify his skipper's decision but it was Nazmul
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FROM PAGE 16 and Rubel Hossain who got the success to annihilate the visitor's top order as Zimbabwe were reduced to 47-6.
While everybody was thinking of witnessing the lowest total in the tournament, Sean Williams and captain Prosper Utseya came up with unlikely resistance as the pair contributed 96-runs which is the highest seventh wicket stand for Zimbabwe in GDI’s.
Left-handed Williams struck his eighth ODI fifty when he made 59 off 89 balls with the help of three fours and a six before falling victim to a run out while Utseya added 38 off 101 balls that comprised two fours and a six.
Chasing a modest target of 161, opener Tamim Iqbal began on a bright note as he came up with his natural aggressive style of play and
added 32 runs in the opening stand with Mehrab. Mehrab returned to his former role as an opener to make 43 off 85 balls, while Tamim threw his wicket away swinging across the line toT Mupariwa. Bangladesh looked set to repeat their fragile top order act when captain Ashraful perished trying to force Ed Rainsford past cover only to reach the safe hands of Utseya for five runs.
, Buj|NJehrab| was ^h^H| joined by Rokibul to repair the damage by associating 52-runs for the third wicket stand before he unnecessarily lobbed left-arm spinner Ray Price to skipper Utseya at short mid wicket.
In-form Shakib Al Hasan was the other batsman dismissed for a 24-ball 22.
Mushfiqur Rahim then finished off the match in style when he went down on one
knee and lofted a slower ball from Tawanda Mupariwa one bounce for four over midwicket and flicked the next ball well over long-on to seal an all important victory for the Tigers.