15 March 2004	Monday	23 Muharram 1425

HARARE, March 14: Heath Streak played a captain's innings to lead Zimbabwe to a laboured 2-1 series victory over Bangladesh in the fifth and final One-day International on Sunday.

Zimbabwe won the series decider by three wickets, skipper Streak scoring 31 not out from 54 balls after his team had slumped from 112 without loss to 120 for five.

Bangladesh were dismissed for a mediocre 183, to which Zimbabwe replied with 185 for seven in 42.3 overs. Khaled Mahmud kept Bangladesh in the hunt for a first series triumph in their 18-year history as an international team, taking four for 19 in 10 overs of accurate medium pace.

Grant Flower top-scored for Zimbabwe with 59, while Manjural Islam Rana's 63 led Bangladesh's batting effort. The home side clinched the series 2-1 after the first two matches were washed out.

Scoreboard

BANGLADESH:

Hannan Sarkar c Rogers b Price 59

Manjural Islam Rana c M'yeri b Flower 63

Mohammad Ashraful c Taibu b Price 0

Rajin Saleh run out 21

Alok Kapali c Taibu b Flower 8

Mushfiqur Rahman c Taibu b Flower 3

Habibul Bashar c Carlisle b Brent 2

Khaled Mashud c Hondo b Streak 2

Khaled Mahmud c Carlisle b Ervine 3

Tapash Baisya c Carlisle b Streak 4

Tareq Aziz not out 2

EXTRAS (B-2, LB-2, W-12) 16

TOTAL (all out, 48.5 overs) 183

FALL OF WKTS: 1-105, 2-105, 3-153, 4-155, 5-164, 6-167, 7-168, 8-177, 9-177.

BOWLING: Streak 8.5-1-17-2 (3w); Hondo 3-0-22-0 (2w); Brent 9-1-42-1 (7w); Ervine 8-1-24-1; Price 10-0-38-2; Flower 10-0-36-3.

ZIMBABWE:

G.W. Flower c sub b K. Mahmud 59

B. Rogers c Kapali b Tareq 54

S.V. Carlisle c K. Mashud b K. Mahmud 0

S. Matsikenyeri lbw b K. Mahmud 0

T. Taibu c K. Mashud b K. Mahmud 0

S.M. Ervine b Tareq 1

H.H. Streak not out 31

D.D. Ebrahim run out 11

G.B. Brent not out 14

EXTRAS (LB-2, W-10, NB-3) 15

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 42.3 overs) 185

FALL OF WKTS: 1-112, 2-112, 3-119, 4-119, 5-120, 6-124, 7-157.

DID NOT BAT: R.W. Price, D.T. Hondo.

BOWLING: Tapash Baisya 10-0-58-0 (1nb); Mushfiqur Rahman 6-0-32-0, Tareq Aziz 8-1-35-2 (2nb); Khaled Mahmud 10-1-19-4; Manjural Islam Rana 8-1-35-0; Mohammad Ashraful 0.3-0-4-0. -Reuters