25 January 2005	Tuesday	14 Zilhaj 1425

CHITTAGONG, Jan 24: Captain Tatenda Taibu and Barney Rogers struck half centuries to lead Zimbabwe to a 31-run victory over Bangladesh in the second one-day international on Monday.

Taibu was unbeaten on 64 and opener Rogers made 66 to lift Zimbabwe to 237 for five in their 50 overs after they had struggled to 99 for four. Bangladesh were dismissed for 206 despite a 90-run stand between Nafis Iqbal (58) and captain Habibul Bashar, leaving Zimbabwe 2-0 up in the five-match series.

Man-of-the-Match Rogers followed up his batting with the wickets of Manjural Islam Rana (16) and Khaled Mahmud (one). Bangladesh lost opener Rajin Saleh for six and Aftab Ahmed (15) soon followed.

The third-wicket stand between Iqbal and Bashar (44) took Bangladesh to 130 but the pair were dismissed in successive deliveries. Enamul Haque junior was then run out for nought to end the match, leaving Khaled Mashud unbeaten on 23.

Zimbabwe made a poor start after choosing to bat, losing Stuart Matsikenyeri to the first ball of their innings when he was run out by Aftab Ahmed. Rogers put on 86 with Dion Ebrahim before the latter was caught by Haque, making his one-day debut, off spinner Khaled Mahmud for 26.

The wickets of Hamilton Masakadza, Haque's first one-day scalp when he was stumped by wicket keeper Mashud, and Rogers quickly followed to leave Zimbabwe in trouble at 99 for four. Brendan Taylor made 31 but it was the unbeaten sixth-wicket partnership of 84 between Taibu and Elton Chigumbura (30) that lifted Zimbabwe to a respectable total.

SCOREBOARD



ZIMBABWE



S. Matskinyeri run out                     0



B. Rogers c and b Haque                    66



D. Ebrahim c Haque b Mahmud                26



H. Masakadza st Mashud b Haque             3



B. Taylor c Mortaza b Saleh                30



T. Taibu not out                           64



E. Chigumbura not out                      32



Extras (b1, lb4, w8, nb3)                  16



Total (for five wkts, 50 overs)            237



Fall of wkts: 1-0, 2-86, 3-90, 4-99, 5-153



Bowling: Mortaza 9-1-42-0, Baisya 6-0-33-0, Mahmud 8-0-35-1, 
Rana 9-0-46-0, Haque 10-0-37-2, Saleh 8-0-39-1.



BANGLADESH



Rajin Saleh c sub (Sibanda) b Mpofu        6



Nafis Iqbal lbw b Hondo                    58



Aftab Ahmed c Taibu b Panyangara           15



Habibul Bashar run out                     44



Mohammad Ashraful c Taylor b Utseya        13



Manjural Islam c Masakadza b Rogers        16



Khaled Mahmud c and b Rogers               1



Khaled Mashud run out                      23



Mashafe bin Mortaza b Mpofu                17



Tapash Baisya c Taibu b Hondo              3



Enamul Haque not out                       0



Extras (b2, lb2, w5, nb1)                  10



Total (47.1 overs)                         206



Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-40, 3-130, 4-130, 5-160, 6-161, 
7-165, 8-192, 9-205.



Bowling: Panyangara 8-0-22-1, Mpofu 5.1.-0-19-2, Hondo 10-0-52-2, 
Rogers 10-0-55-2, Matsikenyeri 4-0-17-0, Utseya 10-1-37-1.



Man- of-the- Match: Barney Rogers (ZIM)



Umpires: Asad Rauf (PAK) and Mahbubur Rahman (BAN)



TV Umpire: Nadir Shah (BAN)



Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama (SRI). -Agencies