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KHULNA, Nov 30: Bangladesh, led by an unbeaten 105 from opener Shahriar Nafees, beat Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the first One-day International on Thursday.
Nafees and Aftab Ahmed (60 not out) put on 114 as the hosts reached victory on 186 for one in 45.3 overs. Sean Williams caught and bowled Mehrab Hossain Jnr (13) to break the opening partnership of 72 but Williams missed the chance of getting a second wicket when wicketkeeper Brendan Taylor dropped Aftab on one.
Nafees was adjudged Man of the Match after his third one-day century from 138 balls which included 13 fours and a six.
Earlier, Abdur Razzak with a career-best four for 33 led the Bangladeshi spin attack in restricting Zimbabwe to 184 for nine.
Zimbabwe started confidently with a flurry of boundaries by openers Taylor (38) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (27), who put on 52 but struggled after their dismissals.
Razzak's fellow spinner Mohammad Rafique chipped in two for 35 to become the first Bangladeshi to bag 100 wickets in ODIs.
Scoreboard
ZIMBABWE
B.R.M. Taylor c Ahmed b Rafique 38
S. Matsikenyeri b Razzak 27
S.C. Williams b Rafique 2
C.J. Chibhabha c Mashud b Saqibul 19
H. Masakadza c Mortaza b Saqibul 3
E. Chigumbura b Hossain 31
M.L. Nkala c Mortaza b Razzak 22
G.B. Brent b Razzak 20
R.S. Higgins not out 7
P. Utseya st Mashud b Razzak 6
EXTRAS: (LB-4, NB-2, W-3) 9
TOTAL: (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 184
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-52, 2-63, 3-91, 4-95, 5-100, 6-143, 7-158, 8-178, 9-184.
BOWLING: Mortaza 10-0-42-0, Hossain 9-0-32-1, Razzak 10-1-33-4, Rafique, 10-1-35-2, Saqibul 10-2-30-2, Mehrab 1-0-8-0.
BANGLADESH
Shahriar Nafees not out 105
Mehrab Hossain c and b Williams 13
Aftab Ahmed not out 60
EXTRAS: (LB-1, NB-4, W-3) 8
TOTAL: (for 1 wkt, 45.3 overs) 186
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-72
BOWLING: Brent 10-1-34-0, Ireland 6-0-40-0, Chigumbura 4-1-12-0, Utseya 10-0-42-0, Williams 10-0-26-1, Higgins 4.3-0-29-0, Nkala 1-0-2-0.
DNB: Saqibul Hasan, Habibul Bashar, Mohammad Ashraful, Khaled Mashud, Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain
RESULT: Bangladesh win by nine wickets
UMPIRES: Nadir Shah (BAN) and Suresh Shastri (IND)
TV UMPIRE: Ziaul Islam (BAN)
MATCH REFEREE: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI).—Reuters
