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| February 11, 2007 | Sunday | Muharram 22, 1428 |
BD score dramatic win to seal series
HARARE, Feb 10: Aftab Ahmed and Mushfiqur Rahim lifted Bangladesh to a dramatic one-wicket win in the fourth and final One-day International and claimed the series 3-1 against Zimbabwe here on Saturday.
Set a target of 245 to win, Bangladesh were coasting to victory after the pair posted career best scores to put together 132 for the third wicket.
Aftab made 92 in just 77 balls and Mushfiqur, playing the more passive role, hit 57 in 96.
With just 36 runs needed to win and seven wickets remaining the situation looked bleak for Zimbabwe.
But then things went wrong for the tourists as 209 for three n 242 for nine leaving them with three runs off the last pair at the wicket.
Abdur Razzak and Shahadat Hossain were left to get the team home with Razzak slamming Elton Chigumbura for a straight four to secure the series win.
Zimbabwe's innings was well constructed after they lost two early wickets with Sean Williams (51) and Justice Chibhabha (54) put on 100 for the third wicket. A glut of seven sixes later by Chigumbura who made an unbeaten 77, lifted Zimbabwe to 244 for nine.
Scoreboard
ZIMBABWE:
T. Duffin lbw b Mashrafe 12
V. Sibanda b Mashrafe 5
C.J. Chibhabha c Mashrafe b Razzak 54
S.C. Williams c and b Saqibul 51
F. Kasteni b Shahadat 9
E. Chigumbura not out 77
B.R.M. Taylor b Mashrafe 10
P. Utseya run out 9
A.J. Ireland run out 8
C.P. Mpofu not out 0
EXTRAS (B-1, W-4, NB-4) 9
TOTAL (for eight wkts, 50 overs) 244
FALL OF WKTS: 1-11, 2-22, 3-123, 4-127, 5-144, 6-170, 7-191, 8-230
DID NOT BAT: E.C. Rainsford.
BOWLING: Mashrafe Mortaza 10-0-52-3 (1nb); Tapash Baisya 9-0-47-0; Shahadat Hossain 8-0-46-1 (3nb, 2w); Abdur Razzak 10-0-36-1 (2w); Tushar Imran 3-0-20-0; Saqibul Hasan 10-0-42-1
BANGLADESH:
Tamim Iqbal c Sibanda b Rainsford 30
Shahriar Nafees c Taylor b Ireland 0
Mushfiqur Rahim st Taylor b Utseya 57
Aftab Ahmed lbw b Ireland 92
Saqibul Hasan c and b Mpofu 25
Habibul Bashar run out 14
Tushar Imran lbw b Mpofu 0
Mashrafe Mortaza c Taylor b Rainsford 11
Tapash Baisya c Duffin b Mpofu 0
Abdur Razzak not out 4
Shahadat Hossain not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-1, W-10, NB-2) 13
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 47.2 overs) 246
FALL OF WKTS: 1-3, 2-40, 3-172, 4-209, 5-216, 6-216, 7-238, 8-242, 9-242.
BOWLING: Rainsford 10-2-41-2 (2nb, 2w); Ireland 10-1-51-2 (3w); Mpofu 10-1-52-3 (3w); Utseya 10-0-50-1; Williams 4-0-22-0; Chibhabha 3.2-0-29-0 (2w).—AFP
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