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DHAKA, Nov 26: Zimbabwe scored a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the day-night One-day International to make a clean sweep of the three-match series here Monday.
Zimbabwe overhauled a total of 215 in the last over, with notable contributions from opener Dion Ebrahim (84) and captain Stuart Carlisle (55 not out).
Ebrahim, who had slammed a fine 121 in the second match of the series on Sunday, hit 11 fours in his crucial innings of 130 balls.
He was involved in a 107-run first wicket partnership with Grant Flower (40), which put Zimbabwe on the path to victory.
Later, Carlisle saw the team to 219-3 in 49.1 overs with 55 off 92 balls, which included six fours.
Earlier, Bangladesh frittered away a bright start and were bowled out for 215 in 48.1 overs.
Fluent half-centuries by openers Javed Omar (54) and Al Sahariar (59) enabled Bangladesh to post 103 for the first wicket.
But nine batsmen fell in the space of 83 runs before the last-wicket pair of Mohammad Sharif and Mashrafe Mortaza hit a defiant 29.
Fast bowler Heath Streak was Zimbabwe’s most successful bowler with 3-26 from 9.1 economical overs. Spinners Douglas Marillier and Grant Flower claimed two wickets each.
Zimbabwe had won the first match at Chittagong by five wickets and the second at Dhaka by 42 runs.
BANGLADESH:
Javed Omar b Strang 54
Al-Shahriar c Strang b G. Flower 59
Mohammad Ashraful b Marillier 16
Habibul Bashar b Marillier 5
Sanwar Hossain c Carlisle b Streak 6
Khaled Mahmud c Carlisle b Streak 9
Khaled Masud c A. Flower b Streak 0
Enamul Hoque run out 13
Fahim Muntasir c and b G. Flower 0
Mohammad Sharif not out 10
Mashrafee bin Mortuza run out 18
EXTRAS (B-2, LB-11, W-9, NB-3) 25
TOTAL (all out, 48.1 overs) 215
FALL OF WKTS: 1-103, 2-132, 3-143, 4-156, 5-157, 6-157, 7-176, 8-176, 9-185.
BOWLING: Streak 9.1-0-26-3 (2nb); Friend 8-1-36-0 (3w); Olonga 4-0-19-0 (1nb, 1w); Ervine 5-0-28-0 (2w); Marillier 9-0-40-2 (2w); Strang 3-0-20-1; G.W. Flower 10-1-33-2 (1w).
ZIMBABWE:
G.W. Flower c Sanwar b Enamul 40
D.D. Ebrahim c Habibul b Enamul 84
S.V. Carlisle not out 55
A. Flower run out 15
C.B. Wishart not out 5
EXTRAS (LB-6, W-11, NB-3) 20
TOTAL (for three wkts, 49.1 overs) 219
FALL OF WKTS: 1-107, 2-176, 3-210.
DID NOT BAT: D.A. Marillier, H.H. Streak, T.J. Friend, S.M. Ervine, P.A. Strang, H.K. Olonga.
BOWLING: Mashrafee bin Mortuza 10-1-42-0 (2w); Mohammad Sharif 10-0-37-0 (2nb, 2w); Khaled Mahmud 10-1-40-0; Enamul Hoque 10-1-52-2 (1w); Fahim Muntasir 9.1-0-42-0 (1nb, 1w).
RESULT: Zimbabwe won by seven wickets to win series 3-0.
UMPIRES: Jahangir Alam and Sailab Hossain Tutul.
MATCH REFEREE: Hanumant Singh (India).
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Dion Ebrahim.
FIRST MATCH: Chittagong, Zimbabwe won by five wickets.
SECOND MATCH: Dhaka, Zimbabwe won by 42 runs.—AFP/Reuters
