Shakib Star in Bangladesh Draw Series

Bulawayo: Bangladesh drew level the 2-match T20I series with a convincing 34 run win against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Sunday.

Shakib Al Hasan was the man of the match and man of the series.

Chasing 169, Zimbabwe kept losing wickets at regular intervals and never really looked in control of the game. Shakib bowled a remarkable spell, he picked up Taylor and Shingi and then cleaned up the tail as well.

Spinners did the job for the visitors to reduce Zimbabwe to 134 for 9.

Earlier, Shakib Al Hasan was again at the heart of the Bangladeshi innings after the tourists won the toss and opted to bat, following up his 65 on Saturday with 40 from 28 balls.

Shakib shared in an 82-run stand for the second wicket with Tamim Iqbal, who finally found some form in scoring 43 from 30 deliveries.

However Bangladesh were unable to build on the strong foundation provided by the pair, as they went from 86 for one in the ninth over to a par score.

Off spinner Prosper Utseya was the pick of the bowlers for Zimbabwe, opening from the City End and finishing with figures of 2 for 15 from his four overs.

Bangladesh have won the toss and they opted to bat first. Couple of changes in Zimbabwe squad - Shingi Masakadza and shangwe come in, Chatara and Mutombodzi are out. Mutombodzi split his finger yesterday.

Bangladesh also made two changes - Mominul Haque and Robiul Islam. Out - Ziaur Rahman and Sajidul Islam

Teams

Zimbabwe H Masakadza, V Sibanda, SC Williams, BRM Taylor (captain & wk), Sikandar Raza, MN Waller, N Mushangwe, T Panyangara, P Utseya, BV Vitori, SW Masakadza

Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (captain & wk), Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Abdur Razzak, Sohag Gazi, Shafiul Islam, Robiul Islam

Brief scores
Bangladesh: 168/7 (Tamim Iqbal 43, Shakib Al Hasan 40)
Zimbabwe: 134/9 (Sibanda 32, Sikandar Raza 32, Shakib Al Hasan 4-22)
Result Bangladesh won by 34 runs
MOM Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
Player of the match Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 1st Test - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 26-30, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining) 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs

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