Sports / Cricket
Cricket: Tamim Leads Bangladesh to Series Win
12 Dec 2010 at 15:23hrs | Views
CHITTAGONG - Having blanked New Zealand 4-0 last month, Bangladesh's Tigers went no to thrash Zimbabwe by six wickets to take the five-match series 3-1.
Topscorer of the match, opener Tamim Iqbal smashed a swashbuckling 95 off only 96 balls to lead the charge for victory for the Tigers, past Zimbabwe's modest 188-6 with seven overs to play.Tamim narrowly missed what would have been his fourth one-day century.
Tamim survived a few anxious moments at the early part of his innings and had one clear let-off when Christopher Mpofu dropped a sharp return catch with him on 24.
He never looked back after that, however, and again exploded with some powerful driving.
Tamim struck six sixes in his 154 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo and surpassed that mark in the 29th over of the innings with a six off Dabengwa through long on.
He attempted another long bomb off the next ball but fell short as Graeme Cremer dived to take a catch at deep midwicket and deny him a deserved century.
It ended his 136-run second wicket partnership with Zunaed Siddique, who finished on an unbeaten 56.
Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim took a single off Dabengwa, taking the hosts to 189-4, which gave Bangladesh their sixth series win over Zimbabwe on home soil in the past six years.
Zimbabwe took a surprise lead in the series with a nine-run win in the first game, but Bangladesh bounced back to win the next two games by six wickets and 65 runs. The fourth one-dayer was called due to wet outfield from overnight rain.
Zimbabwe had a disastrous start to the final game when, after choosing to bat first, they lost a wicket off the first delivery with opener Brandon Taylor suffering a freakish run out.
Some tight bowling from paceman Mashrafee Mortaza, who finished with 2-25, left them reeling at 21 for three before Tatenda Taibu and Craig Ervine staged a recovery with a 96-run stand.
Taibu made 64 for before falling victim to Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh's most successful bowler with 3-58.
Junaid Siddique came in after the fall of the first wicket in the very first over and batted until the end to ensure Tigers' victory with an unbeaten 56.
Topscorer of the match, opener Tamim Iqbal smashed a swashbuckling 95 off only 96 balls to lead the charge for victory for the Tigers, past Zimbabwe's modest 188-6 with seven overs to play.Tamim narrowly missed what would have been his fourth one-day century.
Tamim survived a few anxious moments at the early part of his innings and had one clear let-off when Christopher Mpofu dropped a sharp return catch with him on 24.
He never looked back after that, however, and again exploded with some powerful driving.
Tamim struck six sixes in his 154 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo and surpassed that mark in the 29th over of the innings with a six off Dabengwa through long on.
He attempted another long bomb off the next ball but fell short as Graeme Cremer dived to take a catch at deep midwicket and deny him a deserved century.
It ended his 136-run second wicket partnership with Zunaed Siddique, who finished on an unbeaten 56.
Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim took a single off Dabengwa, taking the hosts to 189-4, which gave Bangladesh their sixth series win over Zimbabwe on home soil in the past six years.
Zimbabwe took a surprise lead in the series with a nine-run win in the first game, but Bangladesh bounced back to win the next two games by six wickets and 65 runs. The fourth one-dayer was called due to wet outfield from overnight rain.
Zimbabwe had a disastrous start to the final game when, after choosing to bat first, they lost a wicket off the first delivery with opener Brandon Taylor suffering a freakish run out.
Some tight bowling from paceman Mashrafee Mortaza, who finished with 2-25, left them reeling at 21 for three before Tatenda Taibu and Craig Ervine staged a recovery with a 96-run stand.
Taibu made 64 for before falling victim to Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh's most successful bowler with 3-58.
Junaid Siddique came in after the fall of the first wicket in the very first over and batted until the end to ensure Tigers' victory with an unbeaten 56.
Source - Byo24
