game, set, match and the series! This is a friendly long-hop, he rocks back to open up the leg side and muscles this short delivery to clear deep square.
Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI at Chattogram, ZIM in BDESH, Oct 24 2018 - Ball by Ball Commentary
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)
Bangladesh's bowlers fought back to restrict Zimbabwe to 246 for 7 after Zimbabwe looked well set to double their 30-overs score of 147 for 2. Mohammad Saifuddin, playing in only his second ODI, picked three wickets to play a key role in bottling up pressure and scything through with the wickets after Brendan Taylor top scored with 75. Then with the chase, Imrul Kayes and Liton Das helped make light work of the chase by putting together 144. Both missed out on richly-deserved centuries, but by then, there was little doubt as to which side was favourite to win. Zimbabwe have a lot of soul-searching to do.
Mohammad Saifuddin is Player of the Match for his three-wicket haul
Mashrafe Mortaza: Winning the toss was crucial. We knew about the dew, but the bowlers were superb. Our openers started very well, this was a good wicket and we knew 270-280 was gettable.
Hamilton Masakadza: Didn't manage to kick on after a good start, credit to Bangladesh's death bowling. We have to grab our chances at this level, their openers batted us out of the game.
Darun: "Feeling a bit gutted for Fazle, getting ducks in his first two ODI's. Knowing the management, they'll probably have Sarkar coming in for him. Hopefully this doesn't mark the end of his international run, he's had tons of experience in domestic cricket."
skids back in from outside off, defended back
nurdles this towards the man coming in from square leg
steps out and works this down to mid-on, he was already three steps outside the crease so completed the run very easily even though mid-on was inside the ring
skids one back in on a length, defended.
too short, he rocks back and slaps this into the wide long-on boundary. Within one more boundary of victory and a series win
drills the drive to cover.
stands tall and defends back.
eased behind point, looks for a single but is sent back
slower length ball outside off, once again he opens the face of the bat to hit this very fine. Heavy dew so the ball just chugs along, the fielder can't stop despite a slide
this time, he plays the delicate little late cut towards third man who is square, so they jog back for the second. Mushfiqur ran right down the middle of the pitch but escaps the umpire's hawkeyes
deflects this length delivery towards point, swift work by the man inside the ring by running to his left.
steers this length delivery behind point for an easy single
How many more overs will these two take?
Naseef: "After mistaking Donald Tiripano for he-who-must-not-be-named I have done myself one better and read Tendai Chataraas "Tendulkar"!! Bless me again."
clears his front leg and eases this with the spin to long-off.
short and angling in towards middle and leg, worked to deep midwicket
eases this with the angle towards midwicket
too much flight, drills this straight to cover.
right in his swinging arc but he slices this lofted hit to sweeper cover.
eased down to long-on for a single, but hey, wait. He has over-stepped. Cardinal sin. Free-hit coming up
tossed up and drifting in from around the stumps, defended back.