Mashrafe mauls Zimbabwe bats

Zimbabwe struggled to 89 losing five of their valuable wickets in the process, chasing a target of 298 in the 3rd ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka’s Mirpur on Wednesday evening. Mashrafe bin Mortaza struck twice early followed by another hit by Rubel Hossain to trigger the tumbling in Zimbabwe batting at Sher-e-Bangla Statium. Earlier, Bangladesh made 297 for five, setting the tourists the 298 winning traget. Opener Anamul Haque missed an ODI century for just five runs, raking in 95 while Tamim Iqbal was run out after scoring 40. The visitors won the toss and opted to field first in the 3rd of 5-match ODI series in the afternoon. The Tigers started the game confidently as they are in the driving seat after winning the 1st 2 limited-over matches held in Chittagong, according to a news agency.