Tigers seal ODI series 3-0 against Zimbabwe

Bangladesh clinched the five-match Bashundhara Cement ODI series beating Zimbabwe by 124 runs in the third match at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur  Wednesday.
Chasing a target of mammoth 298 runs, the visiting side were bundled out for 173 runs in 39.5 overs.
For Zimbabwe, skipper Elton Chigumbura scored not out 53 runs off 46 deliveries with four fours and two sixes while Brendan Taylor made 28 runs facing 40 balls with five fours.
Arafat Sunny was the most successful bowler for the Tigers capturing four wickets for 27 runs in 8.5 overs.
Besides, captain Mashrafe Mortaza and Rubel Hossain took two wickets each conceding 20 and 22 runs respectively.
Earlier, sent in to bat first, Bangladesh scored 297 runs for six wickets in the stipulated 50 overs.
The Tigers made a good start as Tamim Iqbal and Anamul Haque contributed 121 runs in 25.5 overs in the opening stand before Tamim was run out by Hamilton Masakadza off Brendan Taylor.
It was a slower ball on leg stump and Tamim worked it away towards deep midwicket. The two openers were running for a second run that could have been completed easily had Tamim not dropped his bat just short of reaching the bowler's the end or his feet not been in the air before the bails were dislodged.Tamim scored 40 runs off 63 balls with two fours and a six.
After the departure of Tamim, number three Mominul Haque (15) was caught by Timycen Maruma off H Masakadza at 160 for 2 in 33.4 overs.
The highest scorer for home side, Anamul Haque fell victim of nervous ninety after scoring 95 runs off 120 balls with nine fours before caught by Shingi Masakadza off Tafadzwa Kamungozi with team score at 167 for 3 in 35.1 overs.   Later, he was adjudged man of the match, according to a news agency.