Bangladesh confined Zimbabwe to 135-8 in 20 overs at the Harare Sports Club Sunday as off-spinner Mosaddek Hossain took his first five-wicket haul in the T20Is.
Zimbabwe won the toss in the second T20I and chose to bat first. Off the very first ball, Mosaddek trapped Regis Chakabva for a duck. Captain Nurul Hasan Sohan took an easy catch behind the wicket.
After Chakabva, Mosaddek also removed Craig Ervine, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams and Milton Shumba. All of them failed to reach double digits.
Mosaddek took five wickets for 20 runs – his best bowling figures in the format. And along the way, he became only the fourth Bangladeshi bowler to take five or more wickets in T20Is.
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However, Sikandar Raza stood firm like a rock. Before falling to Mustafizur Rahman, Raza scored 62 runs off 53 balls. And Ryan Burl was the second-highest run scorer for the hosts (32).
Bangladesh needs to win this match to bounce back in the series. The hosts won the first match by 17 runs and lead the series 1-0. The third and final match of the series will be played on August 2 at the same venue.
Source: United News of Bangladesh