Zimbabwe put up 187 as Vusi Sibanda, Malcolm Waller shine in 3rd T20I at Khulna

Zimbabwe put up 187 as Vusi Sibanda, Malcolm Waller shine

Zimbabwe post a massive 187 after a rain-delayed start as Vusi Sibanda and Malcolm Waller played wonderfully in the third and penultimate Twenty20 International (T20I) against Bangladesh at Khulna. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat after the toss got delayed due to light drizzle. As the covers went off, Openers Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza went all guns blazing at the Bangladesh bowlers. Bangladesh, who played four debutants in the match today, looked quite helpless as the first few overs went totally in favour of Zimbabwe. The visitors reached their 50 in just 5 overs, making it the team’s fastest half century in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The fireworks went on without interruption till debutant Mohammad Shahid removed Hamilton Masakadza for 20. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe 2016, 3rd T20I at Khulna

Vusi Sibanda kept on hitting big as he scored a 33-ball 44 studded with 6 fours and a huge sixer before departing on a Shakib Al Hasan delivery. Shakib earlier took Richmond Mutumbami, the wicket was of great importance for his career as with this he completed his 400 international wicket and became the sixth player in the world to have 8000 runs and 400 wickets. FULL UPDATES: Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe 2015-16, 3rd T20I at Khulna

After the top order departed, Malcolm Waller and Sean Williams did their bit and took the total from good to huge. Waller hit 49 off 23 and unfortunately missed on his half century narrowly. He hit 2 fours and 4 massive sixes while Williams hit 32 off 26 with the help of 2 fours and a six.

The wicket looked good for scoring and the rain made the outfield even faster which added more to it. Two debutants Abu Hider and Mohammad Shahid did well as Hider took a couple of wickets and Shahid took just one. The other two debatants, Mosaddek Hossain and Muktar Ali remained wicketless. The most successful bowler was Shakib Al Hasan, who took 3 wickets for 40 runs.

Brief Scores:

Zimbabwe 187/6 ( Vusi Sibanda 44, Malcolm Waller 49; Shakib Al Hasan 3 for 40) against Bangladesh

(Paulami Chakraborty, a singer, dancer, artist, and photographer, loves the madness of cricket and writes about the game. She can be followed on Twitter at @Polotwitts)

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