Date: Aug 05, 2022 Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
VS
303/2 (50.0)
307/5 (48.2)
Toss: Toss won by Zimbabwe
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (ZIM) and Langton Rusere (ZIM)
TV umpire: Christopher Phiri (ZIM)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
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COMMENTARY
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 5 wickets | Vs 1st ODI match
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That is all from this match. A thriller to start the series. Zimbabwe go 1-0 up. Bangladesh will hope to level the series in the second ODI as they will meet on 7th August at 12.45 pm IST (7.15 am GMT). Do join us early for the build up. Till then, goodbye and cheers!
Regis Chakabva, the skipper of Zimbabwe says it's good to get the win but credit to Sikandar Raza and Innocent Kaia. Adds that they did well with the ball in the first half but they let it go a little bit in the middle phase but came back strong in the final phase. Shares that they could not have asked for a better partnership. Mentions that they would hope for a better start with a bat but all in all it was a good game.
Sikandar Raza is the Player of the Match for his match-winning knock. He says it was a brilliant partnership with Innocent Kaia and a much needed one to chase this huge score. Adds that the senior players are stepping up and are helping the young players to flourish. Says that he and Kaia had in mind to stay till the deep and that couple give them a chace to win.
Tamim Iqbal, the skipper of Bangladesh says that he felt they were 15-20 runs short and didn't think it was enough. Adds that they had to bat the first 10 overs like a Test match and after that, the pitch got better to bat. Shares that they have been dropping catches for a while and someday it was going to cost. It happened today. Informs that Litton Das is out of the series due to injury and he will check on others later.
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Earlier in the day, after being inserted to bat first, a combined batting performance saw Bangladesh get over the 300-run mark. It seemed like they would score above the 320-run mark but Zimbabwe pulled things back well in the end. In reply, the start was horrendous for the hosts but tons from Kaia and Raza saw them over the line.
Bangladesh began brilliantly with the ball but that is about it. It all went downward for them after that. They bowled poorly and the fielding was even worse. The dropped catches have cost them big time and that is the reason why they lost. They’ll be very disappointed with how things went about in the second innings.
Then came the game winning partnership, the record breaking stand between Innocent Kaia and Sikandar Raza. Both began slowly but accelerated when needed. They added close to 200 with both scoring tons and that completely turned the tide in favor of the hosts. Kaia did fall but Raza continued and he along with Luke Jongwe took their side to the brink of victory. Raza stayed there till the end and took his side over the line.
What a win that is for Zimbabwe! Surely one of their most memorable chases and we are pretty sure the crowd enjoyed every moment of it. They were down and out, to begin with, they lost two in no time. Innocent Kaia and Wesley Madhevere then steadied the ship with a very good partnership. That though was broken just as the two started to flourish.
End of over 49 ( 12 Runs )ZIM 308/5 48.2Mosaddek Hossain to Sikandar Raza. SIX, SIX! A huge roar from Sikandar Raza as he hits the winning runs! What a knock from Raza! Exceptional! This is short and on middle. Raza pulls it all the way over mid-wicket for a biggie. The Bangladeshi players walk to Raza to congratulate him. What a chase this is from Zimbabwe as they win by 5 wickets.
48.1Mosaddek Hossain to Sikandar Raza. no run, Tossed up on middle. Raza pushes it back to the bowler.
End of over 48 ( 5 Runs )ZIM 302/5 47.6Mehidy Hasan to Milton Shumba. no run, Around off. Shumba drops it to covers.
47.5Mehidy Hasan to Sikandar Raza. 1 run, On middle, Raza punches it to long on for a single.
47.4Mehidy Hasan to Sikandar Raza. 2 runs, Shorter and outside off. Raza carves it through point for a couple of runs.
47.3Mehidy Hasan to Milton Shumba. 1 run, On the pads. Shumba bunts it to mid-wicket for one more.
47.2Mehidy Hasan to Sikandar Raza. 1 run, Fuller and on middle, played to long on for a single.
5 wickets down for ZIM. Out batsman is Luke Jongwe 47.1Mehidy Hasan to Luke Jongwe. out, OUT! TAKEN! Luke Jongwe goes after playing a quick cameo! A low full toss around off. Luke Jongwe gets on one knee and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket. Afif Hossain there takes a sharp catch.
End of over 47 ( 13 Runs )ZIM 297/4 46.6Mustafizur Rahman to Luke Jongwe. 1 run, Fuller and on middle. Jongwe guides it to backward point for a single.
46.5Mustafizur Rahman to Luke Jongwe. no run, On a length and on middle. Played to covers.
46.4Mustafizur Rahman to Luke Jongwe. no run, Short one again on middle. Jongwe looks to pull but misses.