Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in 1st ODI

Sports Correspondent: Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the opening one-day international (ODI) of a three-match series at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday.

To chase 272-run target set by Bangladesh, visiting Zimbabwe managed to score 243 runs for 9 in the opening ODI.

Earlier, opted to bat first after winning the toss, Bangladesh scored a challenging total of 271 for 8 from their allotted 50 overs.

Brief score:

Bangladesh – 271 for 8 in 50 overs, Kayes 144 , Saifuddin 50, Mithun 37, Mushfiqur Rahim 15, Kyle Jarvis 4/37 and Tendai Chatara 3/55.

Zimbabwe— 243 for 9 in 50 overs, Hamilton Masakadza 21, Cephas Zhuwao 35, Sean Williams 50,  Kyle Jarvis 37, Peter Moor 26, Mehidy Hasan 3/46 and Nazmul Islam 2/38.


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