Bangladesh set 158-run target for Zimbabwe
News Desk || risingbd.com
Bangladesh set a target of 158 runs for Zimbabwe in the fifth and last game of the five-match T20 series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday (May 12).
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss and sent Bangladesh to bat first. Bangladesh managed to score 157 runs with loss of six wickets in 20 overs.
Earlier, Bangladesh secured the series by winning three consecutive matches. The hosts won the next match as well.
Now Bangladesh has a chance to whitewash Zimbabwe in the last match.
Bangladesh squad: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Towheed Hriday, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehdi Hasan, Jaker Ali Anik (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Saifuddin, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman.
Zimbabwe squad: Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza©, Clive Madande(wk), Ryan Burl, Johnathan Campbell, Faraz Akram, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava.
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