Bennett, Raza seal relief win for Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett's all-round show and Sikandar Raza's unbeaten 72 helped Zimbabwe seal a consolation win in the T20I series against Bangladesh. The visitors won by eight wickets in the fifth T20I to reduce the margin of the series defeat to 4-1. Bennett bossed both powerplays. He struck a blustery 70 in the pursuit after he took two wickets in the Bangladesh powerplay, getting done with 2-20. Raza completed the game with his most memorable 50 years on visit after four low scores. Mahmudullah's 54 kept Bangladesh in shape after they slipped to 15 for 3. It was his last part century this year, as he reinforced his case to be important for Bangladesh's center request for the T20 World Cup. He shared a 69-run fourth wicket stand with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, who likewise showed some structure with his 36. Zimbabwe's bowling, in any case, held the home side under tight restraints, particularly in the initial not many overs when they bowled two lady overs. Bennett strikes early Bennett and Gift Muzarabani smothered Bangladesh during powerplay. Muzarabani got Tanzid Hossain to top edge a trudge in the second finished, before Bennett eliminated Soumya Sarkar and Towhid Hridoy in progressive overs. Sean Willams took the basic catch from a Soumya touch, at point. Hridoy was gotten behind, incapable to accurately pass judgment on the skip of the ball as he went for the square cut. Bennett and Muzarabani likewise bowled a lady each as the home side slipped to 15 for 3 in the fifth over. Mahmudullah revamps Mahmudullah countered Zimbabwe's strength with three fours in the initial four balls he confronted. He began with a breadth, prior to hitting Bennett for a cover drive and getting done with a cut through point. He added 69 runs for the fourth wicket with Najmul Hossain Shanto. Luke Jongwe dropped Shanto on 25 at diminutive third-man after the player miscued a hoick against Wellington Masakadza. Shanto hammered Masakadza for his initial six yet his endeavor at a recurrent off the following ball went directly to Ryan Burl at profound midwicket. Mahmudullah sent off Bennett over lengthy on for his main six, as he added 39 runs with Shakib Al Hasan for the fifth wicket. Johnathan Campbell's splendid running catch from profound midwicket cut off Shakib's 17-ball 21, preceding Muzarabani had Mahmudullah gotten at cover for 54. Bennett breaks on In the wake of dazzling with the ball, Bennett got Zimbabwe off to a flyer with the bat. He struck Mahedi Hasan for two fours in the first finished. He then, at that point, smacked Mahedi for two sixes and a four in his next finished, prior to pounding Saifuddin for two additional fours in the fourth finished. Shakib getting Marumani puzzled in the fifth over dialed back Zimbabwe before Raza pummeled Saifuddin over midwicket for his initial six. Bennett went past his past best in T20Is with a six off Rishad Hossain, prior to arriving at his fifty in the twelfth over. He struck two additional sixes to take his count to five sixes, prior to holing out to Saifuddin for 70 off 49 balls. He additionally struck five fours. Raza makes certain about the pursuit Raza, who upheld Bennett in the 74-run second wicket stand, went on with the successes after the opener's flight. He struck Saifuddin for two fours in the sixteenth over. It left Zimbabwe with 32 required off the last four overs. He arrived at his fifty off 41 balls, arriving at the imprint with a four off a draw. Raza then, at that point, kept Saifuddin for a colossal six over midwicket, following it with a six over lengthy off, and a four. He completed on an unbeaten 72 off 46 balls with four sixes and six fours. Campbell was unbeaten on eight runs, raising a ruckus around town runs in the nineteenth over.