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Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe in the second One-Day International (ODI) at Harare Sports Club to ꩵclinch the series. Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan shined with the bat and guided his side over the line during their chase of 241 ⭕run𝓡s.
Despite the constant fall of wickets from the other end, Shakib kept scoring runs to release the pressure. The left-hander played an unbeaten 96-run knock to help his side record a memorable victory. He smashed eight boundaries during his match-winning performance. Eventually, Bangladesh chased down the target with three wicﷺkets in hand.
For the hosts, Luke Jongwe picked up a couple of wickets for 46 runs in 8 overs. Blessing Muzarabani was the least expensive bowler for Zimbabw🃏e. He gꦉave away only 31 runs in 9.1 overs and picked up a wicket.
Earlier, Zimbabwe posted 240/9 in their allotted 50 overs, thanks to Wesley Madhevere and captain Brendan Taylor. The Zimbab♑wean skipper made 46 runs off 57 balls with the help of 6 fours and a six.
On the other hand, Madhevere scored the top-most 56 runs from 63 deliveries, including six boundaries. Sikandar Raza also made a val🌞uable contribution of 30 runs down the order to take his team to a competitive total.
For the visiting side, Shoriful Islam was the pick of the bowlersꦉ. He claimed 4 wickets for 46 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Bangladesh win with Shakib hitting 96*.
Zimbabwe made it hard for them. Good ODI. 👏
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
| 🇧🇩 won by 3 wickets | | | |
— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv)
Bangladesh win by three wickets 🎉
A stunning🎐 96* from Shakib Al Hasan helps them get an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series!
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🗒️— ICC (@ICC)
Shakib Al Hasan is the hero for Bangladesh – 96* from 109 balls including 8 fours as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 3 wickets and take 2-0 lead in the ODI series.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Shakib AL Hasan has played a Gem of an innings o𒉰f 96* after Bangladesh were 145-6 chasing 241
Bangladesh win by 4 wicke🌺ts and win the series 2-0 with a game to go, 10 more Points for them in World Cup Super League
— Abhijeet ♞ (@TheYorkerBall)
Zimbabwe has shown lot's of spirit. but unlucky it was shakib al hasan masterclass which took us home. Muzurabani is a star.
— Samiul Alam Sami (@SsSamiulSami73)
Well played Shakib al Hasan. Hold on to it till the end and finished the game. Really was Zimbabwe's game but Ban managed to sneak through.
— Kaustubh Mokal (@KaustubhMokal3)
What a victory ✌🔥
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Shakib Al Hasan #96 🔥🖤— Shan Hasan (@ShanHasan16)
Shakib Al Hasan has played a sensational innings (96* )
And wins it for Bangladesh— AlwaysCharanist (@avndec31)