bangladesh beat zimbabwe in 3rd t20i after soumya sarkar heroes at harare ZIM vs BAN

Harare: Soumya Sarkar (2 wickets and 68 runs) helped Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets with 4 balls to spare in the third and final T20 International on Sunday. Zimbabwe batted first and scored 193 runs in the allotted 20 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. In reply, Bangladesh chased down the target in 19.2 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. With this win, Bangladesh won the three-match T20I series 2-1.

Chasing a huge score of 194 runs, Bangladesh got the first blow in the form of Mohammad Naeem (3), who was caught by Mujarbani at the hands of Jongwe. After this, Soumya Sarkar added 50 runs with Shakib Al Hasan (25). Jongwe gave Bangladesh a second blow by getting Shakib flashed at the hands of Musakanda. Then Sarkar and Mahmudullah (34) shared a 63-run partnership for the third wicket. Jongwe then dealt a blow to Bangladesh by getting Sarkar caught out at the hands of Musakanda. Sarkar scored 68 runs in 49 balls with the help of 9 fours and a six.

After this, Shamim Hossain (31 *) helped Bangladesh win the thrilling match with the help of 6 fours in just 15 balls. Blessing Mujarbani and Luke Jongwe got two wickets each for Zimbabwe. Wellington Masakadza had a breakthrough.

Zimbabwe’s top order shines

Earlier, after winning the toss, Zimbabwe got off to a great start by putting up a 63-run partnership between openers Tadivnashe Marumani (27) and Wesley Madhevir (54). Mohammad Saifuddin gave Bangladesh the first success by delivering a clean bowling to Marumani. From here, Madhevir got the support of Regis Chakabwa (48) and both of them added a quick 59 runs for the second wicket.

Chakabwa scored 48 runs in 22 balls with the help of 6 sixes. Soums Sarkar got him out caught by Shamim Hossain. After this, the government did not even allow Zimbabwe’s captain Sikandar Raza to open the account and made a clean bowling. Madhevir became the victim of Shakib Al Hasan scoring 54 runs in 36 balls with the help of 6 fours. Ryan Burle scored an unbeaten 31 in 15 balls with the help of 3 fours and two sixes and took Zimbabwe to a huge score. Soumya Sarkar got two wickets for Bangladesh. Mohammad Saifuddin, Shariful Islam and Shakil Al Hasan got one success each.