Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, 2nd T20I: Live Score and Updates from Bulawayo

Onto the series decider - It's been a tour to forget for Bangladesh across formats, but this win should give the camp a real lift heading forward. For Zimbabwe, the belief will be that one bad day at the office is no reason to hit the panic button. But they have a lot to improve on, especially after a torrid day fielding-wise. With the scoreline locked at 1-1, the decider promises to be a fitting finale to what's been a cracking series so far. Bulawayo hosts the third and final T20I on Sunday, July 19, with the first ball set for 10.30 am GMT. Do join us well before that for all the buildup. Until then, cheers!

The victorious captain of Bangladesh - Towhid Hridoy, about his team's performance, says that both their department, bowling and batting, did really well to show their level, so he is very happy with his team's performance today. In the first innings, Hridoy says that they focused on creating a strong partnership and work on it. In the second innings, he says that the bowlers did well to attack the opposition batters from the first over, which is why they were able to chip in some wickets inside the Powerplay. About concerns of Nahid Rana's injury, he states that it is looking fine and we should expect him to play the final match of the series.

PLAYER OF THE MATCH - MOHAMMAD SAIFUDDIN receives the award for an all-round show in the match. He played a superb cameo of 31 off 10 balls towards the backend of the first innings. And also picked up a wicket in his spell. On his immediate thoughts, begins by giving thanks to the Almighty, saying it's been a while since he last picked up a Player of the Match award in T20 cricket. He adds the win also brings Bangladesh level in the series, and he's clearly delighted with how things have gone. When asked what turned the match Bangladesh's way, he credits the openers first, saying they set the perfect tone at the top. He also praises the bowling unit, singling out Mahedi and Rishad for how well they bowled through the innings. On preparation coming into the game, he says there were plenty of discussions around adjusting to the conditions, pointing out the contrast between the winter chill here and the heat back home. He admits the adjustment wasn't easy early in the tour, but notes the batters finally got it right today.

The captain of Zimbabwe - Sikandar Raza reflects on the defeat. He admits he read the pitch wrongly at the start. He says the ball clearly turned in the first few overs, with even the seamers extracting some bounce off a slow surface, and adds they expected the pitch to ease out for batting before it started gripping more. When asked to sum up the overall performance, he doesn't hold back. He calls himself genuinely embarrassed as captain, and says the fielding had a direct ripple effect on the batting that followed. He credits the bowlers, though, saying that barring the final over, they did an excellent job, restricting Bangladesh to around 158-159 after 19 overs despite the catches going down, which he calls a tremendous effort in itself. He adds that the poor fielding eventually bled into the batting, and that's what shaped the result. On Bangladesh's opening stand, Raza says Zimbabwe never felt the game had slipped away, fielding lapses aside. He notes it wasn't a surface where batters could simply walk in and start swinging, and details that the new batters needed time to settle, and that's exactly why Bangladesh lost wickets in clusters. It was the final over, he says, that ultimately took the game beyond them. Speaking on that costly last over, he calls it a consequence of the fielding through the innings rather than a one-off. He highlights that there were a couple of good deliveries mixed with a couple of poor ones, and points out that Zimbabwe even shelled a catch off the final ball, which he says sums up how poor the fielding was on the day. He admits that conceding close to 30 runs in that over made the chase far tougher but adds that even a target of around 165 wouldn't have changed his view, given how his side fielded. Ends by bluntly stating that that Zimbabwe simply didn't deserve to win this one.

... Time for the post-match Presentation ...

The difference maker - There's no taking away from how well Bangladesh hunted as a pack, executing their plans to near perfection. The two frontline spinners, Mahedi Hasan and Rishad Hossain, shared seven wickets between them, with the pacers chipping in when needed. But as the old saying goes, catches win matches. Zimbabwe shelled six or seven chances across the game, while Bangladesh didn't let a single one slip through their hands. In the end, that was the difference that mattered most.

Lost the steam - Bangladesh carried every bit of that momentum into their defence, and their new-ball attack made it count in style. Zimbabwe were badly dented inside the powerplay, reduced to 21 for 3, their top three gone with the wind. It took them a staggering 14.4 overs to log their first breakthrough with the ball, and with the bat, the middle order offered precious little support. The likes of Raza and Ryan Burl offered brief resistance along the way, and Brad Evans provided one last flicker with a quick-fire surge to keep hope alive. But it was too little too late by then, and his dismissal simply pulled the curtains down on the chase.

Drops, chaos, recovery - Zimbabwe's day in the field was a mess from ball one, catches going down all over the park as Bangladesh raced to a 120-run opening stand. Saif Hassan alone survived five drops, Tanzid one, and both punished the reprieves with half-centuries. Then the game flipped on its head. Sikandar Raza finally struck by bowling Saif, and the floodgates opened. Richard Ngarava grabbed two in an over to further press on, and Brad Evans followed up with two more to have Bangladesh in tatters. In a matter of minutes, Bangladesh went from a cushy 120 without loss to a shaky 141 for 5. Just as Zimbabwe sensed a way back in, Yasir Ali's power hitting and a blistering final over from Saifuddin, four sixes included, hauled Bangladesh to 186.

Bangladesh level it up clinically - A superb all-round bowling effort from Bangladesh there. And on the whole, this looked like a side that's stepped up its game considerably, both bat and ball firing together. Even with Nahid Rana forced off the field, unable to finish his spell because of what looked like a lower back issue, the tourists still had more than enough fire left in them to get the better of the hosts. Now cast your mind back to that final over of the first innings, the one that leaked 28 runs. Zimbabwe fall short by 34 in the end, and it's hard not to see those two numbers staring right back at each other.

19.4: Rishad Hossain to Blessing Muzarabani, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Rishad wraps things up in style and finishes with a 4-wicket haul. BANGLADESH WIN BY 34 RUNS! And they level the series 1-1, pushing it into a decider. Full and around off. Blessing dances down the track going for the big shot, but plays all over the wrong line and the ball beats him for pace and reach, cannoning into the off stump.

19.3: Rishad Hossain to Richard Ngarava, Tossed up, full, around off. Ngarava mistimes this one too, but it drops just short of the sweeper coming in from cover, and they scamper through for a single.

19.2: Rishad Hossain to Richard Ngarava, A flighted delivery, full, and around off. Ngarava tries to heave it across the line, but gets a top edge. But luckily for him, the ball sails over the fielder at backward point, and they hustle back for a couple.

19.1: Rishad Hossain to Richard Ngarava, Appeal for stumping! Full and outside off. Ngarava clears his front leg out of the way going for the slog, but misses completely. The keeper gathers it cleanly and whips off the bails in a flash, up goes the appeal for a stumping, and it's straight upstairs to the third umpire. The replay shows Ngarava's back foot did lift off the ground, but the keeper, Nurul Hasan, is just that fraction too slow to whip the bails off, and Richard manages to drag it back in the nick of time. NOT OUT!

Well then, into the final over. Rishad Hossain (3-0-23-3) will wrap it up. 

18.6: Mohammad Saifuddin to Blessing Muzarabani, Chance of a run out, missed! Full and outside off, this is punched away to cover. Blessing sets off for the single but gets sent back. There's a bit of a mix-up between the two in the middle, though they scramble through unscathed in the end as the fielder misses his shy at the batting end. The ball rolls to the leg side, but it is backed up.

18.5: Mohammad Saifuddin to Blessing Muzarabani, A bit down the leg stump, on a length. Blessing Muzarabani looks to tuck it to the leg side, but the ball grazes the thigh pad and rolls back to the keeper.

Evans falls after playing a decent cameo. Blessing Muzarabani is the last batter in with the final rites being read.

18.4: Mohammad Saifuddin to Brad Evans, OUT! CAUGHT! A stunner from Emon and Saifuddin gets the reward for his disciplined bowling. Full and around off, from around the stumps, with the pace taken off it. Evans goes deep in his crease and gets down low for the sweep, but the change of pace deceives him completely, and he can't generate the elevation he's looking for. Ends up miscuing to deep mid-wicket, where Emon sprints across to his left, throws himself airborne, and clings on tight even as he tumbles to the ground. Zimbabwe are 149/9, needing 38 runs from 10 balls.

18.3: Mohammad Saifuddin to Richard Ngarava, Short and slow, outside off. Richard Ngarava drags it across off the back foot and pulls it to widish long on for just one run. Bangladesh won't mind that at all. This is excellent death bowling from Saifuddin.

18.2: Mohammad Saifuddin to Richard Ngarava, Clever bowling! Slower one, around off and full. Richard Ngarava clears the front leg to dump that ball to Harare. Tries to smoke it over deep mid-wicket, but is undone by the lack of pace and is beaten all ends up.

18.1: Mohammad Saifuddin to Richard Ngarava, Wide yorker, outside off. Richard Ngarava carves it back to the bowler.

18.1: Mohammad Saifuddin to Richard Ngarava, WIDE! Pushes it far outside the tramline, on off. Richard Ngarava reaches out but cannot connect.

Zimbabwe need 40 runs from 12 balls. Mohammad Saifuddin (3-0-35-0) will bowl the penultimate.

17.6: Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, Big swing and a miss! Evans curses himself for not putting bat on the ball. Back of a length, a slower one by the looks of it, wide outside off. Brad Evans has a massive swing at it, only to miss out.

17.5: Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, FOUR! This is turning out to be a big over. An attempted yorker on the stumps. Evans smartly moves outside off and plays the scoop shot, well over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. 15 runs off the over with a ball to go.

17.4: Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, SIX! WALLOP! Evans is playing a fantastic hand here. Half-volley, on off. Brad Evans gets to free his arms. He clears the front leg and golfs it powerfully over long off for a big six. 44 needed from 14 now.

17.3: Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, Beaten! A deceptive slower one, on a length, outside off. Brad leans back to cut it square on the off side, but misses to get any connection.

17.2: Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, FOUR! Put away in disdain! A little bit wide from around the stumps, very full outside off. Brad Evans stays deep in the crease, gets the bat under the ball and carves it over cover, finding the gap in the deep for a boundary. 50 needed off 16 balls.

17.1: Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, Back of a length and around off, Richard drags it down to long on for a single.

Right, 3 overs left. Zimbabwe need 55 runs from those. Nahid Rana is still off the field, one assumes. Taskin Ahmed will bowl out. 3-0-31-0 so far.

16.6: Mohammad Saifuddin to Brad Evans, A full toss, sliding across the left-hander, outside off. Evans reaches out for it, looking to drive, but can only get a bottom edge. The ball trickles away to the right of mid-wicket, the fielder there fumbles the pickup, and the batters pick a couple more.

16.5: Mohammad Saifuddin to Brad Evans, Deception! Slow and full, outside off. Brad moves far across the stumps to play the scoop shot but misses to connect.

16.4: Mohammad Saifuddin to Richard Ngarava, Just out of reach! Fires in a low full toss, on middle and off. Richard Ngarava tries to clip it over mid-wicket, but closes the bat face months early and gets a thick leading edge. The ball pops over the cover fielder and they cross for a single.

16.3: Mohammad Saifuddin to Richard Ngarava, Angled across, on a good length, outside off. Richard Ngarava swings hard to pull across the line, but the ball skids and beats the inside edge.

16.2: Mohammad Saifuddin to Brad Evans, Deceptive slower one, short and on off. Brad Evans initially thinks to leave, but then ramps it late over the keeper, getting a bit of an egde. It goes on the bounce to deep fine leg for a single.

Towhid Hridoy walks to have a quick chat with his bowler. Good to resume.

16.1: Mohammad Saifuddin to Brad Evans, SIX! He has picked the bones out of it! Full and wide outside off. Evans walks out of the crease, gets under the ball and pumps it solidly over the sightscreen for a massive six.

16.1: Mohammad Saifuddin to Brad Evans, WIDE! Sprays it far down leg, full in length. Let through.

Zimbabwe still need 66 runs from 24 balls. They need some really big overs to even get back in the contest. Mohammad Saifuddin (2-0-23-0) is back in the attack, replacing Saif Hassan.

15.6: Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, FOUR! Hit hard and well enough! Dug in short by Taskin, on top of middle and leg. Richard Ngarava stands tall and pulls it over square leg. Beats the deep mid-wicket fielder to his left. One bounce and into the fence for four.

15.5: Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, Taskin goes searching for a yorker, but again bowls a low full toss, on the stumps. Evans clears out his front leg and drags it off the toe end towards Rishad Hossain at deep mid-wicket. Just one.

15.4: Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, Slips in a full toss, on middle. Brad tries to heave it over mid-wicket, but is a bit late on the shot. Hits it off the inner half and it rolls to square leg.

15.4: Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, WIDE! Miles outside off, on a fullish length. Brad throws his bat at it, but misses to put bat on ball to hit it over cover. It is beyond the tramline and is called a wide.

15.3: Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, Full toss, on off, Richard Ngarava creams it between mid off and cover, but the ball slows in the outfield and Towhid Hridoy from mid off hunts it down just before the ropes. Three runs taken.

15.2: Taskin Ahmed to Richard Ngarava, A slower delivery, full and outside off. Richard Ngarava reaches out in front to tonk it down the ground, but the ball dips and beats the under edge.

15.1: Taskin Ahmed to Brad Evans, Spears in a full one, on middle. Evans clears the front leg away and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Last 5 overs left. Zimbabwe need 76 runs. But with just 2 wickets in hand, it looks nearly impossible. Taskin Ahmed returns. 2-0-21-0 so far.

14.6: Saif Hassan to Richard Ngarava, Drags his length back yet again, around middle and leg, Richard Ngarava tucks it to short fine leg. 

14.5: Saif Hassan to Richard Ngarava, Again a shorter one, on around middle. Richard Ngarava tucks it to mid-wicket. 

14.4: Saif Hassan to Richard Ngarava, Short, on middle, angling in, Richard Ngarava opens his stance and tucks it through square leg for a brace.

14.3: Saif Hassan to Richard Ngarava, Swing and a miss! Pitches it up, well outside off. Richard Ngarava gets on his front foot, trying to loft it straight down the ground, but misses on the outside edge. 

14.2: Saif Hassan to Richard Ngarava, Fullish, on off, Richard Ngarava blocks it back to the bowler.

The procession continues for the hosts as they just keep losing wickets one after the other. Bangladesh are inching closer to victory. Richard Ngarava is in at number 10.

14.1: Saif Hassan to Tashinga Musekiwa, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. Saif comes from around the stumps and bowls a round-arm delivery. Short and outside off. Musekiwa clears his front leg out of the way, looking to slog it across the line, but that angle from round the wicket makes it awkward for him to deal with. Gets a leading edge, the ball loops up to short third, and Mohammad Saifuddin makes no mistake with a simple catch. Zimbabwe are 109/8, in the chase of 187 runs.

13.6: Rishad Hossain to Brad Evans, Fuller, outside off, Brad Evans skips down the track and stabs it to the right of the bowler.

A big wicket for Bangladesh. Burl was looking to launch after getting settled, but his stay is cut short at a crucial time. Brad Evans is in at number 9.

13.5: Rishad Hossain to Ryan Burl, OUT! CAUGHT! The partnership, which was looking promising, has been broken and it's none other than Rishad Hossain. A touch shorter, well outside off. Ryan Burl crouches a bit and pulls it across the line. However, the connection is not proper from the bat as it flies toward deep mid-wicket. Towhid Hridoy settles himself underneath the skier and pouches the catch safely before tumbling on the ground.  

13.4: Rishad Hossain to Ryan Burl, Flatter and short, around off, Ryan Burl pulls it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 

13.3: Rishad Hossain to Tashinga Musekiwa, Short and outside off, firmly slapped off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single.

13.2: Rishad Hossain to Tashinga Musekiwa, BEATEN! Short and outside off. Musekiwa tries to pull it but misses.

13.1: Rishad Hossain to Tashinga Musekiwa, Again, overthrow from Bangladesh! A touch fuller, at the stumps, Tashinga Musekiwa hangs back and cuts it from the bottom part of his bat to short third for a single. The fielder in the region throws it at the bowler's end, but it misses the stumps by a huge gap. The ball rolls away to long on and the batter gets another single. 

Rishad Hossain is back on.

12.6: Saif Hassan to Ryan Burl, Saif Hassan does an excellent job to finish off the remaining over. Short of a length, just outside off, Ryan Burl opens the face of the bat and steers it to the left of the backward point fielder. He wants to take the single, but was rightfully sent back by Musekiwa.

12.5: Saif Hassan to Tashinga Musekiwa, Flatter and fuller, around off. Tashinga Musekiwa miscues his slog to long on and gets a single. 

12.4: Saif Hassan to Ryan Burl, Fullish, outside off, Ryan Burl punches it to sweeper cover for one.

Rana is really struggling out there, clutching at the left side of his back. Oh, dear! This doesn't look good as Nahid walks off the field with the physio in tow. Bangladesh would hope it is not a serious injury. Saif Hassan will complete the remaining over.

12.3: Nahid Rana to Ryan Burl, OVERTHROWS! Sloppy, sloppy work in the field there. Back of a length, outside off, and Ryan Burl bunts it softly toward the vacant mid on area. The fielder sprints in from the deep, picks up, and fires a wild throw at the bowler's end that sails well over the stumps, forcing the bowler to duck out of the way. With no proper backup either, the ball scoots away all the way to deep backward square leg. The batters aren't complaining, as they scamper back for two more, taking four in total off what should have been a simple single.

Looks like Nahid Rana has called on for the physio. Might be struggling with a hammy? Not entirely sure. He stretches a bit and is good to resume.

12.2: Nahid Rana to Ryan Burl, FOUR! Streaky, but it will work for Ryan Burl. At this point, Full-length delivery, outside off. Ryan Burl frees his arms and looks to drill it toward the off side, but gets a thick inside edge and it zips past the off stump to dribble away toward the deep fine leg fence for a boundary. With that, Burl completes 2000 T20I runs!

12.1: Nahid Rana to Tashinga Musekiwa, Slanting down the leg side, on a good length. Tashinga Musekiwa rolls his wrists and glances at it to deep fine leg for a single. 

Zimbabwe are way behind the asking rate, as they still require 94 runs in 48 balls. Another bowling change. Nahid Rana (2-0-6-1) is back into the attack, replacing Taskin Ahmed.

11.6: Mohammad Saifuddin to Ryan Burl, Much fuller in length, shaping it away from the off stump. Ryan Burl drives it to the right of the long off fielder. The call is two and they get the double in time. 

Yasir Ali is seemingly struggling with cramps and is down on the sidelines behind long on, with the physio attending to him. Bangladesh would hope it's nothing serious.

11.5: Mohammad Saifuddin to Tashinga Musekiwa, On a nagging length, on middle. Tashinga Musekiwa forces it to long off for a single. 

11.4: Mohammad Saifuddin to Tashinga Musekiwa, Angling in sharply, pitching on middle and slanting down the leg side. Tashinga Musekiwa swings his blade to heave it with the angle, but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears on the back pad thigh pad.

11.3: Mohammad Saifuddin to Ryan Burl, Another quick single! Pitches it up, does Saifuddin, around off. Ryan Burl drives it toward the right of the mid off fielder. He makes a good stop, but the batter gets a single. 

11.2: Mohammad Saifuddin to Tashinga Musekiwa, On the fuller side, around off, Tashinga Musekiwa pushes it to long off and gets a single. 

11.1: Mohammad Saifuddin to Ryan Burl, On a good length, slanting away from the batter. Ryan Burl drives it toward the left of the deep point fielder and gets a single.

Mohammad Saifuddin returns into the attack. 1-0-17-0 are his current bowling figures.

10.6: Taskin Ahmed to Tashinga Musekiwa, Hard-length delivery, around the hips of the batter. Tashinga Musekiwa works it to mid-wicket for a single. The fielder picks it up and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end, before it gets deflected toward deep point. Another run taken. 

10.5: Taskin Ahmed to Tashinga Musekiwa, Short of a length, outside off. Tashinga Musekiwa leaves it. 

10.4: Taskin Ahmed to Tashinga Musekiwa, Yorker, at the stumps. Tashinga Musekiwa jams it to mid-wicket. 

10.3: Taskin Ahmed to Ryan Burl, Tight single! Back of a length, just outside off. Ryan Burl stays on his back foot and knocks it toward mid off. The fielder charges and has a shy at the bowler's end but fails to hit the stumps. Single taken by the batter. 

10.2: Taskin Ahmed to Ryan Burl, On the fuller side, around middle. Ryan Burl flicks it with soft hands to deep mid-wicket and gets a brace. 

10.1: Taskin Ahmed to Tashinga Musekiwa, Good-length delivery, just outside off, Tashinga Musekiwa stabs it toward the right of the point fielder for a single.

End of a superb bowling spell from Mahedi Hasan. He finishes with figures reading 3/24 in his 4 overs. Well then, halfway reached. Zimbabwe are 81/6, and Bangladesh were 84/0 at the same stage. Zimbabwe still need 106 off 60 balls, but that climb just got a whole lot steeper with not much batting left after this. Of course, Evans and Ngarava are no mugs with the bat, but Zimbabwe would still want their recognized batters doing the bulk of the scoring at this stage. Taskin Ahmed is back on, replacing Rishad Hossain.

9.6: Mahedi Hasan to Ryan Burl, Pitches it up, does Mahedi, around off, Ryan Burl drives it to the cover fielder. 

9.5: Mahedi Hasan to Ryan Burl, Tossed up, fuller, on middle, Ryan Burl blocks it down.

9.4: Mahedi Hasan to Tashinga Musekiwa, Short, around the pads, Tashinga Musekiwa clips it to square leg for a single. 

DRINKS BREAK! It is going nowhere for Zimbabwe at the moment as they have kept losing wickets one after the other. When the need was for settling down, they just kept going on and on for glory shots and paid the price. Bangladesh, on the other hand, have been spot on with their lines and lengths and will look to land the killer blow without letting the hosts creep in with a partnership. Tashinga Musekiwa is the new batter for Zimbabwe.

9.3: Mahedi Hasan to Clive Madande, OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! That's the third wicket for Mahedi Hasan. A drag-downer, right on the stumps. Clive looks to heave it away over the square leg region, but can't generate the power or the elevation needed to clear the rope, and finds Rishad waiting in the deep.

9.2: Mahedi Hasan to Ryan Burl, Drops it full and around off. Ryan Burl presses in front and caresses it to long off for a run.

9.1: Mahedi Hasan to Ryan Burl, Around the stump, full and on off. Ryan Burl carves it powerfully to wide long off and calls for the second. The fielder releases a rocket throw at the bowling end, but misses his shy. Had the stumps hit, Madande would have been gone by a fair margin. But he is safe.

Change? Nope. Mahedi Hasan to bowl out. 3-0-20-2 so far.

8.6: Rishad Hossain to Ryan Burl, Turns in on the pads, on a length. Ryan clips it to square leg for a single. 9 runs off the over.

8.5: Rishad Hossain to Ryan Burl, SIX! Top shot from Burl! Drops a half-volley, on middle and leg. Ryan Burl gets low on his back knee and nails the slog sweep, hitting it high and handsome over deep square leg for a six.

8.5: Rishad Hossain to Ryan Burl, WIDE! Short, spinning down leg. Ryan Burl tries to whip it across, but misses. Nurul Hasan collects the ball and breaks the stumps, but Burl's feet never left the crease.

8.4: Rishad Hossain to Clive Madande, Pushed through, full and on off. Clive Madande laces it through mid off for a run to get off the mark.

8.3: Rishad Hossain to Clive Madande, A slip in place. Full and straight on middle. Clive Madande lunges and defends it to the leg side.

8.2: Rishad Hossain to Clive Madande, Full, around off, pushed to cover.

The slide continues for Zimbabwe. Bangladesh are in the driving seat now. Clive Madande is the new batter at number 7.

8.1: Rishad Hossain to Milton Shumba, OUT! CASTLED! Wicket number 2 for Rishad. He offers a good bit of flight on this one, lands it full and around off, getting it to dip and turn in off the pitch. Milton Shumba gets lured in the flight and sits down to slog it over mid-wicket, but the ball turns in and sneaks below the bat and crashes into the stumps behind. Zimbabwe are 68/5, staring down the barrel now. They need 119 runs from 71 balls.

7.6: Mahedi Hasan to Milton Shumba, Very full, around off, carved off the front foot to long off for one more.

7.5: Mahedi Hasan to Milton Shumba, Quicker and flatter, on the stumps, Milton Shumba leans on and blocks it down the pitch.

7.4: Mahedi Hasan to Ryan Burl, Lands it full, around off, Ryan Burl backs away to create room and drives inside out to deep cover for a single.

7.3: Mahedi Hasan to Milton Shumba, The length is pulled back, on off. Milton Shumba goes back and punches it to long off for a single.

7.2: Mahedi Hasan to Milton Shumba, A fraction shorter, played off the back foot straight to the cover fielder.

7.1: Mahedi Hasan to Milton Shumba, Full, outside off, knocked away to cover.

Mahedi Hasan is back on.

6.6: Rishad Hossain to Ryan Burl, Overpitched, on middle and leg. Burl carves it back to the bowler.

Ryan Burl is in at number 6 with Zimbabwe in all sorts.

6.5: Rishad Hossain to Sikandar Raza, OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! Rishad with a massive breakthrough and ends Raza's counterattack. Drifts in on a length, landing around the off stump line, then spins away sharply. Raza hangs back and jabs at it and can only feather an edge through to Nurul, who takes the simple chance behind the stumps. Zimbabwe are 65/4.

6.4: Rishad Hossain to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Off the edge but Raza won't mind! A touch shorter, outside off, spinning away. Raza throws kitchen-sink at it to muscle it over cover, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball rifles it through short third for a boundary.

6.3: Rishad Hossain to Milton Shumba, Short on off, Milton hangs back and drills it down to long off for a single.

6.2: Rishad Hossain to Milton Shumba, FOUR! Lovely shot! Full and flat, on off and middle. Milton shuffles outside off, gets low on a knee and nails the sweep shot behind square on the leg side. Finds the gap for a boundary.

6.1: Rishad Hossain to Milton Shumba, Rishad bowls a length ball, turns in on the pads. Shumba hangs back to whip it across but plays over it and wears on the thigh pad.

End of the Powerplay. Zimbabwe are cruising along nicely on the scoreboard through Raza's counterpunch. But they'll be a touch concerned at losing a wicket or two more than they'd have liked. And as the field spreads, Rishad Hossain is into the attack.

5.6: Mohammad Saifuddin to Milton Shumba, Back of a length, on the leg stump. Shumba tucks it to the right of short fine leg for a single. Zimbabwe end their Powerplay with 56/3 on the board.

5.5: Mohammad Saifuddin to Sikandar Raza, Slower off cutter, full on middle. Raza drives it down to long on for a single.

5.4: Mohammad Saifuddin to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! Up and over! Raza looks in a punishing mood here. Saifuddin bowls it a tad fuller, around off. Raza reads the off cutter and jumps out of the crease before muscling it over mid off for a boundary.

5.3: Mohammad Saifuddin to Sikandar Raza, SIX! PUNISHED! He was onto it in a flash. Short in length, on middle and leg. Raza picks the length early, stables himself before powerfully heaving it over deep mid-wicket for a six.

5.2: Mohammad Saifuddin to Sikandar Raza, FOUR! A good effort, but in vain! A low full toss on the pads. Sikandar Raza crouches a bit and whips it to long leg. The fielder from deep square leg does hard yards to his right and even dives to flick the ball in but it trickles to the fence.

5.1: Mohammad Saifuddin to Milton Shumba, Begins with a length ball, on middle. Milton walks forward and fences it to backward point for a single.

Zimbabwe need 148 runs from 90 balls. But they need a stable partnership first before pushing on. Mohammad Saifuddin is brought into the attack and will bowl the last over of the Powerplay.

4.6: Nahid Rana to Milton Shumba, Drags his length back, does Rana, pitching it just outside off. Milton Shumba hangs back and tries to work it across the line, but gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies and drops safely in the backward point region. Single taken. 

4.5: Nahid Rana to Milton Shumba, Huge appeal for LBW, but turned down the umpire due to height. Pitching this on the back of a good length and nipping in into the left-hander. Milton Shumba hangs back and looks to tuck it, but misses the connection and wears the upper part of the pad.

4.4: Nahid Rana to Milton Shumba, Length ball, angling in on the pads. Shumba looks to work it across the line, but it thuds into the thigh pad instead. Undone by extra bounce.

4.3: Nahid Rana to Milton Shumba, On the fuller side, outside off. Milton Shumba drives it crisply, but fails to beat the mid off fielder. 

4.2: Nahid Rana to Milton Shumba, Hard length, outside off. Milton Shumba covers the stumps and taps it down. 

4.1: Nahid Rana to Sikandar Raza, On a nagging length, on middle and leg. Sikandar Raza tucks it to square leg for a single. 

3.6: Taskin Ahmed to Milton Shumba, FOUR! Some lucky runs for Shumba. Pitches it up, on a good length, outside off. Milton Shumba lunges forward to drive it away from his body, but gets nicked on the outside edge, before the ball races away from the right of the short third fielder for four runs. 

3.5: Taskin Ahmed to Milton Shumba, FOUR! CRACKED! Back of a length, angling across the left-hander. Milton Shumba gets on his front foot and slaps hard at it through cover-point for four runs. 

3.4: Taskin Ahmed to Sikandar Raza, Straight up, lands safely! Short in length, nipping in with bounce. Sikandar backs away and pulls it off the top edge. It flies up and hangs for a long time, but lands and plugs in the outfield at deep mid-wicket, in the no-man's land. The fielder from mid-wicket sprints and stops it before the fence, and in the meantime, the batters hustle back for the third run.

3.3: Taskin Ahmed to Sikandar Raza, Just a yard behind the good length, pitching it just outside off and nipping in sharply. Sikandar Raza gets squared and ends up swiping it toward the right of sqaure leg for a brace. 

3.2: Taskin Ahmed to Sikandar Raza, Angling in, attacking the off stump, on a good length. Sikandar Raza defends it solidly. 

3.1: Taskin Ahmed to Sikandar Raza, Good running! Back of a length, shaping in, over off. Sikandar Raza opens his stance and pulls it to the left of the deep square leg fielder. Runs hard for the first one and gets the second in time. 

Taskin Ahmed is brought into the attack now.

2.6: Mahedi Hasan to Milton Shumba, Pushed through, full and on middle, drifting in. Shumba leans on and smothers the spin.

2.5: Mahedi Hasan to Sikandar Raza, Length-delivery, at the stumps, Sikandar Raza works it to long on for a single.

It's all falling apart for Zimbabwe as their top three have been blown away. And it's the skipper, Sikandar Raza, who walks in at number 5 to bail his team out of a deep hole.

2.4: Mahedi Hasan to Dion Myers, OUT! TIMBER! A prosperous start has been turned into a disaster for the host. Mahedi Hasan offers a much fuller delivery, keeping the trajectory flat. Dion Myers gets down on one knee and looks to slog sweep it over the mid-wicket region, but the ball sneaks past the bottom edge and rattles the off stump. Zimbabwe lose their third wicket for 21 runs. 

2.3: Mahedi Hasan to Milton Shumba, Flatter trajectory, fuller in length, on off, Milton Shumba makes room and drives it to long off for a single. 

2.2: Mahedi Hasan to Dion Myers, A tad fuller, outside off, Dion Myers drills it toward cover. The fielder in the region dives ot his right and makes a half save, parrying it further away. Single taken. 

2.1: Mahedi Hasan to Dion Myers, Pitches it up, does Mahedi, on off, Dion Myers pushes it to the right of the bowler.

That was a flamethrower from Nahid that consumed Bennett, the in-form batter for Zimbabwe. Milton Shumba is in at number 4. Didn't have a good time at the field at all. Can he help the hosts recover from an early slip?

1.6: Nahid Rana to Brian Bennett, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Sensational piece of bowling from Rana. Cannons in a yorker and angles onto the leg stump line. Bennett backs away early, exposes all three stumps, as he looks to carve it over the covers. He throws everything at it and finds nothing but air. Rana's pace does the rest, casting him clean. A bit of an unnecessary shot from Bennett as he walks back cheaply. Zimbabwe are 19/2, chasing 187.

1.5: Nahid Rana to Dion Myers, Full, angling in, Dion Myers flicks it to deep square leg for a single. 

1.4: Nahid Rana to Dion Myers, Hard-length delivery, outside off, Dion Myers looks to force it down town, but miscues the shot to the right of mid off. Two runs taken. 

1.3: Nahid Rana to Dion Myers, Back of a length, outside off. Dion is undone by the lift off the surface. Tries to loft it over cover, but misses out on the connection.

1.2: Nahid Rana to Dion Myers, Short delivery, angling in. Dion Myers covers the stumps and looks to pull but it goes past the outside edge. 

1.1: Nahid Rana to Brian Bennett, Good length, outside off, Brian Bennett dabs it to deep third for one. 

Well, it took Zimbabwe 14.4 overs to find their first wicket. Bangladesh have got theirs in the first over itself. Dion Myers is in at number 3. Nahid Rana will bowl from the other end.

0.6: Mahedi Hasan to Tadiwanashe Marumani, OUT! TAKEN! Mahedi Hasan draws the first blood. The Chevron started so well, but this cheap dismissal might haunt Marumani. Short of a length, off and middle. Tadiwanashe Marumani goes deep into the crease and looks to flick it away, but ends up chipping it straight to the mid-wicket fielder, where Towhid Hridoy makes no mistake to take the catch. A soft dismissal and Zimbabwe are 15/1, chasing 187.

0.5: Mahedi Hasan to Tadiwanashe Marumani, On a nagging length, on middle and leg, Tadiwanashe Marumani defends it on the front foot. 

0.4: Mahedi Hasan to Tadiwanashe Marumani, FOUR! This is an excellent start from Zimbabwe. Quicker and fuller, at the pads of the batter. Tadiwanashe Marumani gets down on one knee and sweeps it to deep square leg for another boundary. 

0.3: Mahedi Hasan to Brian Bennett, Fuller, wide outside off, Brian Bennett shuffles to scoop it away, but misses and thumps the pad, before it rolls to short third for a leg bye. 

0.2: Mahedi Hasan to Brian Bennett, SIX! Up, up and over! Flighted and fuller, just outside off. Brian Bennett shuffles wide across the stumps and sweeps it well over the deep square leg fence for half a dozen.

0.1: Mahedi Hasan to Brian Bennett, FOUR! What a way to start the innings! Good-length delivery, outside off, Brian Bennett transfers his weight on his back foot and slashes it past the backward point fielder for four runs. 

Welcome back. The players of Bangladesh have taken their spots on the field. Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani are the two openers for Zimbabwe.  And like the hosts Bangladesh are also starting with spin. Mahedi Hasan will bowl the first over. Let's go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

A tough chase ahead - So 187 is the magic number for Zimbabwe to chase, but they know that would have been much lower. Their focus now shifts to nailing the Powerplay with the bat and building smartly from there. Bangladesh will look to strike early and take the game away from the hosts to find the leveler. Back in a bit with the chase.

Topsy turvy through and through - Catches win matches, they say. Zimbabwe forgot to catch anything today. Who dominated? Bangladesh, for almost the entire innings. The numbers make that obvious. A 120-run stand to open, 54 without loss inside the Powerplay, 84 and a late surge that carried them to 186/5 through Mohammad Saifuddin whirlwind cameo. Zimbabwe did find a way back, ripping out 5 wickets for 21 runs between overs 15 and 17, but just as that recovery looked complete, Mohammad Saifuddin and Yasir Ali fired back with a counterattack of their own. Bangladesh closed out with a total to be proud of, while Zimbabwe are left counting the cost of six to seven catches put down.

Let's hear it from Tanzid Hasan - Tanzid starts off saying that the wicket looked really good to bat on. Their plan was to build a strong partnership and capitalize on it, but he reckons that the way Yasir Ali and Mohammad Saifuddin batted in the death overs was very important for his team. On their approach while batting, he says that they did not try to hit the ball too hard. He even communicated with his partner to focus on building a long partnership. About the crucial finish, he says that the last two overs were very important for them to set a good total on the board and he feels like they can do the job in the next innings.

A breathless finish - Zimbabwe had clawed their way back so well through that middle phase, but that final over completely flipped the momentum, with 28 runs coming off it in a flash. It's fair to call this a forgettable outing from Evans with the ball. And it was an even more forgettable day for the hosts in the field, with six catches put down in all. Bangladesh, unsurprisingly, will be the happier side walking back into the sheds.

19.6: Brad Evans to Mohammad Saifuddin, IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! It's Milton Shumba again who puts down the fourth catch. A slightly fuller ball outside off. Mohammad Saifuddin throws everything at it, only to miscue it off the toe end toward backward point. Shumba backpedals a few steps to his right, attempts the reverse cup to collect it, and fumbles the take once again as he tumbles over. Two runs taken and BANGLADESH FINISH AT 186/5!

19.5: Brad Evans to Mohammad Saifuddin, Fuller one, on the stumps, Mohammad Saifuddin clears the front leg and blasts it wide of long on for a couple of runs. 26 runs off the over, with a ball to go.

Sikandar Raza tries to slow things down and walks to have a chat with his bowler.

19.4: Brad Evans to Mohammad Saifuddin, SIX! Make that four sixes in a row and Evans has been taken to the cleaners! Length-delivery, on top of the stumps. Mohammad Saifuddin opens up his body and smokes it powerfully over deep square leg for six more.

19.3: Brad Evans to Mohammad Saifuddin, SIX! A hat trick of sixes from Saifuddin! Evans bowls it short into the pitch, slower one on the leg stump. Mohammad Saifuddin shuffles outside off and pulls it aerially behind and just manages to clear the deep fine leg fence.

19.2: Brad Evans to Mohammad Saifuddin, SIX! Bludgeoned! Slower delivery, full and around the off pole. Mohammad Saifuddin clears the front leg, sits down on a knee and slogs it powerfully over deep mid-wicket for a big six.

19.1: Brad Evans to Mohammad Saifuddin, SIX! CLUBBED! Slips in a waist high full toss, slower one, on the stumps. Mohammad Saifuddin picks it up and dumps it behind deep mid-wicket for half a dozen runs. He looks at the leg umpire for a No Ball for height, but it is well below waist.

Right after the over was completed, the keeper gestured to hurry up to prevent a slow-over rate penalty. Brad Evans will bowl the final over.

18.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Yasir Ali, Another play and a miss! Hits the deck hard and gets the ball to kick off the pitch again. Ali swings hard only to miss.

18.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Yasir Ali, Swing and a miss! Hard length and it springs off the surface, outside off. Yasir Ali slashes off the back foot to hit it over point, but misses due to extra bounce.

18.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Yasir Ali, FOUR! Skilfully played by Ali! Overpitched outside off. Yasir Ali drops the bat down as he exposes the stumps and opens the bat to carve it wide of short third for a boundary.

18.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Yasir Ali, Banged in way too short and outside off. Yasir Ali tries to ramp it over the keeper or short third, but misses.

18.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Yasir Ali, FOUR! Put away into the gap! Halfway down the pitch, short on off, and it is the off cutter from Muzarabani. Yasir Ali gets across in the crease and powers it with a pull shot and into the deep mid-wicket gap for a cracking boundary.

18.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Yasir Ali, A well-directed short ball, following the batter who shuffles a bit to the leg side. Yasir goes for the pull but the ball kicks up to beat him all ends up and fly back to the keeper.

21 runs from the last 2 overs for Bangladesh. Can they finish on a high? Blessing Muzarabani (3-0-27-0) will bowl the penultimate over.

17.6: Richard Ngarava to Yasir Ali, Back of a length, slower one, Yasir guides it to deep third for a single. 4-0-23-2 for Ngarava.

17.5: Richard Ngarava to Yasir Ali, FOUR! CLOBBERED! Short in length, in front of the stumps. Yasir Ali picks the length in a trice and muscles it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Precious runs these for Bangladesh.

17.4: Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Saifuddin, Goes short into the pitch, does Richard. Mohammad Saifuddin stands tall and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

17.3: Richard Ngarava to Yasir Ali, Good length, around off, Yasir hangs back and punches it to the right of Raza at mid off. Sikandar dives and makes a half-stop. Keeps them down to a single only.

17.2: Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Saifuddin, Length ball, outside off. This is slashed away to deep point for a single.

17.1: Richard Ngarava to Mohammad Saifuddin, Chance for a run out, but Raza misses! Yasir had given up already. And he was gone for all money had the throw hit. Bowls it full and on middle and leg. Mohammad Saifuddin clear the front leg and clobbers it to mid on where Sikandar Raza runs up and picks the ball. Yasir looks for a single but is sent back from halfway and Raza misses his shy at the bowling end.

16.6: Brad Evans to Mohammad Saifuddin, Short of a good length, slow in length, around off. Saifuddin hops across and taps it gently to mid-wicket for a quick single.

The slide continues for the tourists. This is a massive slip up from 120/0 to 141/5. Mohammad Saifuddin is in at number 7.

16.5: Brad Evans to Nurul Hasan, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The short ball vulnerability resurfaces again for Bangladesh. Excellent execution from the bowlers of Zimbabwe. Dug into the surface by Evans. Nurul shuffles half a step across to the leg side, but the short ball follows him up with steep bounce. The pull shot he attempts is half-hearted at best, and he can only glove it through to the keeper, who takes the simple catch cleanly.

16.4: Brad Evans to Nurul Hasan, FOUR! That's expertly played. Nothing flashy about it. Just good awareness of the field placement. Slower and fuller, outside off, Nurul waits on it and opens the bat face at the point of contact. He steers it through the gap between short third and backward point for a boundary.

Zimbabwe in the ascendancy at the backend of the innings. Nurul Hasan is in at number 6.

16.3: Brad Evans to Parvez Hossain Emon, OUT! HIGH UP AND GONE! Bangladesh are falling apart here. A slower one on a length, angled across the left-hander. Emon reaches out from outside off looking to get under it, but ends up skying it instead. The distance isn't there, and Raza comes running in from long on to complete the catch. Evans picks up his first wicket of the match.

16.2: Brad Evans to Yasir Ali, Pitched short and outside off, Yasir stays leg side of the ball and slaps it to deep point for a single.

16.2: Brad Evans to Yasir Ali, WIDE! Slides down leg, on a fuller length. Ali gets inside the line to flick but misses.

16.1: Brad Evans to Yasir Ali, SIX! Dumped over the ropes! Back of a length, on top of middle. Ali waits back, clears the front leg before hammering it just over the ropes at deep square leg.

That was a fantastic over from Ngarava. Got two big wickets and conceded just 8 runs. Brad Evans (2-0-24-0) is back into the attack.

15.6: Richard Ngarava to Yasir Ali, Short on the stumps, climbing up at shoulder height. Yasir swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Zimbabwe have roared back in the game and how! They were 120/0 and have slipped down to 128/3. Yasir Ali is in at number 5. He played an impressive knock in the first T20I.

15.5: Richard Ngarava to Towhid Hridoy, OUT! TAKEN! Zimbabwe are back into the game. Richard Ngarava sees the batter charging down the track just before he releases the delivery. So goes shorter and angling away from the batter. Towhid Hridoy gets hurried and looks to smoke it over the cover region, but the ball gets big on him and catches the upper part of the bat. The ball balloons toward the cover region, but Clive Madande does exceptionally well to move to his right and dives at the very end to pouch the catch safely into his hands. 

15.4: Richard Ngarava to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR! Edged and away! Bends his back, does Ngarava, slanting it away from the batter. Towhid Hridoy rocks back and looks to have a poke at it, but induces an outside edge, before the ball flies and beats the right of the diving keeper for four runs. 

15.3: Richard Ngarava to Parvez Hossain Emon, Length-delivery, outside off. Parvez Hossain Emon steers it uppishly but through backward point gap for a single.

15.3: Richard Ngarava to Parvez Hossain Emon, WIDE! Full, angling down the leg side, Parvez Hossain Emon misses his flick. 

120/0 becomes 122/2 for Bangladesh and they have lost both their openers in the span of just five balls. Parvez Hossain Emon is the new batter in at number 4. With two new batters in, Zimbabwe would aim to further squeeze in some quiet overs.

15.2: Richard Ngarava to Tanzid Hasan, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Two wickets in a quick time for the Chevrons. Richard Ngarava scoots from over the wicket and offers it on a hard length, pitching it just outside off and angling in, sharply. Tanzid Hasan camps back to steer it to the off side, but the ball catches the inside edge and deflects toward the leg stump. Such a satisfactory sight for a pace bowler. 

15.1: Richard Ngarava to Towhid Hridoy, Back of a length, angling it across the batter. Towhid Hridoy charges down the track and slaps it to deep cover-point for one. 

Change? Yes. Richard Ngarava is back on. 2-0-7-0 so far.

14.6: Sikandar Raza to Towhid Hridoy, Full and quick, on off, Towhid chips it over the bowler for a single at long off.

14.5: Sikandar Raza to Towhid Hridoy, On middle and this is worked across to mid-wicket.

The 120-run opening stand is broken. Captain Towhid Hridoy is in at number 3.

14.4: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, OUT! BOWLED! Finally, a wicket for Zimbabwe and it's the skipper who provides it. Speared in at the leg stump, from over the wicket. Saif commits to the slog sweep by getting down on a knee, but he is a fraction too late, and the length is too full for that shot. He misses completely, and the ball crashes into leg stump. You miss, I hit, says Sikandar. 

14.3: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, Angling in, fuller, around the pads. Tanzid Hasan flicks it to square leg and gets a single. 

14.2: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, Another shorter one, just outside off, Tanzid Hasan fends it to cover.

14.1: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, Short, on middle. Tanzid Hasan bunts it back to the bowler.

13.6: Ryan Burl to Tanzid Hasan, Darts a full one at the stumps. Hasan carves to wide long on for a single.

13.5: Ryan Burl to Saif Hassan, On the stumps, driven down to long off for a single.

13.4: Ryan Burl to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Back-to-back! Tossed up, outside off, Saif gets under the ball again and lofts it inside out over and wide of sweeper cover for a boundary, beating Evans to his left.

13.3: Ryan Burl to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Into the gap! Length ball outside off. Saif unleashes a crisp inside-out drive to the right of Evans at deep extra cover. FIFTY FOR SAIF HASSAN! From 42 balls.

13.2: Ryan Burl to Saif Hassan, Angled away from the batter, outside off on a hard length. Saif wafts at it and misses and the keeper collects it over his head.

13.1: Ryan Burl to Saif Hassan, Another one PUT DOWN! Outside off on a fuller length. Saif Hassan tries to play it up and over cover, but slices it off the outer half towards backward point. The fielder there dives in that direction but gets into an awkward position to take the catch, eventually spilling it down.

12.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, Big shout for caught behind, but not given. Short of length and angling away outside off, Hasan throws the bat at it away from his body, and it flies past the edge without making contact.

12.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR! That's a glorious shot from Hasan! A juicy half-volley, around off. Tanzid Hasan completely leans onto it and drives it along the ground through the cover region for a cracking boundary. He moves to 56 (38).

12.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, BEATEN! On a back of a length, angling outside off with bounce. Tanzid dangles the bat away from his body to play the square drive on the off side, but the ball kicks up and whistles over his angled bat.

12.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Saif Hassan, Slightly outside off, on a good length. Saif opens the bat face at the last second and stabs it through short third for a single.

12.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Excellent shot! Short of a length, outside off. Saif walks outside the off stump and by using the pace of the ball, pulls it over short fine leg for a boundary.

12.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, Full and around off, Tanzid drills it to mid off and calls his partner through for a single.

Blessing Muzarabani is brought back on. 2-0-17-0 so far. He replaces Sikandar Raza.

11.6: Brad Evans to Saif Hassan, PUT DOWN AND FOUR! It looks like the ball is following Milton Shumba today. He has put down the third catch already. On a back of a length, nipping in on the leg stump line. Saif Hassan stays parked in the crease and pulls it off the top edge. It sails to the right of deep square leg. Milton Shumba runs to that direction, gets both hands on the ball but as he falls over, the ball pops out and to make matters worse, it trickles to the fence.

11.5: Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan, Angled in at the pads, on a length. Hasan steers it to deep fine leg for a single.

11.4: Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan, Back of a length, on the stumps. Hasan bunts it back to the bowler.

11.3: Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR! FIFTY FOR TANZID HASAN! Off 33 balls. On a fuller length, around the leg stump. Tanzid Hasan picks up well and whips it over the short fine leg fielder to pick up a boundary and get to his milestone. A tour where the top order has largely misfired, and Hasan's knock here bucks that trend in the best way.

11.2: Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan, Length-delivery outside off, Hasan stays back and punches it to sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

11.1: Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan, Short of a length, around off. Tanzid Hasan leans back and cuts it to backward point.

10.6: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, A touch shorter on middle and leg. Tanzid Hasan lets the ball drift and then tucks it wide of long on for a single. Another Raza over that goes for 4 runs. His figures read 3-0-18-0 so far.

10.5: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, Overpitched on off, Saif drills it to the left of the bowler for a single down to long off.

10.4: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, Full and quick on middle and leg. Saif clips it to mid-wicket.

10.3: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, Off the top edge, but far away from the short third fielder! Short on off, spinning away. Tanzid gets across to whip it over square leg, but gets a thick leading edge that flies over Richard Ngarava at short third for a single.

10.2: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, Full and flat, on the stumps. Pushed back to the left of the bowler.

10.1: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, Short outside off, slapped off the back foot to deep cover for a single.

DRINKS BREAK! It wasn't smooth sailing for Bangladesh in the first few overs, but these two have made sure that no loose ball goes unpunished. On top of that, Zimbabwe haven't been able to convert the chances coming their way as well. They have put down four catches so far, well, three genuine ones and one that was a tough one. Both openers have cashed in on that generosity without a second thought. Zimbabwe have used 7 bowlers so far but none have managed to break through and things are looking pretty ominous for the hosts. Sikandar Raza will continue after the break.

9.6: Milton Shumba to Saif Hassan, Drags his length back again, does Shumba, over off and middle. Saif Hassan rocks back and nudges it to mid-wicket for another single.

9.5: Milton Shumba to Saif Hassan, Tossed up, fuller, on off. Saif Hassan lunges and opens the face of the bat at the very last moment to steer it to the point region. 

9.4: Milton Shumba to Tanzid Hasan, Short, and wide outside off, Tanzid Hasan slaps it to deep cover for one.

9.3: Milton Shumba to Tanzid Hasan, Dropped short, across the batter from around the stumps. Tanzid hangs back and cuts it to deep point for a couple of runs. Good running between the wickets.

9.2: Milton Shumba to Tanzid Hasan, Short, on off, Tanzid Hasan pushes it to the left of the bowler.

9.1: Milton Shumba to Tanzid Hasan, SIX! A loose delivery got dispatched! Full toss, on off. Tanzid Hasan opens his stance and heaves it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 

A quiet over from Raza. Just 4 runs off it. Milton Shumba is introduced into the attack now.

8.6: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, Fuller in length, on off, Tanzid Hasan works it to wide mid on for another single. 

8.5: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, Flat and full, outside off. Tanzid drives it to pierce the cover gap, but the fielder dives to his left and makes a sharp one-handed stop to save a few runs.

8.4: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, Short and on top of the stumps. Saif backs away and slaps it to sweeper cover for a run.

8.3: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, Dropped short on middle and leg, drifting into the batter. Tanzid nudges through mid-wicket for a single.

8.2: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, Angling in, fuller, around pads, Saif Hassan galnces at it to short fine leg for one.

8.1: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, Full, around off, Saif Hassan pushes it to mid-wicket.

7.6: Ryan Burl to Tanzid Hasan, SIX! KABOOM! Short of a length, around off. Tanzid Hasan hangs back and hammers it over the deep square leg fence for a massive six. 

7.5: Ryan Burl to Saif Hassan, Short, around off, Saif Hassan bunts it to cover and gets a single.

7.4: Ryan Burl to Saif Hassan, A touch fuller, around off, Saif Hassan dabs it to point.

7.3: Ryan Burl to Saif Hassan, Short, outside off, Saif Hassan blocks it away. 

7.2: Ryan Burl to Tanzid Hasan, Full, on off, Tanzid Hasan pushes it to long off for one.

7.1: Ryan Burl to Tanzid Hasan, Another dropped chance, but this one is way harder. Flighted and fuller, around middle. Tanzid Hasan clears his front foot and looks to loft it downtown, but miscues the shot off the inner half. The ball dips toward long on, where Brad Evans comes charging in off the ropes. He dives forward but the ball yorks his fingers and gets deflected behind him for a couple of runs. A good effort on a tough chance.

7.1: Ryan Burl to Tanzid Hasan, WIDE! Loopy delivery, darting down the leg side. Tanzid Hasan looks to sweep it away but misses. 

Ouch! Tanzid is limping a bit at the bowling end after taking the blow. He takes his time to get comfortable again and is good to resume. Ryan Burl is introduced into the attack and he replaces Brad Evans.

6.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, Just a yard behind the good length, outside off, Tanzid Hasan punches it toward the left of backward point and gets a quick single. The throw comes in from the cover fielder and it hits Hasan on the back of his left leg. He drops his bat and tries to shake off the pain.

6.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, WIDE! Back of a length, way down the leg side. Tanzid Hasan misses his flick. The keeper appeals for caught behind, but it is turned down by the umpire. The bowler isn't confident as well.

6.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, Beaten! A touch fuller, pitching it on off and nipping away. Tanzid Hasan looks to drive it through cover, but misses on the outside edge. 

6.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Saif Hassan, Good length, around middle, Saif Hassan clips it to mid-wicket and gets a single. 

6.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, On a nagging length, outside off, Tanzid Hasan flicks it toward deep square leg. Two is the call, but they end up taking just a single. 

6.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Saif Hassan, Shaping in, on the hard length, on middle and leg. Saif Hassan misses his flick and wears it on his thigh pad, before the ball rolls to backward square leg for a leg bye. 

6.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Saif Hassan, Hard-length delivery, angling in, on off and middle. Saif Hassan rocks back and defends it down. 

That's the end of a very eventful Powerplay. Bangladesh have made the ideal start, with Tanzid and Saif settling in nicely and growing in confidence by the over. Zimbabwe, though, have been all over the place in the field, shelling three chances off Saif alone. Sikandar Raza gathers his troops for a huddle straight after, and he's animated as he lays into his players. The hosts are still searching for their first wicket. Blessing Muzarabani to bowl the next over.

5.6: Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan, Back of a length, outside off, Tanzid Hasan cuts it to the right of deep backward point and gets a couple of runs. Bangladesh end their Powerplay on 54/0.

5.5: Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR! That boundary will bring up the 50 for Bangladesh. Another short of a length from Evans, over leg and middle. Tanzid Hasan gets across the line and pulls it pretty late off the top edge. The ball flies over short fine leg for four runs.

5.4: Brad Evans to Tanzid Hasan, Back of a length, around the hips of the batter. Tanzid Hasan comes down the track and dabs it to the leg side. 

5.3: Brad Evans to Saif Hassan, Short of a length, on off and middle. Saif Hassan pulls it to deep square leg for one.

5.2: Brad Evans to Saif Hassan, Fullish again, on off, Saif Hassan defends it down the deck. 

5.1: Brad Evans to Saif Hassan, SIX! That is some shot. Saif Hassan gives a warm greeting to Evans. Full-length delivery, angling in, on off and middle. Saif Hassan makes room at the very last moment and launches it up and over the long off fence for half a dozen. 

Brad Evans is into the attack to bowl the last over of the Powerplay. He replaces Richard Ngarava.

4.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR! Through the gap! Length-delivery, outside off, Tanzid Hasan flashes hard to play the square cut, but gets a top edge and it flies over the short third fielder for a boundary.

4.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Saif Hassan, Pitched outside off, angling across. Saif works it behind backward point for a single.

4.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Saif Hassan, IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! It's shocking from Zimbabwe now as they have put down Saif Hassan three times inside the Powerplay. Brad Evans is the culprit this time. Pitched fuller and angled into the batter. Saif Hassan plays the pick-up shot, whipping it off the pads, but gets a massive top edge. Brad Evans runs to his left from deep backward square leg, but cannot balance himself well while taking the catch. He gets down on his right knee to gobble it but goes with hard hands and it pops out of his hands. Two taken. That was a regulation chance but Evans made a straightforward chance look difficult there. Zimbabwe have been ordinary in the field so far, to say the least.

4.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, Shapes in a bit, full on leg. Tanzid Hasan looks to flick but plays around it and is hit on the front pad. The ball deflects to square leg and they cross for a leg bye.

4.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR! Excellent shot! A long half-volley on off. Hasan leans forward and creams it through the cover gap for a cracking boundary. Shot of the match so far.

4.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Saif Hassan, Back of a length, outside off, Saif knifes it behind backward point for a single.

Blessing Muzarabani is into the attack now, replacing Sikandar Raza.

3.6: Richard Ngarava to Tanzid Hasan, Back of a length outside off. Tanzid steers it on the bounce to short third. He wants a single but Saif sends him back on a sharp call.

3.5: Richard Ngarava to Saif Hassan, Yorker now, angled outside off. Saif digs in trying to jam it out but misses the connection entirely. The keeper flies to his left, gets a hand to it in mid-air, then hits the deck as he parries it away toward short fine leg. They get a bye.

3.5: Richard Ngarava to Saif Hassan, WIDE! Richard follows the batter who shuffles far outside off to play the scoop shot. But makes a last-minute adjustment and tries the reverse ramp but misses. The on-field umpire checks whether the ball has pitched outside the pitch area. After checking the replay, it is deemed a wide, as since it is pitched behind the stumps, it is called a wide and not a No Ball.

No Ball? Or a Wide? The third umpire is checking whether the ball is pitching outside the cut strip. Eventually, it is called a wide.

3.4: Richard Ngarava to Saif Hassan, Length ball on the stumps, Saif hops off and drops it down the pitch.

3.3: Richard Ngarava to Tanzid Hasan, On a good length, nips back in with bounce. Tanzid is squared up while playing the square drive and the ball thuds the pad and rolls to the leg side for a leg bye.

3.2: Richard Ngarava to Saif Hassan, DROPPED AGAIN! And it is Milton Shumba who shells another chance. On a back of a length, on the stumps. Saif Hassan arches back a bit and tries to smash it through cover, but hits it off the toe end of the bat. It goes flat to Milton Shumba who puts it down. In and out of his palms as Milton tries to take it with a reverse cup. A single taken as the ball is popped behind him. Second lifeline for Saif Hassan.

3.1: Richard Ngarava to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Off the top edge! Short on the leg stump, kicking up a bit. Saif Hassan gets inside the line to pull but gets a thick top edge and the ball flies over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

2.6: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, FOUR! Shot! Full and around middle. Tanzid clears his front leg out of the way, gets underneath the ball and bludgeons it over the mid on fielder for a boundary.

2.5: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, On the fuller side and outside off, this is driven away to the left of mid off for a single.

2.4: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, Slides it acrosss, full, and outside off. Saif lunges and dabs it down to cover.

2.3: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, Short and around middle, nudged down to mid-wicket.

2.2: Sikandar Raza to Saif Hassan, DROPPED AND FOUR! A touch chance, but a chance regardless. Full and around off. Saif Hassan smashes it flatly to the left of the mid off fielder. Milton Shumba runs and flings himself in that direction to pluck that airborne, but grasses it and the ball deflects off the left hand. It slows down in the outfield. Clive Madande from cover chases the ball from the inner ring but cannot make a clean effort of flicking the ball as it kisses the ropes.

Opportunity missed, but has Clive Madande saved the boundary? The replay shows that the ball kissed the fence before Clive tried to haul it back in.

2.1: Sikandar Raza to Tanzid Hasan, Fuller and on off, from around the stump. Tanzid leans on and drives it to long off for a single.

Change. Bowler number 3 in the third over. Sikandar Raza replaces Brian Bennett. A slip in place.

1.6: Richard Ngarava to Saif Hassan, Seaming away a bit on a good length, around off. Hassan dabs it to short third.

1.5: Richard Ngarava to Saif Hassan, Short of a length, on the stumps, kept out off the back foot.

1.4: Richard Ngarava to Tanzid Hasan, Sliding in, full, and around middle. Tanzid flicks it to the left of mid-wicket for a quick single to get off the mark.

1.3: Richard Ngarava to Tanzid Hasan, Short of a good length, on off. Hasan gets on top of the bounce and keeps it out on the off side.

1.2: Richard Ngarava to Tanzid Hasan, Around off on a good length. Hasan stays back and scythes it to backward point.

1.1: Richard Ngarava to Tanzid Hasan, Short of a good length, on top of off. Tanzid hops off and bunts it down the track.

A bit of everything in the opening over. A couple of boundaries, good bit of turn and bounce and a wide. Richard Ngarava to share the attack from the opposite end.

0.6: Brian Bennett to Saif Hassan, Another one that spins in from middle, on a length. Saif fends it with soft hands to backward square leg.

0.5: Brian Bennett to Saif Hassan, A sharp turn into the batter with bounce, on a length. Saif hangs deep in the crease and taps it with soft hands to point.

0.5: Brian Bennett to Saif Hassan, WIDE! Sprays it down leg, full in length. Saif misses the flick. The keeper moves to his left and grabs the ball.

0.4: Brian Bennett to Saif Hassan, Stump-to-stump, on a length, defended down the pitch off the back foot.

0.3: Brian Bennett to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Two in two for Hassan! Short on middle, Saif Hassan hangs back and pulls it a bit uppishly, but wide of the square leg fielder who dives to his left. But the ball stays out of this wingspan and races to the fence.

0.2: Brian Bennett to Saif Hassan, FOUR! Bangladesh and Saif are underway. Full and flat, on leg. Saif Hassan sits across on his knee and laps it over the short fine leg fielder to pick up the first boundary of the match.

0.1: Brian Bennett to Saif Hassan, Starts with a short ball that spins in from off. Saif Hassan tucks it to square leg off the back foot.

All set to get going in the 2nd T20I in Bulawayo. The umpires and players make their way to the middle. There will be movement and variable bounce, and might settle as the game goes on. But if we keep on hitting the deck hard, we will be good. Show plenty of energy. This is the message from Sikandar Raza who has his men in a huddle before they spread out to take their fielding spots. Out walk the two Bangladeshi openers - Tanzid Hasan and Saif Hassan. And it will be spin to start as Brian Bennett will bowl the first over. Let's play...

PITCH REPORT - Tino Mawayo is pitchside. He first points out that the weather is pleasant in Bulawayo. Then informs that it is a fresh pitch and is nicely rolled in. Athar Ali Khan joins and mentions it is a slightly better surface and has less grass covering as compared to the previous match. Which, he reckons, should help the batters in stroke-making. But stresses that it brings a sense of responsibility, as the first six overs are going to be crucial when the seamers are most likely to find movement off the pitch. That said, he notes it puts extra onus on the batters, especially against the short ball, an area where Bangladesh have struggled and lost wickets. Handle that better, he says, and the runs will follow.  Tino suggests caution is key on such a big ground. Batters need total certainty before going big, he says, otherwise, finding the gaps for boundaries is the safer route, since risky hitting on a ground this size raises the odds of losing a wicket, and with it, putting the team in trouble.

A quick word from Tadiwanashe Marumani - Marumani says his approach up top is all about simplicity. He says the priority is making the most of the fielding restrictions early on, and if the situation demands, he's ready to take on the bowling, or otherwise, he's happy playing the support role for his partner. He adds his game is largely shaped by what the field allows, and at Queens specifically, he prefers to keep the ball on the ground rather than going aerial.

Zimbabwe (Unchanged Playing XI) - Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (WK), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (C), Ryan Burl, Milton Shumba, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Clive Madande, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani.

Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hassan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy (C), Nurul Hasan (WK), Yasir Ali, Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain (In for Nasum Ahmed), Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana.

The captain of Bangladesh - Towhid Hridoy, on what he would have done winning the toss, admits that they were looking to bat first, so they are happy with the toss result. Reflecting on the previous game's batting effort, he says Yasir played really well through the middle order. But stresses that Bangladesh needed a partner to stick around with him. He notes the plan going forward is simply building partnerships and holding onto them deeper into the innings. On the surface, he calls it a good wicket, but adds it still comes down to batting well on it. Ends by informing that they are going with one change as Rishad Hossain replaces Nasum Ahmed.

The captain of Zimbabwe - Sikandar Raza mentions that this is a slightly different pitch than the previous game. Notes that there is a bit of moisture on the pitch, so bowling first will surely assist their seamers with the new ball. On the previous game, he calls it an impressive all-round effort. He reckons Zimbabwe were 15-20 runs above par with the bat, and putting up a total in the 170s was a solid achievement. He adds the bowling unit was excellent behind that total, with the fielding matching the effort. When asked about the team changes, Raza informs that they are unchanged for this match. When he is asked about the bigger picture for the series, Raza says the goal is simply to keep improving and upskilling as a side. He notes world cricket is evolving fast, and Zimbabwe risk falling behind if they don't keep pace with it.