A scintillating century by Liton Das backed by a five-wicket haul by Shakib Al Hasan powered Bangladesh to a commanding 155-run win over Zimbabwe in the first of the three-match ODI series on Friday.
The hosts were all out for a meagre 121 after Bangladesh posted a challenging 276 at the Harare Sports Club Ground, reports bdnews24.com.
Zimbabwe were on the back foot after losing three of their top-order batsmen within 49 runs to the pace trio Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Saifuddin and Shoriful Islam.
Shakib then took over by sending back Brendan Taylor (24), ending the Zimbabwe skipper’s bid to get the chase back on track.
The south paw sealed his five-for and the victory for his side with the last wicket of tail-ender Richard Ngarava in the 29th over after becoming the Bangladesh bowler with most wickets in ODIs.
He touched former skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s record 270 wickets with the scalp of Taylor.
Wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva made the highest 54 runs for Zimbabwe before becoming Shakib’s fourth prey.
