bangladesh Clinical all-round performance to defeat zimbabwe They won the third and final T20 match by four wickets at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo to win the three-match series 2-1. After losing the opening game, the visitors bounced back with consecutive wins to register their first T20I series win of 2026.
The result also wasted a historic opportunity for the Zimbabwe captain Sikandar RazaWho became the country’s most capped international cricketer with 314 appearances across all formats. Despite performing well with both bat and ball throughout the tour, Zimbabwe fell short in the decider as Bangladesh held their composure in a tense finale.
Zimbabwe’s score reached 143 runs due to Dion Myers’ fighting half-century.
Asked to bat first, Zimbabwe lost early wickets but recovered with a crucial 71-run partnership between Brian Bennett And Dion Myers. Bennett provided an aggressive start before his departure, allowing Myers to take charge of the innings. The right-handed batsman played one of his finest T20I innings, scoring 73 runs while hitting timely boundaries and rotating the strike effectively. His innings accounted for more than half of Zimbabwe’s total, but he received little support from the middle order as wickets continued to fall at regular intervals.
Bangladesh bowlers maintained pressure throughout the innings. Mohammad Saifuddin while took two wickets Taskin Ahmed Bowled an excellent final over to restrict Zimbabwe to 143/7. The visitors conceded just 25 runs, taking four wickets in the last four overs, preventing the hosts from setting a more challenging total.
Tanzeed Hasan leads Bangladesh to series win
Bangladesh’s target was based on another mature innings from the opener tanzeed hassanWho continued his excellent tour with a match-winning 66 runs. After surviving the initial spell Richard Ngarawa And blessings to muzarabaniThe Tanzid gradually stabilized before accelerating at the right time.
They formed valuable partnerships Parvez Hussain Emon And Tauheed Hridayoy Keeping Bangladesh firmly ahead despite the required pace increase in the middle overs. Tanzid completed his half-century in 45 balls and took the visitors closer to victory.
Zimbabwe threatened a dramatic comeback in the final over when brad evans dismissed Mosaddek Hussein And Saifuddin in consistent delivery. However, Bangladesh maintained its composure Mehndi Hasan By hitting a four he sealed the victory by four wickets with two balls remaining. With the win, Bangladesh made a remarkable comeback from being 1-0 down in the series, while Zimbabwe will now turn their focus to their upcoming T20I match against India.
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