http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BRM-Taylor-c1200 hails entire team for victory over Bangladesh in the only Test - Cricket News Update
Brendan Taylor, the Captain of Zimbabwe, was thrilled with the victory in the only Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 and complimented his entire team for the feat.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 beat Bangladesh by 130 runs on the fifth day of the match, played at Harare Sports Club, from August 4 to 8, 2011.
It was a nice team effort where the hosts outclassed the visitors in almost all departments of the game, with some great individual performances.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 himself led the team from the front, scoring 71 runs in the first innings followed by an unbeaten 105 runs in the second innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/T-Taibu-c2630 contributed 59 runs to the second innings.
The fast bowling trio of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CB-Mpofu-c1219, shattered the rival batting line up, grabbing five wickets each in the match.
Taylor who was leading the Zimbabwe side for the first time in a Test, complimented his team for the historic victory after entering the longer version of the game with a lapse of almost six years.
He said, "It is a great honour and a privilege to lead the side. They are a great bunch of guys and make my job a whole lot easier. I was just happy to get the team into a winning position, and then go on to win from there."
Zimbabwe had an edge in the game almost throughout the match and never looked like losing at any stage.
Taylor made a bold decision by declaring the second innings at 291 runs after losing five wickets, which was a supporting declaration as Bangladesh was provided a chance to chase the target of 375 runs in 123 overs.
The decision to declare timely paid off with an empathetic victory, which was achieved with dedication. Taylor admired their batting coach Grant Flower, and the whole team, saying,
"We, as a team, put in the hard work and were confident coming into the game that we could win. There was an excellent build-up to the match for us and credit must go to batting coach Grant Flower and the rest of the coaching staff."
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