Forster Mutizwa leads Zimbabwe XI into defeating Bangladeshis: Cricket News Update
The Bangladeshi side kicked off its tour with a disappointing defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe XI, at the Harare Sports Club, on Monday, August 1, 2011. The touring squad suffered a 4 wickets loss, thanks to the highlight of the match, middle order batsman
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/F-Mutizwa-c1426, whose impressive 87 runs worth not out innings paved the Zimbabwe XI side into earning a notable win against Bangladesh.
The 3-day match came as the practice game from Bangladesh’s Tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, prior to the tourists’ one-off Test fixture against the hosts, Zimbabwe, on August 4, at the same venue.
Initially the bout took off on Saturday, July 30th at the Harare arena with Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al-Hasan winning the toss and regrettably opting to bat first.
The decision turned against the tourists’ favour, following an opening blow on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahman-c78092 earning a solid half ton, the side brought a closure to its opening innings at a sluggish sum of
188, losing all its players.
As for the Zimbabwean innings, the hosts came out with a disappointing chase at their end, losing successive wickets as the procession went on. Failing to reach their opponents’ mark on the second day of the fixture, the team wrapped up its innings at 113
with all players lost leaving Bangladesh with a 75 runs lead over the hosts.
With the start of the warm up game’s final session, Bangladesh, yet again, came out with another sluggish display with the bat, taking off with some early wickets on its batting roster. Eventually, with the close of the team’s second innings, following a
loss of all its players, the tourists managed to offer Zimbabwe XI with a 223 runs target.
As for the hosts’ final response, taking on the chase, what started as a troublesome opening against the opponent turned in Zimbabwe’s favour, with the arrival of team’s saviour Mutizwa, who managed to revive the side following an early loss of wickets.
The player, alongside lower order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Richard-Ervine-c51733, developed a troublesome partnership against the Bangladesh pacers, earning some thrashing numbers for the team. The pair’s single-handed 84 runs contribution for the team eventually paved the side
into securing their eventual win against the tourists.
Ervine’s wicket came as the final loss for the day. The player offered a defensive stance at the crease, earning some slow runs for the team. However, to his disappointment, was forced to exit the crease after being caught out off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-c78728 Hossain’s delivery,
failing to7 earn a half century at 42.
As for Mutizwa, the player remained not out with the close of play, securing a handsome total of 87 including 4 boundaries and 2 sixes.
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