LIVE - Zimbabwe v Bangladesh: 4th ODI – Brendan Taylor scores a century – Match Update
Zimbabwe’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 on Friday, August 19, 2011.
The stylish opener had struggled for form in the limited-over cricket, as he failed to get going in the first three ODIs of the series. He did not miss out on this occasion and ended up with 106 runs off 137 balls with the help of seven fours and one towering
six.
Taylor’s terrific knock finally came to an end in the 44th over of the innings. He had decided to take the batting power-play and was trying to attack the bowlers. He attempted to loft the ball over long-on, but did not time the ball as he would
have liked to.
However, the 25-year-old had done his job, guiding the team into a respectable position.
Zimbabwe were put into bat by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shakib-Al-Hasan-c2492. Although the pitch was ideal for the batsmen, the hosts struggled to make a solid impression.
Apart from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, none other batsmen managed to bat for a longer period of time. The hosts had lost four wickets for just 89 runs on the board and were in a spot of bother at that stage of the innings.
However, Taylor and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/E-Chigumbura-c1411 collected 94 runs for the fifth wicket partnership, rescuing the team from trouble. They got out after scoring 106 and 31 respectively.
The series has turned out to be a success for the Zimbabwean team, as they have not lost a single match until now. They started off with a Test match victory at Harare, which marked their successful return to the longest version of the game.
This triumph was followed by three back-to-back victories in the first three ODIs of the series at Harare. Although the African team has won the series, they will now be looking forward to a whitewash over the under pressure Bangladesh side.
Zimbabwe will host http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 after the end of the ongoing series against Bangladesh. The Men in Green will definitely prove to be a tougher opposition and will give a tough time to the hosts.
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