Mortaza then removed Williams, who faced 84 balls, before 20-year old Mustafizur took out Sikandar Raza and Luke Jongwe off successive balls. Mortaza heaped praise on Mustafizur, who made his ODI debut against India earlier this year. "He has many variations. For instance, he has two kinds of cutters,” Mortaza said about Mustafizur after the match. "If a batsman plays two balls, he may think that he (Mustafizur) will bowl this way but then he opts other way. So the batsman gets confused.” Tamim and Kayes earlier put on 147 runs in their opening partnership to lay the foundation for Bangladesh’s total. Zimbabwe hit back after removing the duo in quick succession but Mahmudullah smashed a rapid-fire 52 off 40 balls to help the hosts recover for a decent total. Kayes, who scored 76 in the previous match, led the charge knocking six fours and four sixes off 95 balls before he was stumped by Chakabva off Raza.
Tamim soon followed, dismissed in the same fashion as Chakabva completed his second stumping, this time off Graeme Cremer. Left-hander Tamim faced 98 balls, his innings featuring seven fours and a six. Mahmudullah, who hit five fours and a six, got a reprieve when he was on 32 as he walked assuming he was run out. But a TV replay confirmed Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva had dislodged the bails before receiving the ball, prompting the umpires to call Mahmudullah back. The right-hander was finally run out in the last over. Malcolm Waller removed Mushfiqur Rahim for 28 to become Chakabva’s third stumping. Cremer then dismissed Liton Das for 17 and took two catches at point off Luke Jongwe in the same over to send Sabbir Rahman (one) and Nasir Hossain (nought). Zimbabwe captain Chigumbura lamented his team’s poor batting throughout the series. "It is obviously disappointing, especially the way we have batted in the last three games,” he said. "We started to get better but obviously it is too late when you consider that it is a threematch series,” he said. Cremer claimed 2-53 while Jongwe finished with 2-50. The two teams will play two Twenty20 internationals on November 13 and 15 at the same venue. —AFP