Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! The final wicket goes down! ZIMBABWE WIN BY 23 RUNS! Short delivery again, wide outside off, Taskin tries to heave it over the leg side but it takes the toe end of his bat and flies straight to Wellington Masakadza at wide long on. He makes no mistake and Zimbabwe are celebrating.

Short and wide outside off, off pace, Taskin tries to slog across the line but misses.

Appeal for a run out. It's against Taskin Ahmed.

SAFE! Too full in length and on middle, Taskin forces it down to wide long on and rushes back for the second run. The throw comes to the keeper who collects it ahead of the stumps before taking the bails off. They appeal, it's referred upstairs. Taskin has not dragged his bat, instead, he has plonked it inside the crease. Touch and go and the third umpire rules it in the favour of the batsman.

Shoriful Islam is the number 11 batsman.

OUT! Number 9 goes down. Back of a length delivery outside off, Saifuddin winds up for a big shot down the ground but gets a top edge. Sikandar Raza settles under it at mid off and takes the catch safely.

FOUR! Short in length and outside off, Mohammad Saifuddin flashes his bat at it and edges it down to third man for a boundary..

A slower one, full and wide outside off, the batter leaves it and it's called a wide.

31 needed off the final over. Luke Jongwe to bowl it.

Slower ball on length, Mohammad Saifuddin carves this one to the deep point fielder for an easy single.

Swing and a miss! Mohammad Saifuddin comes down the track and looks to pull hard but misses.

Slower full ball, on the stumps. Mohammad Saifuddin looks to heave it on the leg side but gets the bottom half of the bat and the ball goes to deep square leg. Two runs.

Good length ball, on off. Blocked towards cover for a single.

Good length ball, cramped him for room. The ball kisses the pads and goes through to the keeper.

Length ball, outside off. Taskin Ahmed swings hard but misses.

Digs in a short ball on middle, Taskin is on his toes as he pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 35 needed off 12 balls.

Dramatic. Is there some ghost? Back of a length ball on middle, Saifuddin smashes it from the back foot to wide long on for a run. There is slight noise of bails coming off and the keeper is seen appealing. The umpire wants to check for the hit wicket but the replays find that the stumps moved on their own. Wind? Maybe. Bizarre.

Is Mohammad Saifuddin hit wicket? The keeper has spotted that the bails have come off and appealed. The umpires are getting it checked. Oh no, it has happened on its own. That's supernatural. Never seen that before. Maybe, wind.

A low dipping full toss on middle, Saifuddin makes room as he dances down the track, hits it from the toe end of the bat to extra cover.

Back of a length ball on middle, Saifudding pulls it firmly to deep square leg. A good stop in the deep but still the batsmen take two.

Short and on middle, Taskin pulls and intentionally keeps it down in front of square leg for a run.

Taskin Ahmed is the new batsman.

OUT! Here goes Bangladesh's last hope! Fractionally short in length and on middle, Afif turns and powers it over square leg. Seems like a great connection again but it's straight down the throat of Shumba in the deep. 40 needed off 17 balls.

Wide! Sprays a length ball way wide outside off, Afif allows it through.

Tendai Chatara to bowl. 1/18 in his 3 overs so far.

Slower full ball, outside off. Afif Hossain squeezes it towards sweeper cover for a run. 8 from the over!

FOUR! Low full toss, on off. Afif Hossain shuffles across and scoops it over the short fine leg fielder for a much-needed boundary.

Back of a length slower ball, on off. Mohammad Saifuddin looks to slog it over the on side but gets an under-edge. It rolls to short third man and they cross.

Slower ball, outside off. Mohammad Saifuddin comes down the track and tries to heave but misses.

Back of a length ball, on the pads. Tucked towards square leg for one.

Good length ball, around off. Mohammad Saifuddin heaves it towards the deep mid-wicket fielder for one.

In the channel outside off, Mohammad Saifuddin flashes and misses. The keeper deflects it to short third man and the batsmen take a bye. 49 needed off 24 balls.

Back of a length ball on middle, cramping the batsman for room, MS defends it back from the crease.

SIX! High and handsome! Fuller in length and on middle, Saifuddin makes room and launches it over the bowler's head for a biggie.

IN THE AIR... SAFE! Luke digs in a short ball around off, the bounce gets big on the batsman as Afif shapes up for the pull shot. He gets a top edge and it flies towards deep square leg. Tendai Chatara runs across to his right from short fine leg but has a fielder coming across from deep mid-wicket as well. That probably put him off and he fails to catch it with a dive. The batsmen take one.

Fuller in length and on off, driven to covers for a single.

Mohammad Saifuddin is in next.

OUT! Shamim holes out! Smart bowling from Luke Jongwe. He bowls it on a length but keeps it wide outside off, Shamim has to fetch it from there as he tries to smoke it over long on. Fails to gather enough power and it's a simple catch for Wellington Masakadza in the deep. Shamim looked impressive during his stay, a good try from the youngster!

Tossed up, on off. Shamim Hossain advances down the track and tucks it towards the on side for one. Sensible stuff so far this from the batter.

FOUR! This time Shamim Hossain brings out the reverse sweep and places it fine, away from short third man for a boundary.

FOUR! It's quicker and flatter, on middle, Shamim gets down on one knee and sweeps it fine for a boundary. Shamim showing his class on debut!

SIX! Flatter ball, on the stumps. Shamim Hossain makes room and smashes this over the long off fielder for a maximum.

Quicker ball, on the stumps. Tucked towards the leg side for a single.

Wesley Madhevere to bowl for the first time.

Flatter ball, outside off. Afif Hossain looks to reverse paddle sweep it but misses.

Attempts for a reverse sweep but misses and is hit outside the line of the stumps. The ball ricochets to point and they take a leg bye. 10 from the over,74 needed off 36 balls.

Flatter and shorter outside off, staying low, Afif tries to cut but misses.

Shortish and outside off, Shamim steers it through point for a run.

Turns a shortish ball to mid-wicket, puts pressure on the deep fielder and that results in a misfield. Two runs taken.

SIX! That's gone the distance! Fuller in length and on middle and leg, Shamim kneels down and slog sweeps it clinically over backward square leg for a biggie.

Short in length and outside off, cut through point for a single.

Sikandar Raza is back on to bowl his third over.

Flatter ball, on the stumps. Tucked on the leg side for a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Shamim Hossain looks to reverse sweep but gets an under-edge and the ball rolls away to the off side.

Flatter ball, on off. Blocked back to the bowler.

Tossed up, on off. Driven towards long off for a single.

SIX! Tossed up outside off. Afif Hossain gets down on one knee and sweeps this fine over the deep square leg fence for a maximum. Much needed this for Bangladesh.

Flatter ball on stumps, pulled towards deep square leg for a couple.

LUCKY FOUR! Back of a length ball on middle and off, some extra bounce, Shamim tries to defend from the back foot but it takes the inside edge and runs away to the fine leg fence. The debutant opens his account with a lucky boundary.

Fuller and on middle, heaved to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short in length and outside off, Hossain hits it firmly through the line but finds the cover fielder.

A touch short and outside off, Afif plays it late and taps it down to short third man.

Debutant Shamim Hossain is in next. 99 needed off 52 balls.

OUT! Caught in the deep! Yet another reckless shot selection and Bangladesh lose their 6th wicket. Chatara senses the charge from the batsman early and digs in a short ball outside off, Nurul is down the track and then jumps to whack it over covers. He makes a good connection but it's towards the longer part of the ground and Wellington Masakadza grabs it easily in the deep. Bangladesh making it hard for themselves by playing some avoidable shots.

FOUR! In the air but it's a safe shot. Fuller in length and outside off, slower in pace, Nurul walks across the stumps, picks it up and swings it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Tendai Chatara is back into the attack. 2-0-9-0 are his figures so far.

Flatter ball darted outside off. Nurul Hasan punches this off the back foot for one.

Flatter ball, clipped through mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter ball, outside leg. Afif Hossain shuffles across and tries to pull it hard but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Tossed up outside off. Nurul Hasan comes down the track and flicks this through mid-wicket for one.

Quicker ball, on the stumps. Tucked towards the on side for one.

Flatter ball, outside off. Afif Hossain looks to heave it over the on side but misses.

Appeal for a run out! Full and around off, Nurul clips it in front of square leg and attempts for the second run. There is a direct hit at the bowler's end and they appeal. It's referred upstairs but Afif is found to be safely in. 60/5 at the halfway stage, 107 needed more with 5 wickets left.

Tossed up ball on middle, helped to mid-wicket for a single.

Wide! Way wide outside off, left alone.

Another cross-batted heave, it's smashed aerially but wide of mid-wicket. A single results.

Appeal for an lbw, not given. Floated one, full and around leg, Hasan tries to flick but misses.

That is punched off the back foot, but not in the gap at covers.

Sliding down the leg side, flicked to mid-wicket for a run.

Flatter ball, on off. Punched towards long off for one. What an over again by Wellington Masakadza, 2 runs and 2 wickets off it. His figures currently are 2-0-6-3!

Quicker ball, on the stumps. Tucked towards the on side.

Nurul Hasan is the new batsman.

OUT! CAUGHT! Flatter ball, on the stumps. Mahedi Hasan advances down the track and looks to go over long off. Gets it away from the toe end of the bat and the ball goes high in the air and straight into the bucket hands of Ryan Burl. Bangladesh are in deep trouble here.

Tossed up, on middle. Driven towards long off for one.

Tossed up, on leg. Afif Hossain looks to sweep but misses.

Afif Hossain comes out to the middle with Bangladesh in a spot of bother. 115 needed off 71 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Huge wicket, this. Tossed up, on off. Mahmudullah gets down on one knee and looks to slog it over long on. He is beaten slightly in flight and fails to middle it properly. The ball goes high up in the air and Tarisai Musakanda, the substitute fielder, times his jump to perfection and plucks it superbly near the fence. Bangladesh slip further.

Slower one, on a fuller length outside off, Mahmudullah pushes it firmly to point where Raza makes a fine stop. Cannot prevent the single. 6 from it!

Fuller and outside off, driven towards the fielder at the edge of the circle at extra cover. They take a single.

Uses the angle of the bowler and flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.

Back of a length ball on off, Mahedi moves back and works it gently towards mid-wicket. He runs the first run hard, wants the second but it's not on as Ryan Burl is quick to the ball. He though fumbles slightly, there is no extra run available.

Pitches it up and outside off, Mahmudullah leans forward and wrists it through mid-wicket for a run.

Wide! Sliding down the leg side, there is no need to play at it.

A touch short and outside off, Mahmudullah steers it from the back foot, finds point.

Tossed up, on the stumps. Mahedi Hasan makes room on the leg side and tries to cut hard but misses it.

Flatter ball, on off. Mahmudullah steps down and pushes it on the off side to get off the mark.

Skipper Mahmudullah arrives in the middle. 122 needed off 80 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tossed up, on the stumps. Shakib Al Hasan comes down the track and looks to lift it over the extra cover fielder. The bat turns in his hands and he fails to middle it. The ball goes straight to Sikandar Raza who takes another catch inside the ring. The replays later suggest that it was smart bowling by Wellington Masakadza as he saw the charge from the batsman and shortened his length. Shakib though still went ahead with his shot and fell. Zimbabwe are on top!

Tossed up, on off. Shakib Al Hasan slog sweeps this towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Flatter ball, on the stumps. Punched towards cover off the back foot.

Tossed up on middle. Mahedi Hasan inside edges the off drive towards long on for one.

Wellington Masakadza is introduced into the attack.

Digs in a short ball on off, pulled to deep square leg for a run. 10 from the over and Bangladesh are 42/2. Zimbabwe were 48/2 at this stage.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Jongwe delivers a length ball on middle and leg, Mahedi gets across a bit and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary. You don't bowl there to the batsmen from the subcontinent.

Play and a miss! Change in pace from Luke, bowls it slow and lands it full outside off, Mahedi flashes and misses.

Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it towards mid on.

Jongwe goes short and around off, this time Shakib pulls it through square leg and rotates the strike.

FOUR! Shakin has nailed it. The ball is a touch fuller, width offered and the Bangla superstar smashes it past the extra cover fielder for a boundary.

Luke Jongwe replaces Tendai Chatara from this end.

Good length ball, outside off. Angled in slightly and kept a bit low. Mahedi Hasan misses the shot on the off side. The ball goes through to the keeper on a bounce.

Good length ball, around off. Defended solidly towards the off side.

Short ball, around middle. Shakib Al Hasan pulls it awkwardly towards long on.

FOUR! Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and scoops this over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Good length ball, around off. Tapped towards point.

Length ball, on the pads. Flicked towards square leg for one.

A couple of direct hits but Zimbabwe have not been lucky to pick another wicket. Short in length and outside off, Mahedi cuts it to point and there is confusion over a run. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end and finds the stumps but Shakib is in safely. It deflects to mid off and now the batsmen cross. The fielder again scores a direct hit, this time at the keeper's end but Shakib is safely in once more. It's all happening.

FOUR LEG BYES! Slower one, full and drifting down the leg side, Hasan tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to the keeper and Tadiwanashe Marumani lets it through. Bonus runs.

FOUR! Width given again and this time Mahedi cashed in. Short in length and outside off, Mahedi whacks it over backward point for a boundary.

Play and a miss! Width given outside off, Mahedi throws his bat at it but fails to connect.

On a length and outside off, Mahedi pushes at it and misses.

That is defended solidly off the front foot.

Good length ball, on middle. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across again and this time he tries to scoop it over the keeper but misses this one as well. The ball goes through to the keeper. Excellent over this for Zimbabwe.

Good length ball, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles across and tries to heave it on the leg side but misses.

Shakib Al Hasan is the new batsman. 150 needed off 104 balls.

OUT! CAUGHT! Wicket number 2 goes down in the over and Blessing has done the early damage. Both the in-form openers are back in the pavilion. Short and around off, Soumya Sarkar stands back and blazes it through the line. That's hit hard, like a tracer bullet and it's travelling. Sikandar Raza though is ready at the edge of the circle at extra cover to snap it. Zimbabwe are pumped up!

In the air...but it falls in no man's land. Full ball, on the stumps. Soumya Sarkar looks to heave it over mid on. Gets it away off the bottom of the bat and the ball goes high up in the air behind the bowler. It falls just in front of the fielder who was running backwards from mid on. He saves it from going to the boundary and they take two.

Good length ball, on the pads. Tucked towards mid on for a single. Mahedi Hasan is off the mark.

Mahedi Hasan has been promoted at number 3.

OUT! Dragged on! Good length ball angling away with extra bounce, around off stump. Mohammad Naim stays back and looks to run it down towards third man but gets an inside edge and the ball crashes onto the middle stump. Blessing is over the moon and flexes his biceps in celebration.

Blessing Muzarabani to operate now.

Poor from the stand-in keeper. Slower one, on a length and wide outside off, Naim flashes and misses. Tadiwanashe Marumani also fails to collect the ball and a bye has been taken.

Ouch, that can knock the wind out of you! That's a sharp delivery, short and on middle, Naim tries to pull but is beaten. He is hit near the rib cage and goes down on his haunches in pain. He catches his breath and then gets back to face the next ball.

Slower one this time, deceiving the batsman, it's around middle and leg, Naim is early into the shot and misses. The ball goes off the thigh pad to point and they cross. The fielder aims at the stumps at the bowler's end but misses. No one backing up the throw and the batsmen get another run. Two leg byes.

FOUR! That's nicely played! A little bit of width outside off, Naim just opens the face of his blade and glides it past the backward point fielder for a boundary.

Shortish and close to off, Naim hangs back and punches it down the ground, finds mid off.

Back of a length delivery outside off, Naim tries to push it to the off side from the back foot but it takes the inner half and rolls back to the bowler.

Tendai Chatara to bowl from the other end.

Flatter ball, on the stumps. Tucked towards the on side.

FOUR! Short in length and in the line of the stumps, Sarkar goes deep inside the crease and cracks it through the gap at point.

Follows the batsman down the leg side with a short ball, Sarkar mistimes his punch to covers.

Uppish but safe! Arm ball from Sikandar Raza. Soumya Sarkar advances down the track and smashes it just short of the diving mid off fielder. Luke Jongwe goes for the catch but it drops safe and the fielder seems to have hurt his fingers. The ball gets deflected behind and the batters take two.

Flatter hall, on off. Turned towards on side off the back foot.

Flatter ball, on stumps. Punched towards mid on for one. The bowler got a hand on it, showed the replays.

OUT! A wicket goes down on the final ball. Shoriful delivers a slower one, short in length around leg, Jongwe tries to heave it over the leg side but it takes the top edge and Shakib makes no mistake at deep mid-wicket. ZIMBABWE END ON 166/6!

PUT DOWN! Short in length and around off, Burl gets across and pulls it over square leg. Sarkar in the deep goes down low but fails to take the catch. The batsmen cross for a run. Burl was ball-watching, otherwise, the second run was also on.

Mahmudullah is not happy with the replacement ball. The umpire though feels that it's good to go...

SIX! GIGANTIC! It has gone many a mile. That ball is not returning anytime soon. A length delivery outside off, Ryan shuffles across the stumps and plunders it over cow corner for a maximum.

A bouncer around leg, Burl ducks and lets it be. He is disappointed that it has not been given as a wide.

Short in length and on middle, Jongwe opens up for a pull shot over the leg side but only manages to drag it down to long on for a run. A good result for Zimbabwe as Burl returns on strike.

A great yorker, outside off, Ryan goes hard at it and gets it away off the toe end to square leg. The batsmen cross.

Wide! Shoriful bowls a slower one, full and way wide outside off, Burl swings and misses.

Too full and on middle, whipped to deep mid-wicket and Burl retained strike. 16 from the over.

SIX! This is nailed! Fuller in length and on middle, right in the slot for the batsman, Burl picks it up and dumps it into the stand at deep mid-wicket. What a great strike! 150 comes up!

Wide! Saifuddin loses his line completely. Sprays it way wide outside off, Burl lets it be.

A delivery around leg, Burl tries to heave but misses. It goes off his pads to point and they cross. The fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end, Saifuddin fails to collect and they take another. Two leg byes.

A terrific yorker on off, Jongwe keeps it out on the off side and hands the strike back to Burl.

Forces a full ball down to long on for a single.

FOUR! That's drilled! Fuller in length and outside off, great hand-eye coordination shown by Ryan as he bludgeons it through covers for a cracking boundary.

Full and outside off, Ryan pushes it gently to covers and keeps strike for the next over.

A bouncer on middle, Burl ducks underneath it at the last moment.

Luke Jongwe comes out to bat.

OUT! Big blow to Zimbabwe, Wesley is dismissed at this stage. Shoriful delivers a clever slower one, full and around leg, Wesley Madhevere clears his front leg for a big heave over the leg side but gets a top edge. Afif Hossain settles underneath it at long off and takes the skier safely. Well played, Wesley!

Shoriful fires in a very full ball on middle, Burl tries to whip it on the leg side but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It rolls to mid-wicket and they cross.

Short in length and wide outside off, Ryan shuffles across and then makes a leave.

Too full in length and wide outside off, Burl walks across the stumps and slogs it wide of long on for a couple of runs.

Wide! Off pace delivery but way wide outside off, Burl flashes and misses.

Slower one, wide outside off, it's sliced over the infield on the off side for a run.

A yorker on off, it's dug out from the inner half to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller in length and outside off, Burl drives it through mid off and takes one.

A muted appeal for an lbw! A length delivery outside off, Wesley walks across the stumps with his attempted paddle sweep but fails to connect. It goes off his pads to square leg and they take a leg bye. The impact was an issue!

Misfield! Shortish and on middle, Ryan pushes it gently towards mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Shamim Hossain tries to attack the ball, fumbles and concedes an extra run.

FOUR! Smartly played! Mohammad Saifuddin bowls a full ball on the pads with fine leg up in the circle. All Burl has to do is to beat that fielder and he does so easily to fetch a boundary.

Mohammad Saifuddin is back into the attack. Just 12 runs from his first 2 overs.

Tucks it off his pads to square leg for a single. Shakib is done with his spell, 4-0-32-1.

Fullish and on middle, it's drilled down the ground for a single.

Ryan Burl is the new man in.

Ryan Burl is the new batsman.

OUT! Sikandar Raza is run out! A tossed up ball around off, Raza taps it down in front of point and calls for a run. Sarkar attacks the ball and fires in a throw at the bowler's end. Shakib is standing ahead of the stumps and he smartly lets it through his legs. It turns out to be a direct hit and Raza is found short in the replays. The third umpire flashes red for Sikandar.

Appeal for a run out, it's referred upstairs...

Fullish and outside off, Wesley drills it through covers and takes two. The throw from the deep is wayward at the bowler's end and they take another run.

SIX! Wesley is showing his class. Advances down the track to a full ball outside off and dismisses it over long off.

Quicker and flatter on middle, Raza moves back and plays it out to point for a run.

SIX! Short ball, outside off. Wesley Madhevere smashes this one over the long on fence for a Biggie! Much needed for Zimbabwe.

Good length ball, outside off. Wesley Madhevere lofts this towards long off for a couple of runs.

Mid off drops back. Third man comes up.

Back of a length ball, around off. Raza mistimes the heave towards mid off for one.

Clever bowling this from Taskin Ahmed. Saw Raza making room on the leg side. He pitched it full and outside off. Raza was not able to reach to the ball and he left it.

Back of a length ball, outside off. Wesley Madhevere looks to pull it hard but gets the toe end of the bat and the ball rolls onto the leg side. The batsmen cross.

Slower full ball, on off. Sikandar Raza pushes it wide of mid off for one.

Taskin Ahmed is back on. 0/17 in his 3 overs so far.

A sharp bouncer, following the batsman down the leg side, Wesley Madhevere takes on the challenge to pull but misses. 7 runs and a wicket from the over.

Short in length and outside off, Raza plays the upper cut and it goes on one bounce to third man. Another single.

Fuller and on off, stroked firmly to extra cover where Mahmudullah made a half stop. They crossed. 100 up for Zimbabwe!

Sikandar Raza is the new batsman.

OUT! Myers is gone! The break in play probably hampered the momentum. Shoriful digs in a short delivery around off, angling away with extra bounce, Dion stands back and slaps it aerially towards the deep cover fielder. Not much timing and Mahedi takes it easily to break this stand that was bothering Bangladesh.

The umpires are not happy with the condition of the ball and they are changing it.

Slower one, full and on middle, it's forced down to long on for a single.

FOUR! Bang! Short in length and outside off, Wesley moves back to make room and cracks it wide of sweeper cover for a boundary. His third T20I fifty comes up with this shot. Can he give a big finish to the Zimbabwean innings?

Shoriful Islam is back on. 0/11 in his one over so far.

Yorker, outside off. It's dug out towards the cover fielder for a single by Wesley Madhevere.

Yorker again, on off. Wesley Madhevere digs it out to the bowler.

Good length ball, on off. Worked towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Good length ball, outside off. Dion Myers looks to cut but misses.

Full ball, outside off. Driven towards long on for one.

WIDE! Way outside off. Wesley Madhevere leaves it.

Yorker on off. Dug out to the covers by Wesley Madhevere.

Shakib hits the yorker mark on off, Dion digs it out to the off side.

SIX! Shakib drags his length short and lands it on middle, Myers turns inside the crease and launches his pull over square leg for a maximum.

Darts it full and on off, driven to long off for a single.

Quicker ball on middle, defended back to the bowler.

Short and wide outside off, punched to covers.

DROPPED! Tossed up ball outside off, Wesley runs down the track and strikes it firmly to the off side. It's aerial but goes in and out of Mahmudullah's hands at covers.

Short and wide. Dion Myers looks to cut hard but misses.

Another mix-up! Good length ball, on off. It's played down to point. Wesley Madhevere wants a single but he's sent back. The point fielder throws it to the bowler at the non-striker's end. Taskin collects it and whips the bails off. They appeal, it's referred upstairs but the replays show that Myers has made it with a dive.

Short ball, outside off. Wesley Madhevere pulls it towards long on for one, as the ball got big on him.

Big mix-up and a direct hit would have been curtains for Myers. Good length ball, on off. It's tapped towards point and Wesley wants a run. His partner is late in taking off but makes it safely as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. Taskin could have done better there, he should have tried to get behind the stumps quickly.

FOUR! Eased away! That's a gift on the pads and Myers tickles it fine down the leg side for a boundary.

Taskin Ahmed is back on. 2-0-11-0 are his figures so far.

Slower ball, outside off. Dion Myers misses the shot on the off side. He was deceived completely.

Shout for an lbw, not given. Flatter delivery, full and on middle and it's an arm ball. Wesley Madhevere tries to flick but misses. It deflects off his pads to covers. They appeal but probably it's missing leg. Zimbabwe are 77/2 at the halfway mark.

Arm ball, short and wide outside off, Myers cuts it through point for a single.

Quicker and fuller on middle, it's swept through square leg for one.

Loopy one this time, full and on off, Wesley Madhevere drives it to deep cover for a brace.

Aerial but safe! Flatter delivery on middle, skidding down, Myers tries to flick by going back but gets a leading edge. It flies towards covers but lands safely. They cross.

Senses the charge from the batsman and pulls his length back around off, Wesley forces it down to long on for a run.

Shakib Al Hasan is back on. 1/7 in his 1 over so far.

Short and wide. Wesley Madhevere cuts it hard. The ball falls just short of the backward point fielder. They take a single.

Low full toss, on the stumps. Driven towards long on for a single.

Short and wide. Punched towards cover for a single.

FOUR! Naim misfields. Good length ball, outside off, it's punched towards sweeper cover. Naim comes running in, takes his eyes off the ball as he tries to pick it up and misfields. It goes past him and meets the fence.

WIDE! Short ball, too high. Called a wide. Not a good idea to bowl that with the keeper up.

Full ball, outside off. Sliced towards sweeper cover for one.

Full ball, on off. Driven towards long off for one.

Quicker one, skidding in from middle, it's knocked down to long on for a single. The fielder in the deep fumbled slightly and the batsmen pinched another run.

Bowls it flat and short outside off, Wesley stays back and slaps it down to wide long off for one.

Gets behind the line of the delivery and pushes it down to long off for one.

Tossed up again, around off, driven to covers for a single.

Beaten! Tossed up ball close to off, Wesley Madhevere tries to reverse sweep but misses.

Too full in length and around off, eased down to long on for a couple.

Debutant Shamim Hossain is on with the ball.

Good length ball, outside off. Dion Myers looks to cut hard but mistimes it in front of the wicket.

Full and wide. Wesley Madhevere drives it towards sweeper cover for one.

Back of a length ball, around off. Gets big on Dion who pulls it towards long on. It goes on one bounce to the fielder for a single.

Back of a length ball, flicked off the back foot for a single.

Good length ball, on the pads. Flicked towards square leg for a run.

Good length ball, on off. Driven towards long on for one.

WIDE! Down the leg side. Misses the flick does Wesley Madhevere.

Soumya Sarkar is introduced into the attack.

FOUR! That's a delightful shot from Dion. He hurries down the track to a full ball and lofts it cleanly over covers for a boundary. 48/2 are Zimbabwe at the end of the Powerplay overs!

Flatter and around middle, it's eased through square leg for a single.

The batsman has just blocked that from his crease.

Too full and on middle, fired in, it's forced down to long on for a single.

Dion Myers is the new batsman.

OUT! Chakabva throws it away! Shakib delivers it flat and short around off, Regis wants to maximize the last Powerplay over and decides to attack Shakib. He attempts to hang back inside the crease and power it over the leg side but only manages a big top edge. It balloons in the air, Shoriful Islam is under it at extra cover, Soumya Sarkar is also present there, coming from mid off, but this time the catch has been taken. Shoriful smiles.

Flighted ball, full and on off, Wesley knocks it down to long on for a run.

Shakib Al Hasan to bowl the final over of the Powerplay.

FOUR! Good length ball, on the stumps. Regis Chakabva slogs this one wide of the deep square leg fielder for a boundary.

Full ball, on the stumps, driven towards long on for a single.

Overpitched ball on the stumps. Chakabva hits it straight down the ground, but it comes off the bottom half of the bat. They run one.

Good length ball, on the leg. Flicked towards deep square leg for a single.

Back of a length ball, pulled towards deep square leg for one.

Full ball, following the batsman down the leg side, Regis Chakabva shuffles back to make some room but yorks himself. The ball goes through to the keeper.

Mohammad Saifuddin to operate now.

Goes hard at a shortish ball outside off but only manages to play it back towards the bowler off the inside edge. 11 from the over!

FOUR! Shot! Fuller in length and on middle, Wesley brings down a straight bat and smashes it past the umpire at the other end for a boundary.

Back of a length ball on off, angling away, too close to cut, Madhevere pushes at it and gets it away off the bottom edge. The keeper collects it to his right.

Play and a miss! Short in length and outside off, Wesley tries to pull but misses.

Forces a length ball to mid on and rushes across to the other end. The fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end.

SIX! Goodness me, that's a huge hit from the bat of Chakabva. Fuller length ball around off, angling away, Regis clears his front leg and smokes it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Once again the bowler from this end has been greeted with a six.

Shoriful Islam is into the attack now.

Short and wide. Wesley Madhevere looks to pull it hard but misses. The ball goes through to the keeper.

Full ball, outside off. Driven towards the cover fielder.

WIDE! Down the leg side.

FOUR! Short ball and Wesley Madhevere pulls it cleanly towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. WOW, that made a cracking sound.

BIG MISS! That has gone in the air, no communication between the fielders and it drops safely in between. You got to call for it guys. Short in length and on middle, Wesley top edges his attempted pull shot towards deep backward short leg. Shoriful runs back from short fine leg, Mahedi is running across to his right from deep mid-wicket, no calling whatsoever and in the end, both leave the catch for each other. The batsmen take a run. Now the complaining begins with both the fielders blaming each other.

Length ball, on the pads. Whipped towards deep square leg for one.

Good length ball, around off. Wesley Madhevere looks to drive on the up, gets an outside edge which falls just short of the backward point fielder.

Flatter and off, Regis defends it back to the bowler. A good finish to the over by Mahedi.

The in-form Regis Chakabva walks in next.

OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Mahedi pulls his length back slightly and serves it close to off, Marumani decides to go back and punch it through the line as he thought the ball will spin away. But to his surprise, it skids on with the angle, beats his bat and goes on to shatter the stumps. A good comeback from the bowler.

Tossed up ball landing full on off, Tadiwanashe Marumani gets on the front foot and defends it back.

Mahedi comes from 'round the wicket and bowls a full ball around leg, it's worked to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Bang! Mahedi goes flat and full wide outside off, Wesley attacks the width and slaps it past the diving mid off fielder for a boundary.

SIX! What a way to welcome the offie! Full and flighted around off, Wesley Madhevere leans into the shot and lofts it nonchalantly over long off for a maximum.

Mahedi Hasan to operate from the other end.

Short ball, around off stump, the batsman ducks under it again.

Short ball, on leg stump. Tadiwanashe Marumani ducks under it.

Good length ball, outside off. Guided towards third man by Wesley Madhevere for a single.

Good length ball, around off. Tapped towards backward point.

BEATEN! Played the wrong line did Wesley Madhevere. Good length ball, outside off. Looks to drive, but misses.

Full ball, on the pads. Flicked towards deep square leg for three runs. Good fielding in the deep to save a run.

The players are on the field! Tadiwanashe Marumani and Wesley Madhevere are the openers for Zimbabwe. Taskin Ahmed to begin proceedings. Here we go...

Players observe a minute's silence to show their respect as Aminul Islam Biplob lost his father last night. Condolences to the family.

Mahmudullah, the skipper of Bangladesh, says that they would have chased anyway as it's a good surface. Wants to restrict Zimbabwe to a low score. Mentions that the bowling in the Powerplay is something they want to improve.

Sikandar Raza, the captain of Zimbabwe, says that the pitch looks good for batting and in the last game, they didn't execute their plans with the bat. Tells that it was not a 155 surface in the last match and they want to do better.

Pitch report - The surface looks flat and dry, and will be very good for batting. The same strip was used for the third ODI where both teams scored big. The ball will nicely come onto the bat. Expect a lot of fireworks!

Regis Chakabva is down for a chat. He says he is feeling good, but wants to convert those starts into a big wcore for the team. As a Senior player of the team, he should take more responsibility and take the team forward. He feels they failed to capitalize with the start they had got in the previous game, and are looking forward to correct those mistakes in the upcoming matches.

Regis Chakabva is up for a chat! Says that he is feeling alright and is just trying to enjoy his cricket. Tells that, fortunately, he has been scoring some runs of late. Adds that it's his responsibility as he is the senior guy in the side. Mentions that they need to convert those little moments and the plan will be to try and have as many wickets for the backend.

Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah (C), Nurul Hasan (WK), Afif Hossain, Shamim Hossain (On debut, in for Liton Das), Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed (In for Mustafizur Rahman), Shoriful Islam.

Zimbabwe (Playing XI) - Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wesley Madhevere, Regis Chakabva (WK), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (C), Milton Shumba (In for Tarisai Musakanda), Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Tendai Chatara (In for Richard Ngarava).

It's toss time in Harare. Mahmudullah and Sikandar Raza are out in the middle. The latter flips the coin, the Bangla skipper again calls it incorrectly and ZIMBABWE WILL BAT FIRST!

It's a quick turnaround for the teams and we are here for the second T20I. Hello and welcome everyone to the coverage and we are excited to have your company. Bangladesh handed yet another thrashing to Zimbabwe on this tour to take a lead in the T20I series and would be looking to close it today itself. The hosts though would try to throw a spanner in Bangladesh's plans. They did show sparks with the bat in the last outing and if the batting comes good for 20 overs, we can certainly expect entertainment.