Bangladesh won the series by 4-1

The pitch of 5th ODI in Chittagong was looking a good solid balling pitch but sporty. Bangladeshi captain Sakil Al Hasan won the toss and elected to field first and Zimbabwe scored 221 for the loss of 9 wkts. Brendon Tylor scored unbeaten 118 while second top score is 38 from Chigumbura. Among the Bangladeshi ballers Sakib, Razzak and Mahmudullah got 3 wkts each.

In reply Bangladeshi opener Tamim Iqbal felt retired hard in the very first over and lost another 4 wkts while 102 runs scored in scoreboard. But the middle order batsman Naeem Islam played an outstanding innings of 72 from 93 balls.

Bangladesh won the 5th ODI by 1 wkt and the series by 4-1.

Result of BAN vs ZIM 4th ODI

In Chittagong, Bangladesh crushed Zimbabwe by a 6 wkt victory in 4th ODI of 5 matct Grameen Phone Cup Series and leading the series by 3-1.

Batting first Zimbabwe scored only 44 runs from 24.5 ovrs. The lowest score in One Day cricket is also belongs to Zimbabwe, 35 againts Srilanka. The Bangladeshi bowlers have done very good job here. Both the opening bowler Nazmul and Razzak got 2 wkts each for 10 runs and Enamul (Jr) and captain Sakib got 3 wkts each. Among the Zimbabwe batsman only Malcom Waller (13) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (11) managed to score double figure.

In reply Bangladesh scored 49 runs loosing 4 wkts. Opening batsman Tamim Iqbal, man of the match of 3rd ODI, scored 22 runs from 26 balls. Ray Price and Cremer got 2 wkts each.

Scorecard: ZIM: 44/10 (24.5 ovr) Malcom Waller 13, Stuart Matsikenyeri 11. Sakib 8/3, Enamul (jr) 16/3, Nazmul 10/2, Razzak 10/2. BAN: 49/4 (11.5 ovr) Tamim 22, Raqibul 9*, Price 5/2, Cremer 11/2.

Man of the Match: Nazmul Hossain

Next Match: Nov 05, 2009.
Venue: Chittagong.