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Bangladesh win 1st T20 against Zimbabwe by 4 wickets

Bangladesh win 1st T20 against Zimbabwe by 4 wickets

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bangladesh'u0092s Jubair Hossain successfully makes an appeal for the dismissal of Zimbabwe's Luke Jongwe during their first Twenty20 international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Photo: AP

DHAKA: Bangladesh overcame a marauding 68 off 31 balls by Malcolm Waller to knock Zimbabwe down by four wickets in their first Twenty20 on Friday. Waller was the only one in either side to make batting look easy on the difficult pitch, but his effort couldn't dent Bangladesh's surge. Riding Waller's 68, Zimbabwe compiled 131 before being bowled out in 19.3 overs. Bangladesh won with 14 balls to spare, making 136-6. Tamim Iqbal was the highest scorer for Bangladesh with 31, while Mahmudullah was 22 not out. Legspinner Graeme Cremer took 3-29 for Zimbabwe.