Zimbabwe on backfoot in fourth ODI

DHAKA: Zimbabwe lost four wickets for 19 runs in ten overs after captain Hamilton Masakadza won the toss and elected to bat in the fourth one-day international match against hosts Bangladesh here Tuesday.

The visitors saw wickets fall cheaply after Bangladesh opted for a pace-spin attack at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Zimbabwe made one change from their previous match, leaving out F Mutizwa and bringing in Mark Vermeulen. Bangladesh opted for the same squad that beat the visitors by four wickets in the third ODI in Dhaka

Bangladesh leads the five-match series 2-1. The next match will be played at the same venue on Thursday.

Scoreboard

Zimbabwe

H Masakadza c Ashraful b Nazmul 2

M Vermeulen lbw b Razzak 3

B Taylor c and b Razzak 0

C Coventry c Rahim b Nazmul 1

M Waller c Nazmul b Shakib 13

S Matsikenyeri c Ashraful b Haque 11

C Chibhabha b Haque 0

E Chigumbura c and b Haque 4

AG Cremer not out 7

R Price lbw b Shakib 0

K Jarvis c and b Shakib 0

Extras w3 3

Total for all out 44

Fall of wkts 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-8, 5-32, 6-32, 7-36, 8-36, 9-39, 10-44

Bowling

Nazmul Hossain 6-2-10-2, Abdur Razzak 5-0-10-2, Enamul Haque 7-2-16-3 (2w), Shakib Al Hasan 6.5-1-8-3 (1w)