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)