After winning two consecutive matches, Bangladesh took a 2-0 lead in the five T20 series. Bangladesh won easily in both matches at the Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. However, even after winning the second match on Sunday, captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto found a deficiency.
Zimbabwe scored 42 runs for 5 wickets in 10.2 overs on Sunday with excellent bowling by Bangladesh. However, the visitors turned around in the sixth wicket pair of Brian Bennett and Jonathan Campbell. The visitors lost 7 wickets and scored 138 runs. The anointed Campbell scored 45 off 24 balls with 1 run to life.
At the prize distribution ceremony after the match, Bangladesh captain Shanto said, ‘There are still many places where we can improve. They (Zimbabwe) batted well in the middle overs. We have to work in this place.’
With the target of 139 runs, rain attacked Bangladesh’s innings several times. According to the Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) method, the hosts were sometimes leading, sometimes falling behind. In this regard, the Bangladesh captain said, ‘Tamim (Tanjid) and Liton have made a great start in the 40-run pair. Their pair laid a good foundation for the run chase. We cannot control the rain. It is not easy for the batsmen to bat (play by calculating DLS).’
