DHAKA: All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan hit a ton propelling Bangladesh to build a tough target of 287 runs for Zimbabwe in the first One Day International at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Friday afternoon.
Bangladesh scored 281 runs for seven wickets in 50 overs.
Shakib hit his sixth ODI century. He contributed 101 off 99 balls with 10 fours to the scoreboard before caught by Panyangara in Kamungoz’s balls.
Mushfiqur Rahim was playing perfectly the other end of the crease with Shakib. He hit his 17th ODI fifty added 65 runs off 72 balls.
Debutant Sabbir Rahman’s dashing batting added 44 runs off 25 balls not out. Mominul Haque scored 31 runs off 46 balls.
Before returning to pavilion, Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque and Mahmudullah contributed 5, 12 and 1 runs to the scoreboard respectively.
Zimbabwe’s T Panyangara took up three wickets while Tendai Chatara took two and J Nyumbu and T Kamungozi one wicket each. Sikandar Raza was the most expensive blower with 9.50 economy rate in just three overs.
Visiting captain Elton Chigumbura won the toss and won the toss and elected to field first in the day/night match that kicked off at 1:30pm.
Mashrafee Mortaza will lead the Bangladesh team in the ODI series.
Bangladesh Team
Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain, Robiul Islam
Zimbabwe Team
Sikandar Raza, V Sibanda, BRM Taylor, H Masakadza, E Chigumbura*, SF Mire, RW Chakabva†, T Panyangara, J Nyumbu, TL Chatara, T Kamungozi
** Shakib hits ton, Mushfiq fifty
** Ban 135/4 after 32 ov
** Ban vs Zim 1st ODI 1:30pm
** Tigers facing Zimbabwe bowlers
BDST: 1822 HRS, NOV 21, 2014
