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Update: 2016-01-22 04:18:00
Zimbabwe facing Tigers bowling

DHAKA: Zimbabwe are facing the Tiger bowlers in the fourth and final T20 match in the Walton T20 Cricket series at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Friday.

Mashrafe Mortaza opened the bowling and already took one wicket in the first over of Zimbabwe’s innings. V Sibanda returned to pavilion scoring only four runs.

Currently, Richmond Mutumbami and Richmond Mutumbami are on the crease with 2 and 0 runs respectively.

Earlier, visiting Zimbabwe captain E Chigumbura won the toss and elected to bat first in the match that started at 3:00pm (local time).

Bangladesh brought three changes. Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny are in for Muktar Ali, Mohammad Shahid and Mosaddek Hossain.

Zimbabwe found their feet and then ran into the Bangladesh team in the previous match to keep the series alive.

However, Bangladesh are still favourites to wrap up the series today.

World number one all-rounder Shakib al Hasan just need 1 wicket to get 50 T20I wicket.

Bangladesh Team

Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Imrul Kayes, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Nurul Hasan†, Mashrafe Mortaza*, Arafat Sunny, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Hider

Zimbabwe Team

H Masakadza, V Sibanda, R Mutumbami†, E Chigumbura*, MN Waller, Sikandar Raza, PJ Moor, LM Jongwe, TS Chisoro, N Madziva, AG Cremer

** Zimbabwe choose to bat

BDST: 1520 HRS, JAN 22, 2016
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