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Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by three wickets after struggling to reach a 194-run target, as Gary Brent offered some Zimbabwe resistance _ taking four wickets for 16 runs _ in the fifth and final limited-overs international cricket match Saturday. Chasing Zimbabwe's total of 193-8, Bangladesh started off well, with openers Shahriar Nafees and Mehrab Hossain notching 86 _ before man of the match Brent struck. Brent had Nafees (33) and Aftab Ahmed (4) trapped lbw in just three balls. He ...

Aftab Ahmed smashed an unbeaten half century after paceman Mashrafee Bin Mortaza captured three wickets Friday to guide Bangladesh to an easy eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the fourth limited overs cricket international. Bangladesh successfully chased the victory target of 147 in just 32.2 overs after dismissing Zimbabwe for 146 in 47.2 overs. Ahmed struck three sixes and three boundaries for his 58 off 69 balls. He shared an unbeaten ...

An unbeaten century by Shahriar Nafees and his 114-run second-wicket stand with Aftab Ahmed helped Bangladesh cruise to a nine-wicket win over Zimbabwe, with 27 balls to spare, in the first limited-overs international Thursday in southwestern Khulna. Man of the match, opener Shahriar Nafees (105) smashed his third consecutive one-day international hundred off 136 balls, with a dozen boundaries and a six. Aftab Ahmed (60) hit a half-century off 66 ...

Favoured Bangladesh will have its hands full against Zimbabwe when they meet Thursday for the first of five limited-overs internationals, its captain said. ``Zimbabwe is now more disciplined, they play according to a plan,'' Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar told a news conference Wednesday. Bashar said although his side were the favourites, Bangladesh had to respect Zimbabwe and watch out for players like spinner Prosper Utseya. ``Our main target is to ...

Zimbabwe cricket skipper Prosper Utseya said Friday his team is ready to play good cricket against Bangladesh. The visiting team, which arrived in Bangladesh's capital late Thursday, is to play five limited-overs internationals and a Twenty20 match against the host. ``Obviously we will be looking to play good cricket,'' Utseya told reporters in Dhaka at a news conference. ``But we can't really foresee or we can't control how we play'' ...

Zimbabwe will return to test cricket in November 2007, almost two years after it volunteered to withdraw from Tests because it wasn't competitive. Zimbabwe coach Kevin Curran announced in September the team would be ready in November next year, and that was ``realistic'' International Cricket Council president Percy Sonn confirmed on Saturday, the last day of the two-day ICC board meeting. The board's decision followed a fact-finding visit to Zimbabwe by Sonn and ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed ...

Young opening batsman Shahriar Nafees smashed a record-breaking century Friday as Bangladesh hammered Zimbabwe by 101 runs in the ICC Champions Trophy qualifying match between the two bottom-placed teams. Led by Nafees' unbeaten 123, Bangladesh made 231 for six off its 50 overs before Zimbabwe went off track in pursuit of its target and was bowled out for 130 in 44.4 overs. Zimbabwe finished last in the four-team qualifying round ...

Opener Upul Tharanga stroked his second successive limited-overs century and spurred Sri Lanka to a 144-run victory Tuesday in a Champions Trophy qualifying match against Zimbabwe. Boosted by Tharanga's smashing 110, Sri Lanka posted 285 for seven in 50 overs and then bundled out minnow Zimbabwe for 141 in 42.3 overs to stay on course for the main round of the ICC Champions Trophy. Under the new tournament format, defending ...

Zimbabwe's captain has demanded more commitment from his batsmen who have failed to cross the 100-run mark three times during the past year. The team was bundled out for 85 in its first limited-overs qualifier for the ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday. Zimbabwe began the qualifying event with a nine-wicket defeat against the West Indies. It was the dismal batting performance that hastened Zimbabwe's defeat before the match's halfway stage. ...

Opener Chris Gayle struck a brisk 41 after claiming three wickets for three runs Sunday as the West Indies coasted to a nine-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in a limited-overs qualifier for the ICC Champions Trophy. Spurred by Gayle's stroke-filled knock, the West Indies raced to 90 for one in 14.2 overs after bundling Zimbabwe out for a paltry 85 in 30.1 overs. This was the eighth time Zimbabwe has been dismissed for less than 100 in one-dayers, but ...