Ryan Burl's 54 with the bat and Victor Nyauchi's bowling figures of 3-29 helped hosts Zimbabwe comfortably defeat Bangladesh in the 3rd and final T20I of the 3-match series. With this victory, Zimbabwe registered a series victory by 2-1.
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Toss Update: Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat first.
Having opted to bat first, Zimbabwe posted a score of 156 on the board losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Ryan Burl's whirlwing knock of 54 which came off just 28 deliveries including 2 fours and 6 sixes proved out to be the difference between the two sides! Luke Jongwe (35* off 20) provided the much needed momentum during the death overs.
Bangladesh, chasing 157 runs to win, put together a total of 146 losing 8 wickets in 20 overs to lose the match by 10 runs! Afif Hossain (39 off 27) and Mahedi Hasan (22 off 17) played positive cricket at the end but their effort was not enough to get them over the line! Zimbabwe's Nyauchi bagged 3 wickets as Bangladesh fell short of the target conceding the series!
Match result: Zimbabwe defeated Bangladesh by a margin of 10 runs.
Ryan Burl has been adjudged as the Player of the Match for his crucial contribution of 54 runs off 28 deliveries with 2 fours and 6 sixes. The highlight of this knock was the 34 runs he scored off the 15th over bowled by Nasum Ahmed! As a matter of fact, Zimbabwe scored 80 runs from the last 6 overs while only 76 runs came off from the first 14 overs! That was the impact Burl created on the outcome of this match as well as the series with his power hitting at the death!
Brief Scores: Zimbabwe: 156-8 in 20 overs (Ryan Burl 54, Hasan Mahmud 2-28) defeated Bangladesh: 146-8 in 20 overs (Afif Hossain 39*, Victor Nyauchi 3-29) by a margin of 10 runs
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