Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur and Mashrafe's day out

Nov 28, 2014

Players from both teams observed a minute's silence in memory of Phillip Hughes•Rabeed Imam

Solomon Mire got rid of Shakib Al Hasan for 1 and the score read 32 for 4 in 12.2 overs•AFP

Some quick wickets seemed to wrest the advantage away from Bangladesh, but Mashrafe Mortaza walked out and woke up the Mirpur crowd with a 25-ball 37 to lift the score to 256 for 8•AFP

Brendan Taylor led the fightback with a 69-ball 63•AFP

Bangladesh opted to bat under overcast conditions and struggled against the disciplined Zimbabwe quicks •AFP

Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the wobble with some crisp strokeplay. He made a 77 runs and benefited from playing the ball as late as possible •AFP

Top order concerns have followed Zimbabwe through the series, but Hamilton Masakadza led a steady opening stand of 48 •AFP

Solomon Mire played second fiddle with 52 off 54 as Zimbabwe reached 165 for 3 in the 34th over•AFP

The fifth wicket partnership provided 134 runs and Mahmudullah would finish on an unbeaten 82, his career-best score in ODIs•AFP

Shakib Al Hasan struck twice in successive overs and went past Muttiah Muralitharan to claim the record for most wickets against Zimbabwe in ODIs•AFP

But both batsmen fell within eight balls and Mortaza took out the Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura in the 40th over to lead the march to 4-0•AFP