all over, tossed up on the off, waits for it, takes on a length and smashes it over the bowler's head to seal a 4-1 win
Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, 5th ODI at Bulawayo, Aug 18 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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5th ODI, Bulawayo, August 18, 2009, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe
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Bangladesh have done it comfortably. They were chasing a fairly low target, despite the resistance offered by Brendan Taylor and Ray Price, and were guided superbly by Mushfiqur who played a calm innings but deprived himself of a deserving century. However, if one were to pick the player of the day, it would have to be Dolar Mahmud, who rocked Zimbabwe with four wickets to help restrict them to an easily chaseable score. Bangladesh have won three ODI series in a row and have signed off from this series with authority. Shakib's captaincy has been hugely impressive and more importantly, he's led by example, both here and in the tour of West Indies. One shouldn't be too surprised if Bangladesh persist with him as their captain once Mortaza returns. We'll get you the presentation details in a bit.
Utseya: "Yes, we are disappointed but Bangladesh proved they were the better team. The younger players have done well. We thank the crowd for supporting us and we hope to put in a better performance next time. With the franchise system coming in, it can only get better."
Shakib: "The boys have been showing their character, have been performing well throughout this series and have played very good cricket. The players have stepped up and Mushfiqur played well today. The top order has clicked. I'm focusing on my game, and the boys have supported me well."
Dolar Mahmud is the Man of the Match.
Dolar: "It's good to perform well in international cricket and I played well this time. The wicket was providing assistance and I made use of it."
Tamim is the Man of the series with 300-odd runs, including that match-winning 150-odd in the fourth ODI.
Tamim: "This is my first such award and hopefully there'll be more to come. The 154 was my best innings and hopefully there'll be many more. The top order played very well this series, and Junaid supported me really well. The boys have performed superbly and we're very happy."
That's all from us, folks. Thanks for tuning in and sending us your feedback. It's been a pleasure bringing you this series and we hope you've enjoyed it. Until the next time, on behalf of everyone at Cricinfo, this is Sid Talya signing off. Adios!
47.5
4
Williams to Md Naeem, FOUR runs
47.4
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Williams to Md Naeem, no run
full on middle, driven back to the bowler who hurls it back at the stumps at the striker's end
47.3
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Williams to Md Naeem, no run
threw it up and invited him to go for the big one, swung hard but missed
47.2
1
Williams to Mahmudullah, 1 run
short on middle, punched off the back foot just wide of mid-off for a single
47.1
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Williams to Mahmudullah, no run
flighted on middle, drive straight to mid-off, how long will this take?
end of over 475 runs
BAN: 207/5CRR: 4.40 • RRR: 1.00
Naeem Islam0 (4b)
Mahmudullah26 (39b 1x4 1x6)
Ed Rainsford 8-1-39-0
Sean Williams 3-0-10-0
46.6
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Rainsford to Md Naeem, no run
full toss on the off stump, stays rooted to the crease and punches it to mid-off
46.5
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Rainsford to Mahmudullah, 1 run
pitched up on middle and off, flicks it away to deep square leg for a single
46.4
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Rainsford to Mahmudullah, no run
short of a good length outside off, walks across and bunts it to point
46.3
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Rainsford to Mahmudullah, no run
bouncer, we haven't seen any today, banged in outside off, left alone
Just one hit away...
46.2
4
Rainsford to Mahmudullah, FOUR runs
almost done, short outside off, comes down the track and swats it past the bowler wide of mid-off for a boundary
46.1
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Rainsford to Mahmudullah, no run
landed short outside off, pushed through to cover off the back foot
Heath Streak's having a word with Peter Chingoka. Rainsford comes on. He has a widish slip in place.
end of over 463 runs
BAN: 202/5CRR: 4.39 • RRR: 2.00
Naeem Islam0 (3b)
Mahmudullah21 (34b 1x6)
Sean Williams 3-0-10-0
Ray Price 10-2-21-2
45.6
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Williams to Md Naeem, no run
threw it up this time, very slow through the air, defended with a reach to cover
45.5
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Williams to Mahmudullah, 1 run
short and quick on the off, smacked down to long-on for a single
45.4
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Williams to Mahmudullah, no run
sliding it on leg stump, worked away to midwicket
45.3
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Williams to Mahmudullah, no run
went with the arm, bowled on a good length on middle, defended back to the bowler
45.2
2
Williams to Mahmudullah, 2 runs
short outside off, slashed hard, got a thick outside edge and it fell just short of Price at short third, he fumbled and they take two
45.1
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Williams to Mahmudullah, no run
fired it on a good length outside off, defended to cover
The powerplay is in operation now, with just five overs remaining. Williams will bowl.
end of over 451 run • 1 wicket
BAN: 199/5CRR: 4.42 • RRR: 2.20
Naeem Islam0 (2b)
Mahmudullah18 (29b 1x6)
Ray Price 10-2-21-2
Sean Williams 2-0-7-0
44.6
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Price to Md Naeem, no run
drifting in towards the off stump, turning away, gets on the back foot and defends it to cover
44.5
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Price to Md Naeem, no run
arm ball, bowled quick, short on middle, chopped down to point
Naeem comes in
He deserved a century, did Mushfiqur. Did all the hard work, stuck it out for 45 overs, taking the singles, two's and striking the timely boundaries. He was promoted up the order and lived up to the expectations but a rush of blood in the dying stages of the game has cost him a century
44.4
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Price to Mushfiqur, OUT
he misses out on a century! stumped, tossed it up outside off, Mushfiqur wanted to get it over and done with, charged out of his crease to loft it over the bowler's head, it turned away and Coventry clipped the bails to find him agonizingly short of a maiden ODI ton
Mushfiqur Rahim st †Coventry b Price 98 (121b 11x4 0x6 185m) SR: 80.99
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