Hondo deadly

Douglas Hondo grabbed three wickets in four overs to bowl Zimbabwe to a 22-run victory over Bangladesh in the first ODI here today.

Chasing 252, Bangladesh were all out for 229. Earlier, Zimbabwe overcame a poor start to post a competitive total as Brendan Taylor 58 and Hamilton Masakadza 54 slammed half-centuries.

Brief scores

251-8 H Masakadza 54, B Taylor 58, Hossain 2-35, Mahmud 2-50 bt Bangladesh: 229 Ashraful 42, Hondo 3-36