Bangladesh secure consolation win

Tamim Iqbal hit 61 and Rubel Hossain took 4/31 as Bangladesh salvaged some pride from its disappointing tour of Zimbabwe with a six-wicket win in the fourth ODI. Zimbabwe has an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

Written by Associated Press
Bulawayo | August 20, 2011 02:48 AM IST

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Tamim Iqbal hit 61 and Rubel Hossain took 4/31 on Friday as Bangladesh salvaged some pride from its disappointing tour of Zimbabwe with a six-wicket win in the fourth ODI. Zimbabwe has an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

Hossains second four-wicket haul in the series earned him the Man of the Match award. He bowled with impressive control on a pitch suited for batting,removing Brendan Taylor (106),Elton Chigumbura (31),Malcolm Waller (12),and Ray Price (0). In pursuit,Iqbal and Imrul Kayes (28) gave Bangladesh a flying start,putting on 46 runs before Kayes was caught by Hamilton Masakadza off Chris Mpofu. Earlier,Taylors third ODI hundred had seven boundaries and a six.