Zimbabwe skittled for just 44
04/11/2009 6:49 AM
Bangladesh took an unassailable 3-1 series lead over Zimbabwe in their one-day international series after an astonishing match in which only 93 runs were scored.
Bangladesh skittled the tourists for just 44, the fifth lowest total scored by any team in an ODI, and then quickly rattled off the required runs for the loss of four wickets.
Zimbabwe barely cleared its own record for the lowest ever ODI score, which remains the 35 they managed against Sri Lanka in 2004.
The tourists lost their first four wickets for just eight runs - despite surviving two early drops - before middle-order men Malcolm Waller and Stuart Matsikenyeri offered the first hint of resistance.
But Matsikenyeri went for 11, caught at cover, and Waller followed for 13, caught at cover point to ensure a rapid end to the innings.
Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal made 22 before being caught at square leg by Graeme Cremer, and Zimbabwe also enjoyed the wickets of Junaid Siddique (eight), Mohammad Ashraful (0) and Naeem Islam (0) before its inevitable demise, with the hosts finishing on 4-49.