Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets to seal series

Imrul Kayes and fellow opener Liton Das, who also made 83 runs, shared 148 runs in the opening stand as Bangladesh cruised to 250-3 after restricting Zimbabwe to 246-7 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

cricket Updated: Oct 24, 2018 23:40 IST

Bangladeshi cricketers Mushfiqur Rahim (2L) and Mohammad Mithun (C) walk off the field after winning the second one day international (ODI) cricket match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong.(AFP)

Opener Imrul Kayes struck 90 as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the second one-day international to seal the three-match series in Chittagong on Wednesday

Imrul and fellow opener Liton Das, who also made 83 runs, shared 148 runs in the opening stand as Bangladesh cruised to 250-3 after restricting Zimbabwe to 246-7 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Brandon Taylor top-scored with 75 for Zimbabwe, who have now lost 12 consecutive ODIs to Bangladesh.

The home side won Sunday’s opening match of the series by 28 runs.

Young all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin made 3-45 to set up the win for the home side.

The third and final match of the series will be held at the same ground on Friday.

First Published: Oct 24, 2018 23:09 IST