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Bangladesh restores some pride having previously lost the series after cruise to a six-wicket win in the fourth one-day international next to Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.
Opener Tamim Iqbal top-scored with 61 as Bangladesh, who were 3-0 down in the five-match series coming into today's clash, chase down their victory target of 200 with more than 13 over’s to spare.
Earlier, Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor scored 106 at the top of the order but only three more of this team-mates got into twice figures as the home were dismiss for 199 after distress a late-order collapse.
Rubel Hossain over with figures of four for 31 off his nine overs for Bangladesh, who claimed the final six Zimbabwe wickets for just 16 runs.
The victory was Bangladesh's first on tour having also lost their one-off Test next to Zimbabwe and a warm-up match.
Taylor and Vusi Sibanda (18) had put on an opening stand of 40 for Zimbabwe previous to Bangladesh, having won the toss and opt to field, fought back to reduce their hosts to 89 for four.
Taylor then connected forces with Elton Chigumbura (31) and they look to be batting Zimbabwe into a good location as they put on 94 runs for the fifth wicket.
However, the dismissal of Chigumbura and Taylor, who had strike seven fours and a six in recording his fourth ODI century, in the same Hossain over sparked a collapse that saw Zimbabwe, having been 183 for four, fail to reach 200.
Bangladesh was hardly ever in problem in their reply after Imrul Kayes gave them a flying start, club three fours and two sixes in a quickfire cameo.
He fell for a 20-ball 28, but Zimbabwe struggle to rein in their opponent with all top six batsman making aid.
The home side will have sense an opportunity when they dismissed Iqbal, who had strike nine fours in his half-century, and Tuesday's centurion Mushfiqur Rahim (16) in quick series to leave Bangladesh on 129 for four in 24th over.
However, visiting Captain Shakib Al Hasan (39 not out) and Shuvagoto Hom (35no) shared in an continuous 74-run stand to take Bangladesh history the winning line with room to spare.
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