Bulawayo
Bangladesh achieved their first T20I series victory of 2026 after coming back from 1-nil down to beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in Bulawayo. They spoiled Sikandar Raza’s milestone match, in which he became the most capped Zimbabwean international, with 314 appearances across all formats.
Bangladesh, without the injured Nahid Rana, limited Zimbabwe to a below-par score with a five-man attack. Taskin Ahmed proved difficult to get away and was well supported by their two other seamers, Mohammad Saifuddin and Abdul Gaffar Saqlain. Zimbabwe had only one partnership of substance: the 71-run stand for the second wicket between Brian Bennett and Dion Myers, who went on to score his third T20I fifty. Their entire middle order could not get into double figures, which will be a concern as they prepare to take on India next week.
Similarly, Zimbabwe were over-reliant on the new-ball pair of Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani. Ngarava got an early wicket and the pair, along with Brad Evans, were economical but the rest of the attack could not back them up as Bangladesh provided a blueprint for batting. Tanzid Hasan was patient upfront and anchored the chase.
