Abdur Razzak taking 15 wickets against Zimbabwe

Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe 5th ODI highlight

Highlights Bangladesh v Zimbabwe ODI Series

Shakib stars as Bangladesh defeat Zimbabwe

Shakib Al Hasan slammed 104 to help propel Bangladesh to a 49-run win over Zimbabwe and establish a 2-0 lead in their best of five One Day International series at the Queen's Sports Club on Tuesday.

Al Hasan's efforts helped his country to their highest ODI score of 320-8 in 50 overs with Zimbabwe totalling 271 all out in 46.1 overs.

Tamim Iqbal's beefy 79 likewise underpinned the tourists before he was run out - with Al Hasan himself suffering a similar fate.

That proved too tough a call for Zimbabwe to match, though half-centuries from Charles Coventry and Sean Williams saw them put up a strong fight.

Coventry found offspinner Naeem Islam to his liking as he slammed two big sixes but the pressure of keeping that going proved too much for both him and Williams.

Elton Chigumbura also weighed in with a defiant 31 but could not save a result for the hosts - beaten by eight wickets in the first match on Sunday - as he was run out at the death.

Shakib began slowly but then found increasing momentum and took full advantage of the batting Powerplay with some spectacular hitting - as well as some less than neat fielding, which saw him dropped twice.

Thereafter he raced on gratefully to bring up his hundred in 63 balls off Ed Rainsford before he was run out as he and Mushfiqur Rahim went for an over-ambitious three.

Mohammad Ashraful, whose weekend ton in Bulawayo helped land the opening ODI, this time could only manage 22 before falling LBW to Chamu Chibhabha

Bangladesh 320-8 in 50 overs

Bangladesh scored 320-8 in 50 overs against Zimbabwe in the second match of the GrameenPhone Cup ODI Series against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Tuesday.

The star of the show was skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who hit a whirlwind 104 off just 64 balls being he was run out.

He slammed nine fours and four sixes.

Opener Tamim Iqbal hit his second fifty of the five-match series before also being run out for 79 off 105 balls.

Raqibul Hasan (35). Junaed Siddique (27), Mushfiqur Rahim (23 not out) and Mohammad Ashraful (22) were the other batsmen to reach double digits.

Elton Chigumbura bagged 3-59 and Chamu Chibhabha took 1-51.

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Mohammad Ashraful and team-mates are in full voice after their win

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Nazmul Hossain dismisses Chamu Chibhabha, Zimbabwe v Bangladesh, 1st ODI, Bulawayo, August 9, 2009

Taibu will 'expose corruption' in Zimbabwe

Former Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu, who faces a trial over allegations he assaulted a leading cricket official, has pledged to use his day in court to blow the lid on "corruption" in the game, his lawyer said.

Taibu has been accused of assaulting Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) general manager Esther Lupepe last year. She claims that he grabbed her by the collar and jostled her during a confrontation over outstanding salary and expenses payments.

He was due to appear at Rotten Row magistrates court on Friday, but because he is on tour in Kenya, the trial has been put back, probably until mid-March, according to his lawyer Jonathan Samkange.

Samkange is reported to have stated at an earlier hearing that Taibu would take the opportunity to "expose corruption" in ZC.

The national cricket body, led by controversial chairman Peter Chingoka, were stunned when the magistrate ordered ZC to produce all accounts relating to players for audit.

ZC have protested that this was irrelevant to the legal proceedings.

Taibu, the country's leading run-maker and long-established wicketkeeper, was the spokesman for a striking group of players in 2005 and he declared he would not perform in Zimbabwe colours while Chingoka remained in charge.

He was eventually persuaded to return to the team after pursuing his club career in South Africa and Bangladesh.

Taibu told the earlier court hearing that the assault charge is an attempt to discredit him after he made claims that there had been dubious financial dealings within the national body.

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/taibu-to-expose-corruption-in-zimbabwe-20090207-806p.html

Zimbabwe 205-9 beat Bangladesh 167 by 38 runs

Elton Chigumbura led the way with a vital fifty as Zimbabwe defeated hosts Bangladesh by 38 runs in the first match of the three-team tournament.

Chigumbura hit a patient 64 to steer the tourists to 205-9, while Shakib Al Hasan claimed 3-23 and Naeem Islam took 3-32 for the hosts.

The Tigers slumped to 33-4 before Shakib scored a defiant 52 but the hosts were dismissed for 167.

Bangladesh now have to beat Sri Lanka to stay in contention for a final spot.

Chigumbura's 64 came off 95 deliveries and contained five boundaries, while captain Prosper Utseya claimed 2-22 for the tourists.

The second match of the series between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe takes place in Mirpur on Monday.

Zimbabwe cricket team arrives in Dhaka

A 15-member Zimbabwe National Cricket team, led by 23-year-old all-rounder Prosper Utseya, arrived here on Sunday morning by an Emirates flight.

During their three-week tour to Bangladesh, Zimbabwe will play in the GrameenPhone Tri-nation Cup involving hosts Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Dhaka.

In the Tri-nation Cup, Zimbabwe will play hosts Bangladesh on January 10 and will meet Sri Lanka on January 12, both at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka on Jan 12 while the final match will be held on January 16 at the same venue.

After the tri-nation cup, visiting Zimbabwe will also play a three-match ODI series against Bangladesh on January 19, 21 and 23, all at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, before leaving the city on January 24.

The Zimbabweans will start their Bangladesh campaign with a three-day warm-up match against GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team on January 6 at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra.

The Zimbabwe team already left the capital this (Sunday) afternoon for Bogra where they will have a practice session tomorrow (Monday).

Zimbabwe team: Prosper Utseya (captain), Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Keith Dabengwa, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Chris Mpofu, Tawanda Mupariwa, Forster Mutizwa, Ray Price, Edward Rainsford, Vusi Sibanda, Tatenda Taibu, Malcolm Waller and Sean Williams.

New national team coach for Zimbabwe Cricket

ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) axed national team coach Walter Chawaguta on Thursday, and advertised his job on its website. But Lovemore Banda, the ZC senior manager for communications and media said Chawaguta has not been
fired. "He is free to re-apply if he wishes," Banda said. Chawaguta replaced Robin Brown whose contract was not renewed in August, but the recent drubbing by Sri Lanka in five One Day Internationals has left ZC soul searching. ZC has made it clear that they will not engage a foreign coach. “It is unwarranted and unfortunate for people to disown their own, and all this speculation that ZC are looking at employing a foreign coach is totally unfounded and baseless,” said ZC managing director Ozias Bvute on the ZC website. According the ZC advert, the new coach is expected to lead the team in Test matches-where Zimbabwe is still unable to play, the one day matches and also have five years experience. This means the likes of former seamers Douglas Hondo, Ray Price and Heath Streak can even be considered, as they are locals. ZC flighted two advertisements, one for the senior national team coach and the other for the Zimbabwe A team. Zimbabwe’s next international fixture on the calendar is the opening match of a tri-nation tournament, against Bangladesh, in Dhaka on January 10.

THE ZC ADVERT:

POST 1: NATIONAL TEAM COACH:

1. The Job

• To coach the National Team and coordinate the various activities of the National Team in liaison with the National Team Manager and the other members of the technical staff.

• To plan strategically and prepare the National Cricket Team to play competitively and win
matches in all formats of the game.

• As 1 of the 10 Full Members of the ICC, Zimbabwe will participate in various formats of the
game such as Twenty20, ODIs and Test matches. As such the Coach should be versatile enough to adopt coaching methods to suit the above forms of cricket.

2. The Person:

Candidates must have the following:

• Previously played cricket at least at first class level.
• Be holders of a recognized level 3 coaching certificate and must have coached at senior level for at least 5 years.
• Have good analytical skills.
• Motivate players and be firm and fair
• Good leadership skills and be able to lead both the National Team and the technical staff

from newzimbabwe.com

Taibu - facing assault charges.

Zimbabwe Cricket has been ordered to open its books following claims by former national captain Tatenda Taibu that assault charges he is facing are a part of a strategy to silence him for questioning the management of funds.Taibu appeared in a Harare court Thursday on charges of assaulting ZC finance manager Esther Lupepe in September over outstanding payments owed to him. Taibu said the charges are meant to embarrass and punish him for his criticism of the board.The court ordered ZC to submit documents showing its payroll, sponsorship deals and grants from the International Cricket Council.The 25-year-old Taibu said he had raised concern over the handling of board funds, dubious employment of staff members and poor remuneration of players just a few days before he was arrested on the 30th of September.

Sri Lanka win Series, 3rd One Day International

Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by five runs in the third One Day International in Harare to move to an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series after the home side's spirited chase of 172 in 28 overs ended when Muttiah Muralitharan had Tawanda Mupariwa stumped with six runs required from the last ball of the innings.Kumar Sangakkara made 57, top scoring for Sri Lanka for the third match in a row, as they posted 171 for seven in 28 overs after early rain prevented play getting underway on time.His 59-ball innings held the innings together in difficult batting conditions which saw seam bowlers Tawanda Mupariwa (4-39) and Elton Chigumbura (3-37) share all seven wickets to fall.Chamara Kapugedera (28) and Upul Tharanga (29) both made starts but were unable to convert them while Mahela Udawatte (1) and Mahela Jayawardene (4) fell for single figure scores.Jehan Mubarak made 22 from 21 balls and Farveez Maharoof 14 from eight as Sri Lanka tried to accelerate late on. Sangakkara was caught by Mupariwa off of Chigumbura with two overs left in the innings.Sri Lanka, bowled out for 127 and 67 in the opening two matches, came alive with the bat as Hamilton Masakadza blasted seven fours and two sixes to spearhead their run chase with 77 from 71 balls.Vusi Sibanda (25) and Tatenda Taibu (31) offered solid support but the innings lost momentum as Sri Lanka turned to spinners Muralitharan (2-20) and Ajantha Mendis (2-36) while left-arm seamer Thilan Thushara (2-31) removed both openers.Masakadza was caught by Nuwan Kulasekera off of Thushara in the 25th over and Zimbabwe eventually needed 20 to win from the final 12 balls.They were still in the game, but when Stuart Matsikenyeri's punchy innings of 19 from 10 balls ended with five balls to go, Sri Lanka were favourites once again and Muralitharan conceded just four from the next four balls, leaving Mupariwa needing six to win.He ran down the track, swung, missed, Sangakkara did the rest, and Muralitharan took his second wicket as Zimbabwe closed on 166 for seven having put up much more of a fight than many expected after the first two mismatches.
Sri Lanka 171-7 (Sangakkara 57, Mupariwa 4-39, Chigumbura 3-37) beat
Zimbabwe 166-7 (Masakadza 77, Murailtharan 2-20) by five runs