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Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 155 runs

A brilliant century from opener Liton Das (102) and lethal bowling from left arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan (5 for 30) helped Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by a huge margin of 155 runs in the first ODI to 1-0 in the three-match series. took the lead.

This was Zimbabwe’s captain Brendan Taylor’s 200th match but he had to face a crushing defeat in this match. Bangladesh scored 276 for nine in 50 overs, thanks to Liton Das’s 102 off 114 balls with the help of eight fours. While Zimbabwe’s team was reduced to just 121 runs in 28.5 overs.

Wicketkeeper Regis Chakabwa scored the highest 54 runs for Zimbabwe. For Bangladesh, his star all-rounder Shakib took five wickets for 30 runs in 9.5 overs. Zimbabwe lost their last five wickets adding only 16 runs. Liton received the Player of the Match award for his century.