Zimbabwe's Hopes For ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup Semi-finals Suffer Major Blow
Zimbabwe’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup suffered a major blow after losing to Bangladesh at the iconic Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday.
Bangladesh won by three runs against Zimbabwe who Zimbabwe needed 16 from the final over.
Muzarabani missed the last-last ball and the show was over, ESPNCricinfo reported.
In the first half, Zimbabwe fell short. Muzarabani bowled just two overs and picked up two wickets, and the catching was poor.
The bigger blow came when Sikandar Raza, the big man for Zimbabwe, top-edged a pull. Afif Hossain took the catch, and the celebrations proved how big the moment was for Bangladesh.
Zimbabwe were 35 for 4 in the powerplay and very much on the back foot.
After Raza’s dismissal, it was down to the three frontline batters left — Williams, Regis Chakabva and Burl — with Williams the main man.
Williams kept things ticking over in his own way, adding 34 runs for the fifth wicket with Chakabva, who made 15 off 19 balls.
After the returning Taskin removed Chakabva, Bangladesh had an immediate chance when Burl top-edged to deep fine-leg, but Mahmud dropped the sitter. Burl was on four, and the ball went over for his first six.
Zimbabwe, however, couldn’t quite get the acceleration going, and that hurt them in the end. As did their mistakes in the first half.
