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2nd T20I, Bangladesh down Zimbabwe in Bulawayo: Report and stats
17 Jul 2026

Bangladesh fought back versus Zimbabwe in the 2nd T20I held in Bulawayo on Friday.

After going down in the 1st clash, the visitors enjoyed a comprehensive all-round victory against Sikandar Raza's men.

Bangladesh scored 186/5 in 20 overs, riding on fifties from openers Saif Hassan and Tanzid Hasan Tamim.

In response, the home side failed to get past Bangladesh's score, folding for 152.

Summary of Bangladesh's innings
Summary

Bangladesh openers Saif and Tanzid set the tone for Bangladesh with a stand worth 120 runs.

However, both openers perished quickly as Bangladesh were reduced to 122/2.

Soon the side lost their way and were 141/5 in the 17th over.

However, the last 19 balls of the innings saw Bangladesh smash 45 runs.

Mohammad Saifuddin hammered a 10-ball 31*, smoking four sixes.

How did Zimbabwe's bowlers fare?
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Brian Bennett bowled one over (0/9). Richard Ngarava picked 2/23 from 4 overs. Raza was solid and managed 1/20 from 4 overs. Blessing Muzarabani clocked 0/35 from 4 overs. Brad Evans conceded 65 runs and picked 2 scalps. Ryan Burl and Milton Shumba remained wicketless.

12th fifty for Tanzid
50

Tanzid made 58 runs as his 44-ball knock had six fours and two sixes.

Across 52 T20I matches, the Bangladesh opener has now racked up 1,265 runs at an average of 26.91, as per Cricinfo.

This was his 12th T20I half-century (SR: 128.03).

He also smashed his third fifty across seven games against Zimbabwe. This includes 234 runs at 39.

Fifth T20I fifty for Hassan
Hassan

Hassan smoked eight fours and a six for his 45-ball 55. This was his fifth T20I fifty, which has taken him to 606 runs across 28 T20I matches at an average of 25.25.

The batter has a strike rate of 118.35 in the format. He now has 67 runs across two games against Zimbabwe.

Overall in T20s, he owns 14 fifties.

Bangladesh post their highest stand versus ZIM in T20Is
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Hassan and Tanzid posted the highest stand for Bangladesh versus Zimbabwe in T20Is (any wicket), breaking Shakib Al Hasan and Shamsur Rahman's 118-run partnership for the 2nd wicket in 2013.