Bangladesh hit back to level T20I series against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
Bangladesh spinner Rishad Hossain took four wickets as the visitors set up a deciding game in the T20I series against Zimbabwe with a 34-run victory in Bulawayo on Friday.
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The Tigers chased down a target of 144 with two balls to spare in the third and final game, and what pleased Hridoy the most was that the tourists got the job done despite nursing plenty of injuries.
Hridoy himslef was only standing in as skipper for the injured Litton Das while the visitors were also without seamers Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam and Nahid Rana.
"For me, it was a great result since I was leading the side for the first time," Hridoy said. "It was a bit challenging because Rana got injured in the middle of the second match.
"We didn't have any option in the last match. Shoriful is also injured, and we missed him. There were 13 players in our squad [by the end]. We had to fight with them. But before that, the maximum number of players who came here got injured.
"Rana is our biggest strength. But he suddenly got injured. After that, we realised it's a bit tough for us. But, at the end, when we replaced him (with Abdul Gaffar Saqlain), he did well (1 for 31 in the decider)."
Bangladesh have not had the best of results in the shortest format and the series win was welcome turnaround in T20I cricket.
"As a T20 unit, in the last couple of series, we did really well at home and away. But as a whole group, we need to develop our game in some areas," Hridoy said.
"For the World Cup, it's too far (late 2028). We are focusing on match by match and series (to build up to it)."
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