Bangladesh set 201-run target for Zimbabwe

Bangladesh, thanks to two quick fifties of Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar, have set 201-run target for in the first game of their two-match T20 series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Monday.

Soumya (unbeaten) hit a brilliant innings of 62 runs off 32 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes.

Opener Liton Das also scored a quick innings of 59 runs from 39 balls which includes 5 fours and 3 sixes.

Opener Tamim Iqbal also hit a brisk innings. He scored 41 runs off 33 balls with 3 fours and two sixes.

Mushfiqur Rahim scored 17 runs while Mahmudullah Riyad 14 runs.

Earlier, Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bowl first. The match started at 6:00 pm.

Before heading to this game, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe faced each other in T20 on 11 occasions where the Tigers won seven.

Mohammad Saifuddin backed to T20I cricket after a layoff of five months due to a back injury. 

Before the T20I series, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe played a one-off Test and three ODIs in the ongoing contest with Bangladesh won all of them.

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