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Opener Tamim Iqbal struck an unbeaten half-century to guide Bangladesh to an eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the opening match of a tri-nation one-day international tournament in Dhaka on Monday.
Tamim scored 84 off 93 balls at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium as Bangladesh cruised to 171-2 in just 28.3 overs.
The hosts earlier dispatched Zimbabwe for 170 in 49 overs as left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan claimed 3-43.
Sikandar Raza top-scored for the visitors with 52 as well as taking 2-53.
Bangladesh never looked in trouble, with Shakib striking twice in the first over after skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and opted to bowl.
Mashrafe and Mustafizur Rahman quickly reduced Zimbabwe to 51 for four, before Raza provided some brief resistance with his dogged 99-ball innings.
Peter Moor supported Raza with 33 before Rubel Hossain (2-24) took two wickets off successive balls, fast-tracking Zimbabwe's collapse and becoming Bangladesh's fifth bowler to claim 100 ODI wickets.
Mustafizur, who claimed 2-29, produced an off-cutter to uproot Blessing Muzarabani's off-stump and end Zimbabwe's innings.
Tamim, who hit eight fours and a six, lost his opening partner Anamul Haque early on for 19 but added 78 with Shakib (37) for the second wicket to set up the innings for Bangladesh.
Shakib - who won the man of the match award - said the win stood the hosts in good stead ahead of their match against Sri Lanka, the other team in the tri-nation series.
"Keeping up momentum is very important. This win should give us some confidence before facing Sri Lanka, who I think will offer us a tough challenge," he said.
Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer blamed poor batting for their defeat.
"It was not one of those wickets where you could score easily. We had a lot of soft dismissals in our batting line-up," he said.
Zimbabwe play Sri Lanka in their next match of the tournament at the same ground on Wednesday.
SCOREBOARD
Zimbabwe
Masakadza c Mushfiqur Rahim b Mashrafe Mortaza 15
Mire st Mushfiqur Rahim b Shakib Al Hasan 0
Ervine c Sabbir Rahman b Shakib Al Hasan 0
Taylor c Mushfiqur Rahim b Mustafizur Rahman 24
Raza run out (Shakib Al Hasan/Mushfiqur Rahim) 52
Waller c Sabbir Rahman b Sunzamul Islam 13
Moor b Rubel Hossain 33
Cremer c Rubel Hossain b Shakib Al Hasan 12
Jarvis not out 4
Chatara b Rubel Hossain 0
Muzarabani b Mustafizur Rahman 1
Extras (lb5, w11) 16
Total (all out, 49 overs) 170
Fall: 1-2, 2-2, 3-30, 4-51, 5-81, 6-131, 7-161, 8-167, 9-167, 10-170.
Bowling: Shakib Al Hasan 10-0-43-3, Sunzamul Islam 10-0-29-1, Mashrafe Mortaza 9-0-25-1, Mustafizur Rahman 10-1-29-2, Rubel Hossain 5-0-24-2, Nazir Hossain 5-0-15-0
Bangladesh
Tamim not out 84
Anamul Haque c Ervine b Raza 19
Shakib lbw b Raza 37
Mushfiqur not out 14
Extras (nb5, w12) 17
Total (2 wickets, 28.3 overs) 171
Fall: 1-30, 2-108.
Did not bat: Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Mashrafe Mortaza, Sunzamul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain
Bowling: Jarvis 4-0-15-0, Chatara 3-0-26-0, Raza 10-1-53-2, Muzarabani 4-0-31-0, Cremer 7.3-0-46-0.
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