ZIM v BAN, 1st ODI: Liton Das and Shakib shine as Bangladesh beats Zimbabwe by 155 runs at Harare
The HinduA century from Liton Das and five wickets from Shakib Al Hasan helped Bangladesh secure a one-sided 155-run victory over Zimbabwe in the first of its three One-Day Internationals at the Harare Sports Club on Friday. Liton scored 102 as Bangladesh, which was put into bat, recovered from a poor start to post 276-9 off its 50 overs before bowling Zimbabwe out for a paltry 121. READ : Bhuvneshwar Kumar: There is no India 'main team' Afif Hossain weighed in with a quickfire 45 off 35 balls while Luke Jongwe took 3-51 for the home team, which earlier this week had lost its one-off Test against Bangladesh at the same venue. Regis Chakabva scored 54 in Zimbabwe’s response but it was unable to put together any meaningful partnerships as a flurry of rash shots cost the host key wickets.