Date-stamped : 04 Nov93 - 13:43
Zim v BDesh, Gold Leaf ODI2, 4 Nov 93, Report
Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 13 runs to win cricket series

Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 13 runs Thursday   in   a   thrilling
encounter  at  the Gold Leaf one-day international cricket series
in Dhaka.  Zimbabwe batted first on a moist wicket  and hit   187
for  seven  in  their  48 overs. Opening batsman and skipper Andy
Flower scored an impressive 50 and was declared the  man  of  the
match.
David Houghton added 54, hitting four fours and  a  six.   Saiful
Islam turned in Bangladesh's best bowling figures, taking two for
26.  In response, Bangladesh were all out for 174, with  Minhajul
Abedin  putting  up  a defiant 53 before he was run out. The home
team was briefly close to victory at 170 for six with four  overs
to go.
But their chance disappeared as  their   tailenders   fell   with
only four runs added to the scorecard. Ali Shah and Stephen Peall
of Zimbabwe took two wickets each for 24 and 26 respectively.
Thanks to vasa on r.s.c.
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