Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 93 runs

Skipper Shakib Al Hasan led from the front with a fighting innings of 79 before picking up two wickets as Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe by 93 runs to win the fifth and final ODI at Queens Sports Club.It was Bangladesh’s second successive win, but Zimbabwe still claimed the series 3-2 to add to their victory in the one-off Test between the two nations.After being put in to bat, Bangladesh made 253 for six in their 50 overs before Zimbabwe, who lost captain Brendan Taylor for a duck in the second over, were skittled out for 160 with more than 11 overs to spare.Bangladesh had been 125 for five at one stage before Shakib, whose 79 came off 71 balls and featured five boundaries and a six, put on 109 for the sixth wicket with Mahmudullah who made 60.In Zimbabwe’s reply, Taylor was caught behind for a duck off the first ball of the second over. It was his fourth failure after smashing a century in the first match.Vusi Sibanda and Hamilton Masakadza dug deep and they put on 57 for the second wicket.But when they went, and the experienced Tatenda Taibu was lbw to Shakib, Zimbabwe were 73-4 and the game was effectively up.Malcolm Waller, after surviving a missed catch, went on to make a steady 51 off 78 balls, his second career ODI half century.But Elton Chigumbura, on whom so much rested, was caught for one and the Zimbabwe tail collapsed.Zimbabwe will face a tougher test next month when Pakistan arrive for one Test, three ODIs and two Twenty20s.