Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 68 runs in the second ODI

Bangladesh take a 2-0 lead over Zimbabwe in the ongoing 5-match ODI series

Dhaka, Nov 24 - Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 68 runs in the second One-Day International (ODI) at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Sunday to go 2-0 up in the 5-match series.

Batting first, Bangladesh set Zimbabwe a target of 252 runs in their allocated 50 overs, losing 7 wickets in the process. However, the Zimbabweans were bowled out for 183 runs in 44.5 overs, Xinhua reported.

Earlier, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss and decided to bat first and Bangladesh set a fighting target, propelled by Anamul Haque (80 runs) and Tamim Iqbal (76 runs).

Tinashe Panyangara and Tafadzwe Kamungozi took two wickets each for Zimbabwe.

The Zimbabwe innings was pegged back by the Bangladesh bowling attack, with Arafat Sunny grabbing four wickets and Mortaza claiming three.

SF Mire was the highest scorer for Zimbabwe with 50 runs, while Elton Chigumbura contributed 38 runs.

Bangladesh had defeated Zimbabwe by 87 runs in the first ODI on Friday.

The hosts had earlier completed a 3-0 Test whitewash over the visitors.