Zimbabwe were bundled out for 72 following which Bangladesh batters chased down the target with ease
Bangladesh 74 for 3 (Murshida 39*) beat Zimbabwe 72 all out (Mayers 39, Akter 5-21) by seven wickets
Opting to bat, Zimbabwe were off to a decent start before they lost opener Modester Mupachikwa in the seventh over. Akter’s double-strike in the 10th over caused the Zimbabwe collapse, as they slid from 35 for 1 to 72 all out. Akter went on to take two more wickets in the 12th over and returned to take another one in the 14th.
Rumana Ahmed and debutant Fariha Trisna picked four wickets among them to removed the rest of the batters as Zimbabwe surrendered within 28 overs. Sharne Mayers was the top scorer for the hosts, making a 61-ball 39. Five Zimbabwe batters were dismissed for ducks and four for single-digit scores. Akter finished with 5 for 21, her best figures in ODIs, taking her series tally to 11 wickets.