Chattogram: Towhid Hridoy hit his maiden half-century as Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by nine runs in the third T20 on Tuesday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Put into bat first, Bangladesh compiled 165-8 with Hridoy hitting a 38 ball-57 and then defended the total by restricting Zimbabwe to 156-9.
Faraz Akram and Wellington Masakadza combined for a national record of 54 runs for ninth wicket to raise the team’s hopes but the Bangladeshi bowlers held their nerve.