Bulawayo, Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe held off a late Bangladesh fightback to win the first Twenty20 international by six runs in Bulawayo yesterday.
Set 169 for victory, Bangladesh looked to be cruising at 120 for one before three wickets in five balls set them back for a total of 162.
They still managed to make a tight game of it, though, needing 10 runs off the final over.
After Zimbabwe won the toss, their opener Hamilton Masakadza blasted 59 from 48 balls and skipper Brendan Taylor added 40 from 25 deliveries to give the hosts a solid score. REUTERS
