C T Online Desk: Bangladesh made hard work of their 139-run chase and got across the finish line with six wickets in hand in the second of of the five-match T20I series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
Chasing a modest 139, Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy top scored with a 25-ball 37 featuring three fours and two sixes while veteran Mahmudullah Riyad smashed two fours and a six for an unbeaten 16-ball 26 as all other batters struggled with the bat.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto took 15 balls to score 16, out-of-form opener Liton Das managed a 225-ball 23, while Taznid Tamim needed 19 balls for his 18 before he was put out of his misery as the Tigers got over the line with nine balls to spare.
Earlier, Zimbabwe batter Jonathan Campbell was the key figure in staging a recovery as his 24-ball 45 laced with three maximums and four boundaries helped the Chevrons to 128 for seven.
Campbell, who was dropped on one in the 11th over by wicket-keeper Jaker Ali Anik, put together a 73-run stand with Brian Bennet who scored a 29–ball 44 featuring three sixes and two fours after the visitors were reduced to five down for 45 at the 11-over mark.
Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed and leg-spinner Rishad Hossain picked up two wickets each, while Mohammad Saifuddin, Sheikh Mahedi Hasan and Shoriful Islam scalped one each.
