50 overs Zimbabwe 221 for 9 (Taylor 118*, Shakib 3-29, Razzak 3-43, Mahmudullah 3-65) v Bangladesh
Brendan Taylor's maiden international century bailed Zimbabwe's fragile batting from yet another embarrassing display. Bangladesh's spinners proved too crafty for most of the visitors' batsmen again, and a familiar story seemed set to play out again when Zimbabwe were 113 for 7 in the 29th over. However, Zimbabwe's lower order showed more spine than most of their specialist batsmen, supporting Taylor well to lift the target beyond 200.
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Toss Bangladesh chose to field against Zimbabwe
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field in the fifth and final ODI in which they are striving for a fourth straight victory. On a Chittagong pitch that was expected to have more in it for the quick bowlers than the one on Tuesday, the home side went in with only one fast bowler - Nazmul Hossain - sticking to the combination that has worked so well for them so far in this series.
Zimbabwe are reeling from the loss of two of their senior players, Tatenda Taibu and captain Prosper Utseya, to injuries, leaving them with only 13 fit men in Bangladesh. They made the maximum possible two changes: replacing the erratic seamer Kyle Jarvis with Chris Mpofu, who gets his first game of the series, and Charles Coventry gives way to Forster Mutizwa barely months after equalling the record for highest individual score in ODIs.
Teams
Zimbabwe: Hamilton Masakadza (capt), Mark Vermeulen, Chamu Chibhabha, Brendan Taylor (wk), Forster Mutizwa, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Ray Price, Malcolm Waller, Chris Mpofu
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Enamul Haque jnr, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Nazmul Hossain
