Liton hits ton as Bangladesh set 277-run target for Zimbabwe

Opener Liton Das scored his fourth ODI ton as Bangladesh set a 277–run target for Zimbabwe in the first ODI of the three-match series in Harare on Friday.

Liton scored 102 off 114 balls as Bangladesh fishined 276 for 9 in 50 overs.

Liton steadied Bangladesh innings building a 93-run fifth wicket stand with Mahmudullah Riyad after Bangladesh lost their first 4 wickets for only 74.

After Liton departed while Bangladesh at 207, Afif Hossain and Mehidy Hasan Miraz added valuable 58-run stand in the seventh wicket to post a fighting scored on the board.

Afif scored 45 off 35 and Mehidy 26 off 25 while Mahmudullah scored 33.

Earlier, Zimbabwe won the toss and sent Bangladesh to bat first. Blessing Muzarabani removed Tamim Iqbal for a duck in the third over with no run on the board.

Off the first ball of the third over, Tamim went to cut but managed only an edge to the wicketkeeper.

Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mithun and Mosaddek departed cheaply.

Luke Jongwe scalped three wickets, Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava took two each.