Zimbabwe Set 194-Run Target for Bangladesh in Third T20I

In the third and final T20I match of the series at Harare Sports Club on Sunday, hosts Zimbabwe set a 194-run total for Bangladesh to chase after losing five wickets.

Wessley Madhevere's 36-ball 54, which included six bouvdaries, strengthened Zimbabwe's innings. Regis Chakabva, the wicket-keeper batsman, fell two runs short of a half-century, reaching 48 off 22 deliveries with six over boundaries.

Ryan Burl stayed unbeaten on 31 off 15 balls, while Dion Myers added 23 to the total.

Medium pacer for the occasion Soumya Sarkar was Bangladesh's most successful bowler, taking two wickets for 19 runs in three overs.

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza won the toss for the third time in a row and chose to bat first.

The game is the series decider because Bangladesh won the first game and Zimbabwe won the second to maintain the series tied.

Hosts Zimbabwe will be meant to stop Bangladesh from completing a hat-trick of titles. Bangladesh had a successful month-long tour, winning the lone Test match and three one-day internationals.

The tourists also enjoyed a strong start to the T20I series, winning the first game by eight wickets, but were beaten in the second game by Zimbabwe.

One change has been made for Bangladesh, with spinner Nasum Ahmed replacing off-spin all-rounder Sheikh Mahedi Hasan.

Zimbabwe, on the other hand, has remained unchanged and is gearing up for their first multi-match bilateral T20I series.