Bangladesh stars shined in the opening day of brand new Zim-Afro T10 tournament on Friday as Taskin Ahmed of Bulawayo Braves bagged four wickets in two matches, while Joburg Buffaloes' Mushfiqur Rahim scored 46 not out in his first game of the tournament.
Bulawayo Braves routed Harare Hurricanes by 49 runs in the opening match of Zim-Afro T-10 League match at Harare Sports Club in Harare.
Taskin returned a stunning figure by taking one wicket and conceding 7 runs in 2 overs. In his first over, Taskin took the coveted wicket of Robin Uthappa (0) while allowing only one run.
Chasing 129 runs, Eoin Morgan-led Hurricanes managed to score 79-9 in the allotted 10 overs. Mohammad Nabi top-scored with 22 runs with two fours and a six.
Sikandar Raza grabbed three wickets after smashing a match-winning knock. England's Tymal Mills picked a couple of wickets.
Earlier, Bulawayo Braves batted first and produced 128-9 in 10 overs thanks to skipper Sikandar Raza's undefeated half-century.
Raza hit a 30-ball 62 with four boundaries and five sixes. While Ben McDermott and TimycenMaruma pitched 18 and 12-run innings, respectively.
Brandon Mavuta picked up three wickets and TinotendaMaposa and Nandre Burger bagged two wickets each. Burger scalped the wicket of Taskin who scored 4 with a solitary boundary.
