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Ben Curran Century and Ngarava Close Out Zimbabwe’s 2-0 ODI Series Win Over Bangladesh

The home side sealed the series with disciplined batting and late bowling and now shift focus to a T20 leg in Bulawayo starting July 15.

Ben Curran batted for the entire innings after opening the innings and remained unbeaten on 111 runs off 135 deliveries with nine fours to his name.
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Overview

  • Zimbabwe clinched the three-match ODI series 2-0 by beating Bangladesh in the second ODI at Harare Sports Club on Thursday, July 9.
  • Opener Ben Curran batted through the entire 50 overs to score an unbeaten 111 off 135 balls and lift Zimbabwe to 247 for six.
  • Brad Evans added an unbeaten 58 and shared a 99-run seventh-wicket stand with Curran that turned a fragile position into a defendable total.
  • Captain Richard Ngarava took key late wickets, including Mehidy Hasan Miraz, to break a Bangladesh fightback and finish the chase at 234 all out.
  • Bangladesh’s tour had an earlier highlight when Nahid Rana took 6 for 21 in the first ODI, but repeated top-order batting failures on Harare’s seam‑friendly pitch left them with the series loss and a T20 schedule to try to salvage form.