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B’desh whitewash Zimbabwe

AFP

Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal defied a knee injury to score 112 and set up a five-wicket victory and a 3-0 ODI whitewash of Zimbabwe on Tuesday.

The hosts posted 298 in 49.3 overs and the visitors reached 302-5 with 12 balls to spare.

Tamim missed the one-off Test against Zimbabwe earlier this month because of the injury, but played in all the ODIs, saying he could “manage” the pain.

After scoring 20 and being out for a duck in the first two matches, the skipper let loose at the third attempt, scoring at a rate of more than a run a ball to record his 14th ODI ton.

He faced 97 deliveries in a 149-minute stand and struck eight fours and three sixes.

He will miss three Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe, starting on Thursday, and also home T20 series against Australia and New Zealand after being advised to rest for up to 12 weeks.