Malcolm Waller and Graeme Cremer starred with bat and ball respectively but Zimbabwe still fell short in the first Twenty20 international against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday.
The hosts bundled Zimbabwe out for 131 runs in 19.3 overs in a docile wicket before easily reaching 136-6 in 17.4 overs to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
Waller struck 68 runs off 31 balls as Zimbabwe recovered from a disastrous start to get a decent score. Tamim Iqbal scored 31 runs for hosts while Mahmudullah added an unbeaten 22 to take Bangladesh home.