Zimbabwe Stun Bangladesh, Wins ODI Series After Test Success

Zimbabwe stun Bangladesh [Source: screengrab]Zimbabwe cricket team continues to haunt the visiting Bangladeshis at home. After scripting history in their one-off Test a couple of weeks ago, the ‘Chevrons’ also stunned the South Asian nation in the ODIs.Taking on Bangladesh in the second ODI, Zimbabwe bowlers conjured a fighting victory as the hosts secured their three-match series with a game to spare. Ben Curran tons up to take Zimbabwe to 247Losing opening batter Brian Bennett for a five-ball duck to Taskin Ahmed on a difficult Harare Sports Club surface in the second ODI, the hosts also lost Test hero Innocent Kaia, number four Craig Ervine and middle-order batter Wessly Madhevere to crash to 66-4 around 16 overs.England-born Zimbabwe opener Ben Curran, on the other hand, maintained his composure to punch out an elegant 111* off 135 balls with nine cracking boundaries. The cricketer shared a fighting 68-run partnership with all-rounder Sikandar Raza, who listed 33 runs from 53 balls from his end. Also Read- Litton Das Ruled Out Of BAN Vs ZIM ODIs; Replacement NamedClive Madande’s wicket a while later once again endangered the Zimbabwe innings at 148-6 in 37 overs, before Brad Evans formed forces with the unbeaten opener. Both Evans and Ben Curran shared 99 runs for the seventh wicket from just 79 balls as Zimbabwe reached a competitive 247-6 by the completion of their innings. Evans bludgeoned 58* runs off just 38 balls with two boundaries and five sixes to turbo-charge the Zimbabwe innings in the slog overs.For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed (2-57) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (2-32) picked up two wickets each in the innings. Richard Ngarava leads Zimbabwe’s fightback to bundle out BangladeshChasing 248, Bangladesh lost Soumya Sarkar and number three Najmul Hossain Shanto inside the first 10 overs. Tanzid Hasan and Towhid Hridoy unleashed fighting half-centuries to counterattack for the visitors, guiding them to 122-2 around the halfway stage of the innings. However, wicket-taking spells from Brian Bennett, Wessly Madhevere, Sikandar Raza, Blessing Muzarabani, Brad Evans and a demolishing act from captain Richard Ngarava (3-55) enveloped Bangladesh for just 234 in 48.1 overs, even though the latter had reached 207-5 at one stage.Zimbabwe ended up scripting a thrilling 13-run win to seal their three-match ODI series in the second ODI itself. Just a few days ago, the hosts also thrashed Bangladesh by 25 runs in a low-scoring thriller at the Harare Sports Club.Ben Curran won the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his fighting century early in the game. Fans hail Zimbabwe for rare ODI series win, warning issued to IndiaZimbabwe’s victory over Bangladesh sparked a wave of social media reactions from fans and self-proclaimed cricket experts. While some fans trolled the visiting Bangladesh team for losing their one-off Test by a record margin and for losing the ODI rubber, several others also issued a direct warning to Zimbabwe’s impending opponents at home, Team India. Here is a look at some of the fans celebrating Zimbabwe’s ODI series win over Bangladesh.Mufaddal Vohra @mufaddal_vohra ZIMBABWE BEAT BANGLADESH BY 13 RUNS. - A series win for Zimbabwe. 🇿🇼 Jul 9, 2026, 9:26 PM M @MithunN56525477 @mufaddal_vohra Next target 🇮🇳 😭 Jul 9, 2026, 9:36 PM Dr.Deepak Jain @Deepakjain1827 @mufaddal_vohra Our next series is against Zimbabwe 😭😭🥹🧿🧿💔🙏🏻 Johns. @CricCrazyJohns - Zimbabwe won the 1st ODI by 25 runs while defending 141 runs. - Zimbabwe won the 2nd ODI by 13 runs. ODI IS PEAKING - CAN'T WAIT FOR 2027 CRICKET WORLD, This is going to be special 😍🔥 Jul 9, 2026, 9:23 PM Amazing Deals @amazingdeals_in @CricCrazyJohns Ind vs Zim is the next series India losing that too Johns. @CricCrazyJohns CAPTAIN RICHARD NGARAVA ERA IN ZIMBABWE CRICKET 🥶 - Won the Test vs BAN. - Won the ODI series vs BAN. Jul 9, 2026, 9:25 PM Shivansh rajpal @RajpalShiv46534 @mufaddal_vohra Good to see Rise of Zimbabwe cricket 🇿🇼. Zimbabwe will play 2027 World Cup at home. Their Bowling line is very impressive With series already in the pocket, Zimbabwe will now face Bangladesh in the third ODI on Saturday, July 11 in Harare. Also Read- BCCI Releases Official Statement On Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy's Injury