Bangladesh have beaten touring Zimbabwe by 145 runs in the first game of the three match ODI series at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan picked his first ODI fiver in the match.
Mushfiqur Rahim's fourth ODI century was crucial to their revival while batting before Shakib Al Hasan and captain Mashrafe Mortaza ensured dominance with the ball.
Skipper Mashrafe bagged two, while pacer Al-Amin took one wicket in the match.
While chasing the 273-run target, Zimbabwe never looked like getting past this one.
Elton Chigumbura completed his 4000 runs in the ODIs and he was the only one who showed some mettle in the middle. The Zimbabwe skipper stuck around to make 41.
But he never got support from the other end as Shakib, who got his first five wicket haul in ODIs, ran through them.
It was also a memorable day for Mashrafe Mortaza as he went past 200 wickets in ODIs.
Zimbabwe is under the new coach Dave Whatmore, who earlier coached Bangladesh, looked determined not to lose any wicket and managed to go up to 39 without loss.
But they then lost quick wickets.
Earlier, Mushfiqur Rahim’s fighting century, well supported by Sabbir Rahman’s half century, pulled Bangladesh out of danger in the first one-day international.
The hosts managed to score 273 runs for the loss of nine wickets.
The match began at 1pm Saturday at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
The Tigers maintained their good run later in the year as they easily overcame the challenges of Pakistan, India and South Africa, surprising many in world cricket.
The tourists, however, will take some heart from their seven-wicket win against the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI last Thursday in Fatullah. Against the home side featuring as many as five cricketers from the national side, the Zimbabwean bowlers were sharp and restricted their opposition to an achievable score.
Bangladesh Squad
Mashrafe Mortaza*, Al-Amin Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Imrul Kayes, Jubair Hossain, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Liton Das, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal
Zimbabwe Squad
E Chigumbura*, RW Chakabva†, CJ Chibhabha, TS Chisoro, AG Cremer, CR Ervine, LM Jongwe, N Madziva, WP Masakadza, R Mutumbami†, T Muzarabani, J Nyumbu, T Panyangara, Sikandar Raza, MN Waller, SC Williams