Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has made history by becoming his country’s highest run-scorer in ODIs after returning to international cricket last year following a reversal of his retirement decision. The 40-year-old achieved the milestone on Saturday (Oct 17) during Zimbabwe’s match against Bangladesh in the first game of the ODI tri-series in the UAE. Batting at No. 4, he scored 81 runs off 101 balls to help Zimbabwe post 271/8 in 50 overs.&nbsp;During his innings, Taylor went past Andy Flower’s record of 6,786 ODI runs to become Zimbabwe’s leading run-scorer in the format. He needed 31 runs to break the record and reached the mark with the fifth ball of the 16th over, bowled by Mosaddek Hossain.&nbsp;Taylor, who led Zimbabwe at the 2015 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, made his ODI debut in 2004. He has now scored 6,837 runs in 211 matches, including 11 centuries and 40 half-centuries.&nbsp;Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/success-doesn-t-have-to-be-wi-skipper-hope-after-t20i-series-draw-against-india-1792296762183">'Success doesn't have to be...': WI skipper Hope after T20I series draw against India</a>&nbsp;Flower, widely regarded as one of Zimbabwe’s greatest cricketers, scored 6,786 runs in 213 ODIs between 1992 and 2003.&nbsp;In the list of Zimbabwe’s highest run-scorers in ODIs, Taylor and Flower are followed by Grant Flower and Hamilton Masakadza. Grant scored 6,571 runs in 221 matches during his 18-year ODI career, while Masakadza finished with 5,658 runs in 209 matches between 2001 and 2019.&nbsp;Also Read - <a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ind-vs-wi-5th-t20i-rain-washes-out-decider-bhuvneshwar-kumar-return-1792265921097">Rain washes out 5th T20I as India-West Indies share honours 2-2</a><h3>Most runs in ODIs for Zimbabwe</h3>

<figure class="table"><table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Time Span</th><th>M</th><th>R</th><th>BS</th><th>Average</th><th>SR</th><th>100</th><th>50</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Brendan Taylor</td><td>2004-2026</td><td>211</td><td>6837</td><td>145*</td><td>35.24</td><td>76.55</td><td>11</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Andy Flower</td><td>1992-2003</td><td>213</td><td>6786</td><td>145</td><td>35.34</td><td>74.59</td><td>4</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>Grant Flower</td><td>1992-2010</td><td>221</td><td>6571</td><td>142*</td><td>33.52</td><td>67.58</td><td>6</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Hamilton Masakadza</td><td>2001-2019</td><td>209</td><td>5658</td><td>178*</td><td>27.73</td><td>73.21</td><td>5</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Sean Williams</td><td>2005-2025</td><td>164</td><td>5217</td><td>174</td><td>37.53</td><td>86.95</td><td>8</td><td>37</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

Brendan Taylor made history on Saturday (Oct 17) by becoming Zimbabwe’s highest run-scorer in ODI cricket.

Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has made history by becoming his country’s highest run-scorer in ODIs after returning to international cricket last year following a reversal of his retirement decision. The 40-year-old achieved the milestone on Saturday (Oct 17) during Zimbabwe’s match against Bangladesh in the first game of the ODI tri-series in the UAE. Batting at No. 4, he scored 81 runs off 101 balls to help Zimbabwe post 271/8 in 50 overs. During his innings, Taylor went past Andy Flower’s record of 6,786 ODI runs to become Zimbabwe’s leading run-scorer in the format. He needed 31 runs to break the record and reached the mark with the fifth ball of the 16th over, bowled by Mosaddek Hossain. Taylor, who led Zimbabwe at the 2015 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, made his ODI debut in 2004. He has now scored 6,837 runs in 211 matches, including 11 centuries and 40 half-centuries. Also Read - 'Success doesn't have to be...': WI skipper Hope after T20I series draw against India Flower, widely regarded as one of Zimbabwe’s greatest cricketers, scored 6,786 runs in 213 ODIs between 1992 and 2003. In the list of Zimbabwe’s highest run-scorers in ODIs, Taylor and Flower are followed by Grant Flower and Hamilton Masakadza. Grant scored 6,571 runs in 221 matches during his 18-year ODI career, while Masakadza finished with 5,658 runs in 209 matches between 2001 and 2019. Also Read - Rain washes out 5th T20I as India-West Indies share honours 2-2 Most runs in ODIs for Zimbabwe

Brendan Taylor made history on Saturday (Oct 17) by becoming Zimbabwe’s highest run-scorer in ODI cricket.

Brendan Taylor overtakes Andy Flower to become Zimbabwe’s leading ODI run-scorer

Bangladesh survived a dramatic final over to pull off a narrow three-run win against Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup, where the officials, in a rare incident, called the players back from dugout to complete the contest after realising that Nurul Hasan's stumping in the final ball was not clean, here Sunday.

Bangladeshi players were celebrating after Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani, who was required to his a six in the final ball for a famous win, missed the ball and was stumped by Nurul Hasan.

However TV replays showed that Hasan had collected the ball in front of the wicket, which is against the rules, hence Zimbabwe were awarded a free hit and all the players were called back for final action. Zimbabwe now needed four runs to win.

The nonplussed players, who had walked off the field after shaking hands, thinking that Bangladesh had won, assembled again. Zimbabwe could not cash in on the chance and no further drama followed as Muzarabani again missed the ball again and finally Bangladesh rejoiced the victory.

Zimbabwe were chasing 151 and fell short by three runs. It was opener Najmul Hossain Shanto who smashed seven fours and one maximum in his 55-ball 71-run knock and single-handedly powered Bangladesh to a competitive 150 for 7.

In reply, Zimbabwe lost too many wickets to find themselves in the dumps at 35 for 4 in the sixth over but Sean Williams conjured up a magnificent 42-ball 64-run innings to revive the chase.

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He was dismissed in the 19th over, leaving Zimbabwe to get 16 in the last six balls. Hossain then bowled the most important over of his career as he dismissed Brad Evans (2) in the second ball but Richard Ngarava slammed him for a four and a six in the next two balls to keep them in the hunt.

Hossain, however, had Ngarava stumped in the next ball as Zimbabwe needed five off the last ball. The unprecedented scenes followed after that but eventually, Bangladesh survived. It was Bangladesh's second win in the tournament following their 104-run loss to South Africa, while Zimbabwe suffered their first loss in the super 12 stage.

Bangladesh (4) are now in the second spot in the points table with two more games to go, while Zimbabwe (3) find themselves in the fourth position. Earlier, pacer Muzarabani dismissed Soumya Sarkar (0) and Litton Das (14 off 12) in his opening spell to give Zimbabwe a great start.

Shanto, who had a hamstring trouble in the initial stage and also survived a run-out scare, forged a 54-run stand with skipper Shakib Al Hasan (23 off 20) before adding 36 runs with Afif Hossain (29 off 19). The duo punished the bowlers whenever they bowled short or too full and Zimbabwe fielders also looked sloppy as Bangladesh managed to find the boundaries easily.

Zimbabwe had an awful day on the field as they were guilty of miss-fielding, missing run-out chances and dropping catches. They took a gamble by introducing left-arm spinner Sean Williams into the attack and it paid off as he got rid of Shakib, who top-edged a slog-sweep and was caught by a diving Muzarabani.

Shanto, however, continued to dominate as he completed his maiden fifty in T20 format in the 13th over with a single. 
He sent Evans for a leather hunt, clobbering him over long-on for the first six of the innings, before picking up two more fours to accumulate 17 runs in the 16th over.

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It was Sikandar Raza, who got rid off Shanto with skipper Craig Ervine taking the catch. While Richard Ngarava bowled a tight next over, Afif was dropped by Evans at deep mid-wicket in the 19th over off Sikandar Raza and the batter made good use of the chance, producing a big slog-sweep for a six as 12 runs came of the over.

In the last over, Bangladesh lost three wickets. In total, Bangladesh scored 87 runs in the last 10 overs. Defending the total, Taskin Ahmed (3/19) and Mustafizur Rahman (2/15) did most of the damage early on before Hossain picked up two wickets in the final over.

Bangladesh survived a dramatic final over to pull off a narrow three-run win against Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup, where the officials, in a rare incident, called the players back from dugout to complete the contest after realising that Nurul Hasan's stumping in the final ball was not clean, here Sunday.

Bangladesh survived a dramatic final over to pull off a narrow three-run win against Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup, where the officials, in a rare incident, called the players back from dugout to complete the contest after realising that Nurul Hasan's stumping in the final ball was not clean, here Sunday. Bangladeshi players were celebrating after Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani, who was required to his a six in the final ball for a famous win, missed the ball and was stumped by Nurul Hasan. However TV replays showed that Hasan had collected the ball in front of the wicket, which is against the rules, hence Zimbabwe were awarded a free hit and all the players were called back for final action. Zimbabwe now needed four runs to win. The nonplussed players, who had walked off the field after shaking hands, thinking that Bangladesh had won, assembled again. Zimbabwe could not cash in on the chance and no further drama followed as Muzarabani again missed the ball again and finally Bangladesh rejoiced the victory. Zimbabwe were chasing 151 and fell short by three runs. It was opener Najmul Hossain Shanto who smashed seven fours and one maximum in his 55-ball 71-run knock and single-handedly powered Bangladesh to a competitive 150 for 7. In reply, Zimbabwe lost too many wickets to find themselves in the dumps at 35 for 4 in the sixth over but Sean Williams conjured up a magnificent 42-ball 64-run innings to revive the chase. Also Read: Virat Kohli on cusp of breaking elusive T20 World Cup record in India's clash against South Africa He was dismissed in the 19th over, leaving Zimbabwe to get 16 in the last six balls. Hossain then bowled the most important over of his career as he dismissed Brad Evans (2) in the second ball but Richard Ngarava slammed him for a four and a six in the next two balls to keep them in the hunt. Hossain, however, had Ngarava stumped in the next ball as Zimbabwe needed five off the last ball. The unprecedented scenes followed after that but eventually, Bangladesh survived. It was Bangladesh's second win in the tournament following their 104-run loss to South Africa, while Zimbabwe suffered their first loss in the super 12 stage. Bangladesh (4) are now in the second spot in the points table with two more games to go, while Zimbabwe (3) find themselves in the fourth position. Earlier, pacer Muzarabani dismissed Soumya Sarkar (0) and Litton Das (14 off 12) in his opening spell to give Zimbabwe a great start. Shanto, who had a hamstring trouble in the initial stage and also survived a run-out scare, forged a 54-run stand with skipper Shakib Al Hasan (23 off 20) before adding 36 runs with Afif Hossain (29 off 19). The duo punished the bowlers whenever they bowled short or too full and Zimbabwe fielders also looked sloppy as Bangladesh managed to find the boundaries easily. Zimbabwe had an awful day on the field as they were guilty of miss-fielding, missing run-out chances and dropping catches. They took a gamble by introducing left-arm spinner Sean Williams into the attack and it paid off as he got rid of Shakib, who top-edged a slog-sweep and was caught by a diving Muzarabani. Shanto, however, continued to dominate as he completed his maiden fifty in T20 format in the 13th over with a single. He sent Evans for a leather hunt, clobbering him over long-on for the first six of the innings, before picking up two more fours to accumulate 17 runs in the 16th over. Also Read: Team would look complete: Kapil Dev urges India to play Rishabh Pant over Dinesh Karthik vs South Africa It was Sikandar Raza, who got rid off Shanto with skipper Craig Ervine taking the catch. While Richard Ngarava bowled a tight next over, Afif was dropped by Evans at deep mid-wicket in the 19th over off Sikandar Raza and the batter made good use of the chance, producing a big slog-sweep for a six as 12 runs came of the over. In the last over, Bangladesh lost three wickets. In total, Bangladesh scored 87 runs in the last 10 overs. Defending the total, Taskin Ahmed (3/19) and Mustafizur Rahman (2/15) did most of the damage early on before Hossain picked up two wickets in the final over.

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Mushfiqur Rahim has chosen to skip&nbsp;the T20I series during the Zimbabwe visit one month from now. He has informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board about his choice.&nbsp;

Minajul Abedin, the selector of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, affirmed the news, saying an excess of cricket may have constrained Mushfiqur Rahim to look for a break.&nbsp;

"Mushfiq has requested for a break during the T20Is, but he is available for the Test and ODIs. I think he may be tired after playing for so long, which is why he wants the leave. We will decide once he officially informs the cricket operations department" - he said.&nbsp;

This is the first run through Mushfiqur Rahim has requested a break in his international&nbsp;vocation up from when he has been injured. Since making his first appearance in 2005, he has addressed Bangladesh in 74 Tests, 227 ODIs, and 86 T20I games.&nbsp;

Mushfiqur Rahim has been playing cricket constantly since October a year ago while living in a bio-bubble. Mushfiqur Rahim has been playing non-stop since October last year, following the Covid-19 protocol. After two domestic tournaments, Mushfiqur Rahim played two Tests and three ODIs at home against West Indies before touring New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

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Bangladesh played again against Sri Lanka in May, after which all players returned to the Dhaka Premier League T20 bio-bubble to start the tournament on 31 May. Rahim plays for Abahani Limited.

Not long after that, he headed out with the crew to New Zealand and Sri Lanka prior to playing another home series against Sri Lanka. In spite of the fact that he has chosen to skirt the T20Is, Mushfiqur Rahim will be accessible for the Test series and the ODIs.&nbsp;

Bangladesh will play a one-off Test followed by three ODIs and three T20Is. The cricketers are relied upon to land in Zimbabwe on June 29 while the last game of the visit will be on July 28. 
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Mushfiqur Rahim has chosen to skip the T20I series during the Zimbabwe visit one month from now. He has informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board about his choice. Minajul Abedin, the selector of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, affirmed the news, saying an excess of cricket may have constrained Mushfiqur Rahim to look for a break.

Mushfiqur Rahim has chosen to skip the T20I series during the Zimbabwe visit one month from now. He has informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board about his choice. Minajul Abedin, the selector of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, affirmed the news, saying an excess of cricket may have constrained Mushfiqur Rahim to look for a break. "Mushfiq has requested for a break during the T20Is, but he is available for the Test and ODIs. I think he may be tired after playing for so long, which is why he wants the leave. We will decide once he officially informs the cricket operations department" - he said. This is the first run through Mushfiqur Rahim has requested a break in his international vocation up from when he has been injured. Since making his first appearance in 2005, he has addressed Bangladesh in 74 Tests, 227 ODIs, and 86 T20I games. Mushfiqur Rahim has been playing cricket constantly since October a year ago while living in a bio-bubble. Mushfiqur Rahim has been playing non-stop since October last year, following the Covid-19 protocol. After two domestic tournaments, Mushfiqur Rahim played two Tests and three ODIs at home against West Indies before touring New Zealand and Sri Lanka. ALSO READ: Cricket: Boris Johnson criticises suspension of England paceman Robinson over racist tweets Bangladesh played again against Sri Lanka in May, after which all players returned to the Dhaka Premier League T20 bio-bubble to start the tournament on 31 May. Rahim plays for Abahani Limited. Not long after that, he headed out with the crew to New Zealand and Sri Lanka prior to playing another home series against Sri Lanka. In spite of the fact that he has chosen to skirt the T20Is, Mushfiqur Rahim will be accessible for the Test series and the ODIs. Bangladesh will play a one-off Test followed by three ODIs and three T20Is. The cricketers are relied upon to land in Zimbabwe on June 29 while the last game of the visit will be on July 28.

Cricket: Mushfiqur Rahim wishes to skip T20I series on Zimbabwe tour