Razzak's three-wicket salvo formed part of impressive 5-30 figures
and concluded Bangladesh's dismissal of Zimbabwe for a paltry 191 before the
hosts raced to 194-4 with more than 10 overs to spare to square the five-match
series at 1-1.
Zimbabwe had won the first match by nine runs on Wednesday. Shakib bowled superbly to finish with 4-39 from nine overs of
work, but Razzak overshadowed his skipper at the end of Zimbabwe's innings when
he became the first left-arm spinner in ODI history to claim a hat trick.
He had Prosper Utseya caught by Naeem Islam at long on for 32
from the last ball of his eighth over and returned to trap Raymond Price and
Christopher Mpofu lbw with the first two balls of his next over to complete the
hat trick.
Craig Ervine was left stranded on 42 at the other end after
staging a late recovery for Zimbabwe with a 57-run seventh wicket stand along
with Utseya after Bangladesh had dominated with the ball. Opener Tamim Iqbal gave Bangladesh a comfortable start with
44 off 48 balls before Zunaed Siddique and Roqibul Hassan each struck
half-centuries to help finish off the job. The third match
of the series, a day-nighter, will be held at the same venue on Monday.
