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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chandikagunawardhana" data-source="post: 5356538" data-attributes="member: 11539">Zimbabwe look to level seriesZimbabwe's comprehensive comeback win in the third ODI was the best thing that could have happened to the series. Else, the last two games would have been reduced to dead rubbers. It halted Bangladesh's seven-match winning streak and caught them in a moment of complacency. When Zimbabwe lost two early wickets, it seemed like an all too familiar story but they put the setback behind them and showed true character in amassing a total which was sure to test a team on the upswing.On a Queens Sports Club pitch which offers little margin for error for the bowlers, it's obvious that the better batting side will win. Zimbabwe fell short while chasing 321 in the second match, still managing to fight it out till the end. They went one step further in the third, pacing the innings intelligently and not allowing the Bangladesh spinners to get on top of the them. Promoting Elton Chigumbura proved a masterstroke because he had the cushion of runs to go out there and butcher the attack. A total of 323 eased the pressure on the bowlers. With the openers gone within two overs, there seemed an air of inevitability to the result before a last-ditch effort by Mahbubul Alam gave the visitors something to cheer.Bangladesh will look to snap out of Friday's effort and put in a better all-round performance. They dropped two crucial catches in the field, crucially letting Chigumbura off early, leaked many singles and the top order wilted too early, leaving plenty to the middle order."We know that we did not execute our plan well and we let our standards drop," the vice-captain Mushfiqur Rahim said after an intense training session. "Everyone realises that we only have ourselves to blame for the defeat on Friday. We are really focused on putting up a much improved show tomorrow."</blockquote>

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