<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Mahmudullah Riyad and Tamim Iqbal hit half centuries as Bangladesh scored 290-9 against Zimbabwe on Sunday in the second of a three-match one-day international series.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Coming in at 127 for three in the 24th over Mahmudullah was unbeaten on 80 at the close of the 50-over innings after Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field in pursuit of a series-clinching victory.</div><div><br></div><div>Captain and opener Tamim followed up his half-century in a five-wicket loss on Friday by making 50 before becoming the first Bangladesh batter to fall, with 71 runs on the board.</div><div><br></div><div>Mahmudullah scored his runs off 84 balls with his knock including three sixes and three fours at Harare Sports Club.</div><div><br></div><div>Tamim, who on Friday became the first Bangladeshi to score 8,000 ODI runs, was equally brisk, reaching his total off 45 deliveries</div><div><br></div><div>Boundaries -- a six and 10 fours -- contributed all but four runs of his total before he mistimed a pull and was caught by Takudzwanashe Kaitano at deep square leg.</div><div><br></div><div>Sikandar Raza, whose 192-run stand with Innocent Kaia enabled Zimbabwe to pull off a shock five-wicket win in the first ODI, was the most successful of the home bowlers, taking three wickets.</div><div><br></div><div>Zimbabwe made five changes to the team that won on Friday as coach Dave Houghton seeks a ninth win in 10 Twenty20 and ODI matches since starting a second stint in charge two months ago. - AFP</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>