Zimbabwe have picked up their first win of the series against Bangladesh, beating them by 23 runs in the second T20I to level three-match series 1-1.

Just in a space of one day, Bangladesh's weaknesses in the shortest format have been exposed. In the first T20I the fielding played a vital role in their eight-wicket win, and it all changed today.

Wesley Madhevere's career-best innings and Ryan Burl's cameo took Zimbabwe to 166/6 after opting to bat first. Despite losing Tinashe Marumani and Regis Chakabva in the powerplay, Madhevere struck 73 off 57 balls that included 5 fours and 3 sixes.

Dion Myers, who made 26, got a start but could not make it big. As fielding hurt Bangladesh, Burl smacked 19-ball 34* to put up a challenging total.

Shoriful Islam took 3 wickets for 33 runs, his best figures in T20Is.

Bangladesh openers Naim Sheikh and Soumya Sarkar fell to Blessing Muzarabani in the third over of the run chase. The visitors never really recovered from the early blow. Mahedi Hasan was promoted to three but he delivered with a slow 15.

Wellington Masakadza bowled a match-deciding spell in which he had Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah Riyad, the captain, cheaply. Afif Hossain hung around for 25-ball 24 while debutant Shamim Hossain entertained with 29 off 13, striking 3 fours and 2 sixes.

Most of Bangladesh's wickets fell while playing a big shot. They were bowled out for 141 runs to set up series decider on Sunday.

Masakadza and Luke Jongwe shared six wickets between them. Muzarabani and Tendai Chatara bagged two each.

Brief scores:

Zimbabwe 166/6 in 20 overs (Madhevere 73, Burl 34*; Shoriful 3/33, Mahedi 1/11)

Bangladesh 141 in 19.5 overs (Shamim 29; Masakadza 3/20, Jongwe 3/31, Muzarabani 2/21)

Zimbabwe won by 25 runs

Player of Match: Wesley Madhevere