Set to get 120 runs for a series win, Bangladesh were coasting at 52 for two off 17 overs in third and final One-Day International against Zimbabwe here on Friday.Earlier, the hosts' Mashrafe Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan took three wickets each to restrict Zimbabwe to 119 for nine off 37 overs. The match was reduced to a 37-over-a-side contest after heavy fog delayed the start of play by almost an hour.Bangladesh, who put Zimbabwe in to bat after winning the toss, struck early through Mortaza.Shakib Al Hasan continued with the damage at regular intervals and barring Sean Williams, who top scored with 38, the other Zimbabwean batsmen struggled to make it to double figures.Hasan finished with a haul of three for 15 from seven overs, while Mortaza picked three for 26 from eight overs.
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