The defeat is acrushingblow to co-hosts Bangladesh, who would have seen this game as a clear opportunity to muscle their way into a possible quarter-final spot and now face what could be a crucial match with England on 11 March.
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Hamilton Masakadza made a spirited 42 in the second innings but with just a handful of overs to go on day two, Vettori delivered the crushingblow as Chris Mpofu was stumped for a duck and Zimbabwe were dismissed for 99.