Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- Bangladesh were bowled out for 172 in 33.4 overs while chasing 272, losing to Zimbabwe by 99 runs in the opening match of the tri-series in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

The defeat exposed Bangladesh's batting frailties once again.

After reaching 42 without loss in the first six overs, they lost wickets in clusters and never recovered, with Tanzid Hasan Tamim's 46 and Saif Hassan's 26 among the few notable contributions.

Soumya Sarkar was the first to go, caught off Blessing Muzarabani for nine off 17 balls.

Tanzid kept the scoring moving but fell for 46 after surviving a dropped catch the previous delivery. Ryan Burl took the catch at point.

Najmul Hossain Shanto followed, trapped lbw by Brad Evans, before captain Towhid ...