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Nafees' ton powers B'desh to victory
His sublime 118 helped the visitors reach target with 5 overs to spare in reply to the hosts' 197.
A sublime unbeaten century by Shahriar Nafees helped Bangladesh cruise to victory over Zimbabwe in the fifth and final ODI.
Bangladesh made 201 with over five overs to spare in reply to Zimbabwe's score of 197.
Nafees remained unbeaten on 118 after facing 148 balls.
Zimbabwe, who had already wrapped up the series after winning the fourth ODI on Friday, struggled to get into the match after a disappointing batting performance.
Bangladesh's decision to play three spinners proved decisive, with both Abdur Razzak and part-time bowler Rajin Saleh tying the Zimbabweans in knots with a miserly performance.
Razzak finished with figures of 10-2-24-2, but it was Saleh who was the principal destroyer.
The off-spinner took four wickets for 16 runs in only 4.3 overs, including the scalp of Zimbabwe's top-scorer Hamilton Masakadza, who added 75.
Masakada's departure precipitated a dramatic collapse for Zimbabwe and they lost their remaining five wickets for 19 runs.
Zimbabwe, which had already clinched the series 3-1, got off to a good start at the Harare Sports Club with openers Terry Duffin and Vusi Sibanda. They scored at a rate of five an over for their 45-run first-wicket partnership, with Duffin out for 40 and Sibanda 17. The run rate increased when Brendan Taylor joined Hamilton Masakadza at the wicket.
Taylor hit 24 while Masakadza smashed 75 from only 52 balls in his best one-day international score before being bowled by Bangladesh's Rajin Saleh. The departure of the two batsmen triggered the collapse.
