Taskin Ahmed's first over, full of deliveries in excess of 140km/h, was a harbinger of Zimbabwe's next half hour. Bennett and debutant Joylord Gumbie struggled to connect with most of his deliveries, but the next dismissal was a soft one against Mohammad Saifuddin. Gumbie swung awkwardly at a poor delivery down the leg-side and gave Taskin an easy catch at short fine-leg.
Bennett was run out with the first ball of the sixth over and then Mahedi Hasan dismissed Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza for a golden duck. Raza's attempt at a lap sweep resulted in a gloved catch to slip. Three wickets had fallen in three balls and then Taskin dismissed Sean Williams and Ryan Burl with the first two deliveries of the seventh over. By the time Saifuddin got Juke Jongwe out for 2, Zimbabwe had gone from 36 for 1 to 41 for 7 in 17 balls.