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Bangladesh spinner Abdur Razzak once again spun a web around Zimbabwe as he claimed 4-14 in his ten overs to be voted Man of the Match once again in the third One-Day International in Dhaka on Monday. 

Bangladesh won the third one-dayer by 65 runs and now leads the five-match series 2-1. With the loss, Zimbabwe slipped outside the top ten on the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table.

Razzak was backed up by medium-pacer Shafiul Islam (4-43) as Bangladesh successfully defended its total of 246-7 as Zimbabwe was bowled out for 181.

Zimbabwe's stand-in captain Prosper Utseya provided some resistance with his all-round effort. He scored 67 off 101 balls with three sixes and three fours after earlier picking up four wickets. But Zimbabwe's chase never really took off as Razzak had a vice-like grip on the proceedings.

Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim scored half centuries and shared a 116-run partnership to help Bangladesh reach 246-7. 

Utseya claimed four wickets for 38 but his effort failed to restrict the hosts amid often-fierce batting by Shakib and Rahim. 

Utseya had Rahim (63) caught by Shingi Masakadza and trapped Al Hasan (73) lbw to make the total 208-6. 

Shakib's 17th ODI half-century came off 68 balls that included two boundaries. Rahim stroked five boundaries and reached his seventh 50 off 62 balls. 

After losing the toss, Bangladesh lost opener Tamim Iqbal for a duck in the first over and struggled to 71-4 in the 20th over before Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan took charge. 

Opener Imrul Kayes kept the top order together, scoring 33 before he was caught by Tatenda Taibu off Utseya, who also took a catch to remove Zunaed Siddique (1) and trapped Raqibul Hassan (12) lbw. 

Naeem Islam (23) and Mashrafe bin Mortaza (11) were unbeaten at the end of the innings. 

Bangladesh named an unchanged lineup from the team which won the second match to square the series at 1-1. 

Utseya is leading Zimbabwe in place of regular skipper Elton Chigumbura, who was injured during practice on Sunday.

England fast bowler Stuart Broad still hopes to be fit for the ICC Cricket World Cup despite being ruled out of the rest of the Ashes series through injury due to a torn abdominal muscle. 

Broad will return home to England after the second Test to begin rehabilitation and recovery with a view to preparing for England's ICC World Cup campaign in February 2011. 

England Chief Medical Officer, Dr Nick Peirce, said: "Stuart has a torn abdominal muscle and as such will take no further part in the current Ashes tour of Australia. Given the nature of the injury Stuart has been ruled out of the forthcoming ODI series against Australia as well. 

"Stuart will return to England shortly to commence a rehabilitation programme and we expect him to make a full recovery in time for the World Cup next year." 

Stuart Broad said: "Playing for England in an Ashes series in Australia has been something I've dreamed of for a long time so to have that cut short by injury is devastating. 

"So far the series has been everything I had anticipated and knowing I'll play no further part is quite hard to take. Given the way we had started the series I was looking forward to playing a leading role in England retaining the Ashes but that's not to be. 

"Injuries happen and there's nothing I can do about it other than make sure I get stuck into rehabilitation and come back stronger in time for the World Cup next year. This winter is a big one for the England team so my focus will have to shift to preparing for the World Cup."

England won the second Ashes test by an innings and 71 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after dismissing Australia's last six batsmen for 66 runs in the first session of the final day on Tuesday.

Graeme Swann completed a five-wicket haul and James Anderson took two wickets in two balls as the tourists' took their first test victory on Australian soil since the 2002-03 tour and a first series lead in Australia since 1986-87.

"We never gave them a look in the game," England captain Andrew Strauss told reporters.

"We need to enjoy this and savour it, because it was a special victory for us ... but it's important that we don't let the Australians back in the series now.

"We know the game of cricket and we know it has a way of biting you if you start patting yourself on the back too much."

Australia resumed on 238 for four, having lost the key wicket of Michael Clarke to part-time spinner Kevin Pietersen on the last ball of day four.

With Clarke, his team's best player of spin, back in the pavilion, the Australians were always going to struggle on a fifth-day pitch providing turn for Swann.

Any hopes of a gritty fight back to salvage a draw were extinguished quickly when Mike Hussey, who had been the pick of Australia's batsman in the series to date, attempted a rash pull shot off the bowling of England quick Steve Finn.

Anderson took the easiest of catches at mid-on to remove Hussey for 52, then struck with his own bowling, dispensing with Brad Haddin courtesy of an outside edge for 12.

Anderson then trapped Ryan Harris lbw for his second golden duck of the match on the next ball, though he was denied a hat-trick when Xavier Doherty fended off a short-pitched delivery on the first ball of his next over.

In between Swann had accounted for the out-of-form Marcus North with a plum lbw, although he was forced to call for the TV umpire after his appeal was refused, to give England three wickets in four deliveries.

The spinner then delivered the coup de grace, clinching a comprehensive victory by bowling both Doherty for five and Peter Siddle for six to finish with five for 91 and the Australians all out for 304.

The final dismissal prompted wild celebrations on the pitch as the players rushed to embrace as England's "Barmy Army" of cricket fans roared with delight.

"It's better this year for the English, I watched it on TV last time and it's nice to reverse fortunes," Swann said, referring to their match at Adelaide four years ago when the English batsmen were skittled for 129 runs in the second innings on the way to defeat.

Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, who was dismissed for a golden duck and nine runs in his 150th test match, paid tribute to the quality of England's performance.

"That's a sad, very sad moment for us, you know he's been doing outstanding work for us. We've got good depth in our squad but we're going to have find a way of replacing him," Strauss said.

Australian batsman Simon Katich is also likely out for the series with an Achilles injury, the Australian team said shortly before England wrapped up the victory.

Australia skipper Ricky Ponting, who was dismissed for a golden duck and nine runs in his 150th test match, lamented his batsmen's disastrous start on day one, when they lost three wickets in the first three overs.

"I mean, it's been a tough five days for us really, getting off to that sort of start in a test match. We've always been doing our best to try and fight our way back into the game and England haven't allowed us to do that.

"They've certainly outbatted, outbowled us, and outfielded us in the whole game, it's as simple as that.

"They thoroughly deserve their win, they're playing some great cricket at the moment and we've got to find a way to bounce back and bounce back pretty strong."