Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakza could t hold back tears when anuncing to his players that Friday's match against Afghanistan would be his last in international cricket. 36-year-old was given a guard of hour by both sides as he came in to bat in Chittagong and n hit 71 off 42 balls to take Zimbabwe to an impressive seven-wicket victory, Zimbabwe's first win over Afghanistan in Twenty20 match.

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Masakza ended his 18-year international career with a blistering five sixes and four fours.

"Obviously it was super special. To le team to win was really special," he said late Friday.

Masakza, who has played a key role in Zimbabwe's faltering progress in international cricket since making his debut in 2001, ackwledged emotions got better of him before game h even started. "I started tearing a little bit in morning trying to get through team talk with boys," he said. "I am t someone who wears his heart on his sleeve but I think this is one thing that brought a few emotions out of me.

"Even when I tried to tell guys and team before I me official anuncement, I barely got through three sentences so it's been a really emotional time for me," he said.

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Masakza - A brief history

Masakza set a world record on his debut against West Indies when he became youngest Test century scorer at 17 years and 254 days. His record survived barely three months before being broken by Banglesh's Mohamm Ashraful. He was also Zimbabwe's first black player to score a first-class century. Masakza later took a three-year break in his international career to pursue studies, and returned with national team in turmoil over player disputes with national federation.

troubles affected his career and he h to wait until 2011 to score his second Test century, against Banglesh, after Zimbabwe ended a five-year self-exile from Test cricket. Masakza, who played 38 Tests, 209 one-day internationals and 66 T20 internationals said he was leaving with bitterness.

"I have been going through a lot of emotions today, but regret is t one of m. I am really thankful, thankful to board for giving me chance to play as long as I have," he said.

Friday's game was Zimbabwe's last in three-nation series. Banglesh will play Afghanistan in final on Tuesday. 

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