Desk Report :: A fine all-round performance by bowlers and fielders lifted Bangladesh to a series-levelling 218-run win over the Zimbabwe in the second and final match of a two-match Test series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Right-arm spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 5 for 38 to finish with eight wickets in the match as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 224.
Bangladesh declared their second innings for 224/6 and set a target of 443 runs for Zimbabwe on the Day 4. The second Test of the two-match series began at Mirpur on Sunday.
Zimbabwe won the first Test at Sylhet.
Earlier, Bangladesh declared the second innings at tea break with a 442-run lead, widening it from overnight score of 218.
The host side declared both the innings of the match – 224/6-d in the second innings and 522/7-d in the first innings — putting up a world record chase to Zimbabwe.
Brief Score:
Bangladesh 1st innings: 522/7-d in 160 overs; Mushfiqur Rahim 219 *, Mominul Haque 161, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 68*, Mahmudullah Riyad 36; Kyle Jarvis 5/71, Tendai Chatara 1/34, Donald Tiripano 1/65.
Bangladesh 2nd innings: 224/6-d in 54 overs; Mohammad Mithun 67, Mahmudullah 101*, Kyle Jarvis 2/27, Donald Tiripano 2/31, Sikandar Raza 1/39, Sean Williams 1/69.
Zimbabwe 1st innings: 304/10 in 105.3 overs (Overnight); Brendan Taylor 110, Peter Moor 83, Brian Chari 53, Taijul Islam 5/107, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3/61, Ariful Haque 1/10.
Zimbabwe 2nd innings: 76/2* in 30 overs, at stumps, Brendan Taylor 4*, Sean Williams 2*, Brian Chari 43, Hamilton Masakadza 25, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 1/16, Taijul Islam 1/34.
