Tigers build lead against Zimbabwe

BANGLADESH hold the upper hand heading into the final day of their second Test with Zimbabwe in Khulna.

The Tigers closed day four on 201 for five in their second innings – an overall lead of 266.
Victory today would help them take the three-game series with a Test to spare, and they could have been further on their way had it not been for Regis Chakabva making his maiden Test hundred.
He scored a brilliant 101, boosting his side up to 368 all out, backing up Hamilton Masakadza’s 158.
Masakadza will actually be disappointed, having added just four to his overnight score before being cleaned up by Shakib Al Hasan to leave his side six down.
Malcolm Waller came and went for six and then Rubel Hossain had Tendai Chatara caught and bowled for a duck.
Wickets were starting to fall around Chakabva and, when Natsai M’shangwe departed to Hossain for nought, he looked like being stranded shy of the milestone.
But he got the job done in 221 balls and then went himself, lbw to Taijul Islam.
Bangladesh’s innings ticked along nicely, with only Waller doing anything to threaten them.
He was on a hat-trick at one stage, removing Shamsur Rahman, Monimul Haque, Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim for his figures of four for 48.
When Waller started to take effect, Tamim Iqbal had already gone for a quick-fire 20, caught and bowled by Tinashe Panyangara, and Rahman and Monimul had put on 47 for the second wicket.
He had Rahman caught at first slip for 23 and then, after Monimil – passing 1 000 Test runs in the process – had got his 50, he removed him for 54, caught behind via bat and pad.
Shakib was trapped for six, playing across the line, and, when Mushfiqur was taken behind the stumps the next ball, he was on a hat-trick.
Mahmudullah (63no) and Shuvagata Hom steadied the ship to the close, though, putting on a sixth-wicket stand of 56. (PA Sport)

BANGLADESH 1st innings 433 (S. Al Hasan 137, T. Iqbal 109, M. Mahmudullah 56)
ZIMBABWE 1st innings
S. Raza lbw b T. Islam 11
B. Chari c Iqbal b T. Islam 25
H. Masakadza b Al Hasan 158
B. Taylor c M. Haque b Al Hasan 37
C. Ervine c Rahim b Al Hasan 17
E. Chigumbura c M. Haque b Al Hasan 1
R. Chakabva lbw b T. Islam 101
M. Waller c Rahim b Al Hasan 6
T. Chatara c & b R. Hossain 0
N. M’shangwe c Rahim b R. Hossain 0
T. Panyangara not out 1
Extras: (b-2, lb-7, nb-1, w-1) 11
Total: (all out, 135.1 overs) 368
Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-84, 3-151, 4-181, 5-189, 6-336, 7-350, 8-351, 9-351.
Bowling: S. Hossain 11-2-24-0, T. Islam 32.1-6- 96-3. S. Al Hasan 41-11-80–5, J. Hossain 19-2-64-0 (nb-1), R. Hossain 22-6-55-2 (w-1), S. Hom 7-0-27–0, M. Haque 1-1-0-0, M. Mahmudullah 2-0-13-0.

BANGLADESH 2nd innings

T. Iqbal c & b Panyangara 20
Sh. Rahman c Taylor b Waller 23
M. Haque c Chakabva b Waller 54
M. Mahmudullah not out 63
S. Al Hasan lbw b Waller 6
M. Rahim c Chakabva b Waller 0
S. Hom not out 23
Extras (b-4, lb-4, nb-1, w-3) 12
Total: (for 5 wickets, 64 overs) 201
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-75, 3-131, 4-145, 5-145.
Bowling: E. Chigumbura 6-2-13-0 (nb-1, w-1), T. Panyangara 8-2-34-1 (w-1), T. Chatara 7-3-19-0, M. Waller 21-4-48-4, S. Raza 6-0-22–0, N. M’shangwe 16-1-57-0 (w-1).

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