BANGLADESH moved a step closer to a 3-0 series whitewash against Zimbabwe as five wickets from Jubair Hossain helped them halt their opponents’ first innings at 374 on day three of the third Test at Chittagong

The tourists were replying to a mammoth 503 first-innings total from their hosts, and began day three on 113 for one.
They managed to avoid the follow-on, with decent contributions coming from Sikandar Raza and Hamilton Masakadza, who moved their tallies on to 82 and 81 respectively, as well as Regis Chakabva (65) and Elton Chigumbura, the top-scorer with 88.
But Jubair ultimately proved the star of the show with a maiden Test five-wicket haul that came for 96 runs.
The 19-year-old’s final scalp closed Zimbabwe’s innings to leave Bangladesh’s lead at 129, and by stumps that had moved to 152, Tamim Iqbal (eight not out) and Imrul Kayes (11n.o.) unbeaten at the crease with the score at 23 for none.
Another man who made vital interceptions with the ball was Shafiul Islam.
And the first of his two wickets was the opening one of the day as he brought the Raza-Masakadza partnership – which had yielded 160, Zimbabwe’s highest stand for a second wicket – to an end by pinning the latter lbw.
A couple more wickets quickly followed, with both skipper Brendan Taylor (one) and Raza being ousted in the same over by Jubair, who then bowled Craig Ervine (14) soon after lunch to make it 209 for five.
Zimbabwe regained some stability from there after Chigumbura came to the middle, he and Chakabva putting on 113 for the sixth wicket.
It was Shafiul who then once again broke up a solid partnership via an lbw as Chakabva was dismissed.
Chigumbura saw further partners Richmond Mutumbami (20) and Shingi Masakadza (nought) fall to Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam before himself succumbing to Jubair, having made six fours and two sixes within his knock from 130 balls.
Jubair wrapped things up a few deliveries later as Natsai M’Shangwe (eight) was caught by Mahmudullah, with Tamim and Kayes then getting Bangladesh’s second innings off to a steady start. (PA Sport)

BANGLADESH 1st innings 503 (I. Kayes 130, T. Iqbal 109, S. Al Hasan 71)
ZIMBA 1st innings (o/n: 113-1)
S. Raza c Mahmudullah b J. Hossain 82
B. Chari c Rahim b R. Hossain 0
H. Masakadza lbw b Sh. Islam 81
B. Taylor c T. Islam b J. Hossain 1
R. Chakabva lbw b Sh. Islam 65
C. Ervine b J. Hossain 14
E. Chigumbura c Kayes b J. Hossain 88
R. Mutumbami lbw b Al Hasan 20
S. Masakadza c Mahmudullah b T. Islam 0
T. Panyangara not out 6
N. M’shangwe c Mahmudullah b J. Hossain 8
Extras: (b-6 lb-1 nb-2) 9
Total: (all out, 106 overs) 374
Fall of wickets: 1-9, 2-169, 3-172, 4-172, 5-209, 6-322, 7-356, 8-357, 9-360.
Bowling: Sh. Islam 18-5-50-2 (nb-1), R. Hossain 9-1-46-1 (nb-1), T. Islam 30-2-100-1, S. Al Hasan 25-4-67-1, J. Hossain 20-1-96-5, S. Hom 1-0-1-0, M. Mahmudullah 3-0-7-0.

BANGLADESH 2nd innings
T. Iqbal not out 8
I. Kayes not out 11
Extras: (b-4) 4
Total: (for no loss, 9 overs) 23
Fall of wickets: 0
Bowling: S. Masakadza 2-0-4-0, T. Panyangara 2-1-5-0, S. Raza 3-0-10-0, N. M’shangwe 2-2-0-0.