Zimbabwe v Bangladesh - Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe - 2nd Test – Day 1 – Live Score and Update
Bangladesh 300/6 (88.0 ov) v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 - Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field
The second Test match between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 and Zimbabwe is turning into an interesting contest with the tourists having a spectacular first day at Harare Sports Club, where they posted 300 runs for the loss of six wickets at stumps.
Bangladesh were asked to bat first after the hosts won the toss, and openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waller-c95917
off Meth after scoring 24 runs off 47 deliveries.
Zimbabwe struck again when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SW-Masakadza-c2615 after the batsman had scored four runs. At the time of this wicket, the batting side had managed to post 58 runs.
However, before Zimbabwe could cause some real damage, Tamim Iqbal and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mominul-Haque-c77642 took hold of the situation, countering the bowling offensive and keeping the scoreboard ticking. The two did not waste any time, and sustained a healthy flow of runs.
Finally after reaching 102 runs, this partnership crumbled after on the demise of Iqbal, who was run out just short of scoring a half-century.
Mominul Haque’s innings was then cut short by Chigumbura, as he found his way back to the pavilion after scoring 23 runs off 41 deliveries. At the time of this wicket, Bangladesh had managed to reach 125 runs. Till this time, Zimbabwe had their control on
the match, while Bangladesh were just giving a mediocre performance.
However, what transpired next was not something Zimbabwe were expecting as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 completely outplayed their opposition and put Bangladesh in a dominating position.
The batting duo went ballistic on the Zimbabwean bowlers, forcing them on the black foot. This partnership led Bangladesh towards 248 runs before the demise of Al http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990 for 81 runs.
Then with 280 on the scoreboard, Bangladesh lost Rahim who was trapped in front of stumps by Jarvis after scoring 60.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nasir-Hossain-c77146 unbeaten on 37, Bangladesh are in a strong position to post a mammoth total by the end of their innings.
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