http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 v Bangladesh – Test Series- 2nd Day’s Summary
Zimbabwe 370 v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 107/3 (46.0 ov) -
Bangladesh trail by 263 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
After finishing the first day by posting 264 runs for the loss of two wickets, Zimbabwe began the second day of the only Test against Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club with full zeal and confidence raring to build on the lead that they had taken on the tourists
by batting remarkably well.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BRM-Taylor-c1200 who were batting for Zimbabwe till the last session of the first day, continued to show impressive touch with the bat as they made brilliant shot selections early in the day.
At this point in time, the Bangladesh bowlers once again seemed impotent as they completely failed to restrict the batsmen from keeping the score board ticking.
Masakadza, who had scored 88 runs off 203 deliveries on the first day, went on to make his second international Test century after scoring a century on his debut ten years ago.
Meanwhile, in the 102nd over, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 completed his half century by hitting a superb boundary on the first delivery of the over bowled by Robiul Islam.
Bangladesh, who were looking cramped once again by the flamboyant batting from the duo finally managed to end the fatal partnership on the last delivery of the 104th over of the innings when Zimbabwe after posting a tally of 304 runs lost the
wicket of Masakadza, who after playing a gigantic knock of 104 runs was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robiul-Islam-c86349.
Bangladesh then struck on the penultimate delivery of the 111th over when the 25-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CR-Ervine-c1286 was removed after he had scored six runs off 31 deliveries, however, it was the wicket in the next over that really left Bangladesh
wild as they finally managed to see the back of Taylor, who was caught behind by the Bangladeshi wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mushfiqur-Rahim-c2045 off the bowling of Robiul Islam after clobbering an impressive innings of 71 runs. At the time of his departure, the hosts had posted
317 runs on the board for the loss of five wickets.
Former skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/T-Taibu-c2630 then played an innings of 23 runs off 44 deliveries before losing his wicket as the Zimbabwean tail lacked the batting sting to stand against the Bangladesh bowling.
The hosts finally managed to post a tally of 370 runs to put pressure on the visiting side as the whole team crumbled after playing 131 overs in their first Test after nearly six years.
Coming out to bat, Bangladesh had a huge task ahead of them and needed solid partnerships from their batsmen to prevail in the contest, however, they lost their first wicket in the fifth over, when opener Imrul Kayes after contributing just four runs was
caught by Raymond William Price at first slip off the bowling of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Vitori-c1198.
The next wicket fell in the 11th over when opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640 was caught by Taylor between first and second slip after the batsman had edged a delivery bowled by Vitori. The batsman scored a knock of 15 runs off 33 deliveries before losing
his wicket.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahriar-Nafees-c2486 then played a gem of an innings as he completed a half century before being dismissed by Price who bowled a delivery that shattered the stumps of the batsman. At the time of his departure Bangladesh were on 102 runs for the loss of
three wickets.
At stumps http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mahmudullah-c1877 was on four as the tourists ended the day with 107 runs on the board.
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