Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 218 runs

Sports Desk:  Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 218 runs in the second test at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka and levelled the series 1-1 on Thursday.

Mehedi Miraz bagged a fifer, picking up four wickets in the two sessions as Zimbabwe were all-out for 224 runs. A brilliant unbeaten ton from Brendan Taylor in the second innings was not enough to thwart Bangladesh as Mehedi cleaned up the tail with Taylor stranded at the other end.

Following Lunch, Bangladesh broke the important 64-run partnership between Moor and Taylor as Mehedi removed Moor. Following that wicket, Regis Chakabva was run out as Zimbabwe tried to sneak in a cheeky single and lost their sixth wicket.

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; 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: 224/10 in 83.1 overs (overnight 76/2 in 30 overs); Brendan Taylor 106,  Brian Chari 43, Hamilton Masakadza 25, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5/38,  Taijul Islam 2/93, Mustafizur Rahman 1/19.

risingbd/Dhaka/Nov 15, 2018/Mukul