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Zimbabwe lose 7 wickets

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Published: 04:25, 25 February 2020   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Zimbabwe lose 7 wickets

Zimbabwe lost eight wickets in their second innings in the ongoing Dhaka Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe: 265 & 170/8 * (48.3 ov)

Bangladesh: 560/6d

On Monday, Zimbabwe lost two wickets in the first over of their second innings.

Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque helped the Tigers to post the highest Test total at home and secure a lead of 295 runs.

Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur recorded his third double-ton in Test cricket after Mominul Haque hit his ninth Test century in the same game.

Riding on the bats of Mominul and Mushfiqur, Bangladesh posted 560 for six, Bangladesh’s highest Test total at home, in 154 overs and declared the innings securing a lead of 295 runs. Mushfiqur remained unbeaten for 203 off 318 balls with 28 fours. Along with him, Taijul Islam also remained unbeaten for 14.

With this double-ton, Mushfiqur became the first and only Bangladeshi to have hit three double-centuries in the longest format of international cricket.

 

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