United News of Bangladesh

Left-arm pacer Newman Nyamhuri took four wickets as Zimbabwe dismissed Bangladesh for 140 in their first innings before tea on the opening day of the only Test match at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday. After Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field, their bowling attack capitalised on early movement to reduce Bangladesh to 36 for 2, dismissing openers Mahmudul Hasan Joy for 2 and Shadman Islam for 20. Mominul Haque and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto stabilized the innings with a 77-run partnership for the third wicket. Mominul struck 60 off 81 balls, including 12 boundaries, to register his 28th Test half-century. The stand was broken when Mominul was caught by Craig Ervine off Nyamhuri with the score at 113. Mominul’s dismissal triggered a collapse where Bangladesh lost their remaining eight wickets for 27 runs. Brad Evans dismissed Najmul for 19, caught behind by wicketkeeper Tafadzwa Tsiga. Richard Ngarava then removed Mushfiqur Rahim bowled for 9 and had debutant Towhid Hridoy caught behind for 3. Blessing Muzarabani claimed the wicket of the other debutant, Amite Hasan, for 4 before Nyamhuri swept through the lower order. Nyamhuri dismissed Taijul Islam for 9 and bowled Khaled Ahmed for a duck to finish with figures of 4 for 61 from 12.2 overs. Muzarabani also removed Hasan Mahmud for a duck, finishing with 2 for 19, while Ngarava and Evans claimed two wickets each to end the innings in 47.2 overs.  

Bangladesh will play Zimbabwe in the 2nd and last match of the two-match T20I series on Wednesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here eyeing to whitewash the tourists.

After winning a T20I against Singapore in October 2019, Zimbabwe played seven international matches but failed to win any of them.

The play resumed in Sylhet on Friday evening after the rain halted the third match of the three-match ODI series for more than an hour.

Tremendous batting display of Tamim Iqbal helped the Tigers to post 322 runs for eight in 50 overs, their highest against Zimbabwe in the second ODI of three-match series at Sylhet International Stadium on Tuesday.

After losing six Tests in a row, Bangladesh finally ended the drought with a comfortable win over Zimbabwe by an innings and 106 runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim dedicated his 3rd Test double-century to his son Shahroj Mayan on Monday.

After Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque helped the Tigers to post the highest Test total at home and secure a lead of 295 runs, Zimbabwe lost two wickets in the first over of their second innings to Nayeem Hasan in the ongoing Dhaka Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Bangladesh’s star cricketer Soumya Sarkar is scheduled to tie the knot on February 26.