Riding on three wonderful centuries and brilliant bowling, Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 220 runs in the one-off Test in Harare on Sunday. Mahmudullah won the man of the match award for his unbeaten 150 in the first innings of the match. The right-hand all-rounder shocked everyone after scoring his best innings in the format as he announced he was retiring from Test. Shadman Islam (115) registered his maiden ton in the format in the second innings; Najmul Hossain Shanto his second (117). They posted 196 runs in the second-wicket stand of the same innings, which helped Bangladesh set a target of 477 for the hosts. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who bagged five wickets in the first innings, took four in the second one. He took nine wickets conceding 148 runs, the best bowling figures for a Bangladeshi in an away Test. Also read: PM greets Tigers for Test series win against Zimbabwe The all-rounder surpassed right-hand pacer Robiul Islam, who claimed nine wickets for 155 runs against the same opponent at the same venue in 2013.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday congratulated the Bangladesh cricket team for their big victory against Zimbabwe in the Harare Test. In a congratulatory message, the prime minister greeted the players, coaches and officials of the national cricket team. Also read: Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 220 runs in one-off Test Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 220 runs on the final day of the one-match Test series.

Bangladesh need seven more wickets to register a win in Harare Test against Zimbabwe. Aiming to score 477 runs to win the game, Zimbabwe ended day four at 140 for three in 40 overs. Brendan Taylor was tremendous with the bat. He scored 92 off 73 balls with 16 fours. A century looked imminent for him, but Mehidy Hasan Miraz tricked him with a loose ball outside off. Taylor tried a big shot at the last moment and ended up sending a return catch to the bowler. He was the second wicket to fall for the hosts after Milton Shumba who fell for 11 to Taskin Ahmed. Shakib Al Hasan, who bagged four wickets in the first innings, scalped the third wicket removing Takudzwanashe Kaitano, who was the highest scorer for Zimbabwe in the first innings. Earlier, Bangladesh declared their second innings on 284 for one in 67.4 overs, with Shadman Islam and Shanto Mahmud remained unbeaten for 115 and 117 respectively. Shadman needed 180 balls to reach his maiden three-figure score in international cricket. He smashed eight fours along the way. While going to 100 from 85, Shanto hit two sixes and reached his hundred in 109 balls. Also read: Shadman, Shanto hit centuries as Bangladesh secure 476-run lead In the second-wicket stand, they added 196 runs, which is now the third-highest stand in the second wicket for Bangladesh in Tests. With the 192-run first-innings lead, Bangladesh secured a huge lead of 476 runs with a little over fours sessions to play. In their first innings, Zimbabwe tumbled for 276 while replying to Bangladesh’s first innings total of 468. Mehidy Hasan Miraz bagged five wickets, and Shakib Al Hasan took four. For Zimbabwe, the debutant Takudzwanashe Kaitano scored 87 which was the highest by any Zimbabwean batsman. Brendan Taylor also hit a fifty for the hosts. Earlier, Mahmudullah Riyad scored an unbeaten 150 for Bangladesh while Liton Das, Taskin Ahmed and Mominul scored 95, 70 and 75 respectively to post a huge first-innings total despite losing two early wickets. Also read: Five-for in overseas Test will boost my confidence: Mehidy Brief score: Bangladesh first innings: 468/10 in 126 overs (Mahmudullah 150*, Liton 95, Taskin 75, Mominul 70); Muzrabani 4/94, Tiripano 2/58, Nyauchi 2/92 Zimbabwe first innings: 276/10 in 111.5 overs (Kaitano 87, Taylor 81, Shumba 41); Mehidy 5/82, Shakib 4/82 Bangladesh second innings: 284/1 declared in 67.4 overs (Shanto 117*, Shadman 115*); Ngarava 1/36, Zimbabwe second innings: 140/3 in 40 overs (Taylor 92, Myers 18*); Shakib 1/23, Taskin 1/39, Mehidy 1/45.

Bangladesh right-arm pacer Taskin Ahmed, who hit his maiden 50 in the first innings of the ongoing Harare Test against Zimbabwe, has credited his success to fielding coach Ryan Cook. Bangladesh won the toss in Harare on Thursday and batted first to post a challenging first innings total of 468.  Mahmudullah Riyad, who returned to the Test team after more than 17 months, smashed 150 -- his highest in Test now. And Taskin accompanied Riyad on a 191-run ninth-wicket stand, the highest ninth-wicket stand for Bangladesh in Tests and the second-highest in the history of the game. Also read: Tigers post 468 as Mahmudullah, Taskin share second-highest 9th-wicket partnership Taskin said it was a great feeling to partner with Mahmudullah when the team needed him the most and lauded Ryan for nurturing the batting talent of tailenders. "I wanted to do something for the team,” Taskin said in a video message. “Riyad was on the wicket. So as a tailender, I should have supported him well. I’m glad that I did it. My main goal was to save my stumps. Riyad kept telling me this. I also tried to play big shots when I got some deliveries at the right places.” “If you look at the other teams, they have some reliable batsmen at the lower order. I always try to become a reliable batsman like them so that I can support recognised batsmen,” Taskin said. Also read: Mahmudullah, Taskin help Tigers pass 400-run mark Bangladesh lost two wickets within eight runs in Harare Test. Despite that, Mominul Haque, 70, Liton Das, 95, and Mahmudullah and Taskin did well to post a big total on the board.  “The wicket was very good to bat on, unlike the first session. Riyad kept telling me that the wicket would get better by the time going. When I came to bat we needed more runs on the board to offer a challenge to the hosts. So I tried to stay stuck on the wicket and score some runs,” he added.  Taskin also said that he had no knowledge about the world record of scoring most runs in ninth-wicket stand in Tests, which needed only five runs. And he praised Bangladesh’s fielding coach Ryan for inspiring him to bat more.  “Before coming to Zimbabwe, Ryan told me to buy batting spikes so that I can use them in this tour. I did what he has said to me, and it worked. I used those spikes while batting in this Test. I would like to thank him to push me relentlessly to bat more in the nests,” he added.