Mahmudullah takes B’desh close to series-levelling win
Bangladesh reduced Zimbabwe to 76-2 Wednesday on the fourth day of the second Test.
Zimbabwe still need 367 runs or to survive a full day to win their first Test series victory since 2011 after the hosts set an improbable target of 443 runs.
Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah was instrumental in leaving Zimbabwe a record chase, hitting his second century as the hosts declared the second innings on 224-6.
Mahmudullah, who completed his century in the last ball before the tea session, was not out on 101 and shared two important partnerships to take the side on the verge of winning the Test and drawing the series.
Bangladesh lost the first Test by 151 runs.
Despite a lead of 218 runs, dismissing Zimbabwe for 304 in its first innings on Day 3, Bangladesh decided not to enforce the follow-on. But Zimbabwe fast
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bowlers Kyle Jarvis (2-27) and Donald Tiripano (2-31) rocked the top order to leave the hosts at 25-4. Jarvis swung the ball in admirable fashion to remove openers Imrul Kyaes (3) and Liton Das (9) in three deliveries in the fifth over of the day.
Tiripano, who shared the new ball in the absence of injured Tendai Chatara, was equally impressive, and Mominul Haque (1) and Mushfiqur Rahim (7), the centurion and the double centurion of the first innings, perished to loose shots.
Brief scores: Bangladesh 522-7 &
224-6 decl (M Mithun 67, Mahmudullah 101*; K Jarvis 2-27) vs Zimbabwe 304 & 76-2 (B Chari 43; M Hasan 1-16)