Zimbabwe all out for 304, trail Bangladesh by 218
DHAKA: Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed his third straight five-for to keep Bangladesh in command of Zimbabwe on the third day of the second Test match on Tuesday.
Islam’s 5-107, his sixth career five-for, and a stunning catch ruined Zimbabwe’s hope of a comeback. The visitors were all out on 304-9, trailing by 218 runs when stumps was called. Zimbabwe fast bowler Tendai Chatara was out of the Test after straining his left quad muscle on Monday. Islam was complemented by offspinner Mehidy Hasan, whose three wickets included the prize of Brendan Taylor after the batsman showed rock-solid temperament to cut short Bangladesh’s advantage. Taylor hit 110 off 194 balls, which included 10 boundaries. He shared a 139-run stand with Peter Moor for the sixth wicket. Moor was trapped on 83, and when Taylor was out at 290-7, Zimbabwe’s chance of avoiding the follow-on evaporated quickly. Bangladesh may yet not enforce the follow-on when play resumes on Wednesday. Zimbabwe began the day on 25-1 and Islam removed nightwatchman Donald Tiripano for 8.
Opener Brian Chari resisted with 53 but Hasan won a video review to remove him just before lunch.
BRIEF SCORES
Bangladesh 522-7D (Mushfiqur Rahim 219*, Mominul Haque 161; Kyle Jarvis 5-71) lead Zimbabwe 304 all out (Brendan Taylor 110, Peter Moor 83; Taijul Islam 5-107) by 218 runs.
ALYSSA SLAMS FASTEST WORLD T20 HALF TON
NEW DELHI: Australia brushed aside newcomers Ireland by nine wickets to register their second straight win in Group B of the Women’s World T20 on Monday, building momentum for this weekend’s big clash with India .
Aussie wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy smashed the fastest halfcentury in Women’s World T20 to brush aside Ireland in Providence, Guyana. The opener hit a 21-ball 50 – second-fastest T20 half-ton – before finishing unbeaten on 56. Australia had beaten Pakistan by 52 runs in their opener.
BRIEF SCORES
Group B: Ireland 93/6 (Ellyse Perry
2/12) lost to Australia 94/1 in 9.1 overs (Alyssa Healy 56*).
Group A: Bangladesh 76/9 (Kirstie Gordon 3/16) lost to England 64/3 in 9.3 overs (Amy Jones 28*) under D/L method; Sri Lanka 99/8 (Shabmim Ismail 3/10) lost to S Africa 102/3 in 18.3 overs (Marizanne Kapp 38, Dane van Niekerk 33*).
HASTINGS FORCED TO QUIT AFTER LUNG ISSUES
MUMBAI: Australia all-rounder John Hastings has announced retirement from all forms of cricket, owing to a potentially fatal illness that saw him coughing up blood every time he delivered a ball. The 33-year-old cricketer, who played one Test, 29 ODIS and nine T20IS for Australia from December 2012 to June 2017, had earlier admitted that his career could be over with the doctors still not able to figure out why he was coughing up blood every time he bowled.
Maharashtra 309 (S Dhas 107, P Chavan 63; D Singh 5/48) vs Mumbai 170/2 (V Gadia 77*, J Ganiga 53).