Zimbabwe ends test drought

SYLHET: Zimbabwe registered its first test victory since 2013, thrashing Bangladesh by 151 runs in the opening test yesterday with a day to spare.

Since its win against Pakistan at Harare five years ago, Zimbabwe had lost 11 matches and drawn one.

Bangladesh, 26 without loss overnight and needing 321 to win, was all out for 169 in its second innings before tea on day four.

‘‘This will definitely revive Zimbabwean cricket,’’ Zimbabwe coach Lalchand Rajput said.

‘‘We have started believing that we can’t only win at home, we can win abroad as well. This is the first step and we need to kick on from here.’’