Shakib\\\'s six keeps Zimbabwe to 240

Shakib Al Hasan exploited the significant bounce and turn on offer on a first-day pitch in Mirpur to take six wickets on his comeback from a two-and-a-half month disciplinary suspension imposed by the BCB. His performance - the highlight of which was a relentless accuracy - helped Bangladesh dismiss Zimbabwe for a below-par total, and underlined his value to a team that has not won a Test or one-day international in 2014. Before Shakib resumed his familiar starring role for Bangladesh, however, 19-year old debutant Jubair Hossain, the first specialist legspinner to play Test cricket for the country, had displayed a bag full of variations. His two top-order scalps, and left-armer Taijul Islam's one, took the spinners' wicket tally to nine. Batting was a constant struggle - a few deliveries stayed low, most bounced sharply, there was always a degree of spin, and the ball never came on to the bat - and Zimbabwe played their shots to get what they could before being dismissed in the last hour of the day, according to cricinfo.