Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava and Newman Nyamhuri picked up 17 wickets between them to power Zimbabwe's facile win over Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Harare. Bangladesh ended up being bowled out for 185 in their second innings as Zimbabwe registered a victory by an innings and 85 runs - their biggest win margin in a Test - wrapping up the match in the second hour of the second session on Day 3 on Tuesday, reports Cricbuzz.
Bangladesh began the day at 40 for 1, still 230 away from making Zimbabwe bat again. Taijul Islam, who bagged a seven-wicket haul on Day 2, was of the opinion that the pitch was improving for batting, and that Bangladesh would focus on building partnerships. Innocent Kaia, who scored his maiden Test hundred on Day 2, reckoned at the start of the third day that the pitch still offered something to interest the bowlers. As it turned out, the bowlers were the ones calling all the shots.
Brad Evans beat the bat a couple of times in the opening over before Muzarabani struck in the second, getting Mahmudul Hasan Joy to hand a catch to gully with a ball that had extra bounce.
Balls were kicking off from a length, with one even hitting Mominul Haque on the glove, before he edged Muzarabani to third slip. Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim tried to counterattack with regular boundaries, even as the bowlers regularly tested the edges.
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