On Wednesday, April 23, at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Zimbabwe narrowly defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in the opening Test match. After four years, the visitors finally won a Test match.
Despite the efforts of captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Jaker Ali, Zimbabwe was unable to set a challenging target for the Bangladesh team, who needed to win the first Test of the two-match series by bowling them out for 255 in the second innings on Day 4. With a score of 6/72, Zimbabwean bowler Blessing Muzarabani was the hero with the ball.
Opening batsmen Brian Bennett and Ben Curran got off to a strong start and immediately put pressure on the Bangladesh spinners as they chased the goal. The home team was able to get back into the game after the spinners caused some issues.
The remarkable resilience of Wessly Madhevere, who gave Zimbabwe
The final touches to take the lead in the Test series, made it impossible for the Zimbabwean batters to chase the total down.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s 10-wicket haul is in vain as Muzarabani takes front stage.
Blessing Muzarabani was the standout player for Zimbabwe, taking nine wickets overall, including three in the first innings and six in the second, to ensure his team had a chaseable score at the end of a game that was dominated primarily by bowlers. In the game, his overall stats were 9/122.
The all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz of Bangladesh was the outstanding batsman on the losing team, taking five wickets in each of the two innings. The hosts may have been able to stay in the game thanks to this 10-wicket haul, but it was all for nothing because the other bowlers in the second innings did not help him and did not make any significant progress.
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