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Cricket: Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe

DHAKA: Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 218 runs in the second Test on Thursday, leveling the series 1-1 and denying the visitors their first series win in seven years.
Needing a mammoth 443 to win, Zimbabwe folded for 224 with Brendan Taylor (106) providing some resistance with his second century of the match.
The home side declared the first innings on 522 for seven with Mushfiqur Rahim hitting an unbeaten 219 and then declared their second innings on 224 for six.
Zimbabwe was bowled out for 304 in the first innings with Brendan Taylor making 101 runs and Taijul Islam bagging five wickets for 107 runs.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz got five wickets for 38 in the second Zimbabwe innings. The match was at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium in the capital Dhaka.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.