Chai Bangladesh 468 all out (Mahmudullah 150*, Das 95, Taskin 75, Mujrabani 4-94) vs Zimbabwe
Bangladesh finished on 468 after Mahmudullah and Taskin Ahmed took the second highest ninth-wicket haul in Test history. When Ahmed missed the slog on 75 off Milton Shumba, his stand ended at 191, four runs short of 195 by Mark Boucher and Pat Simcox against Pakistan in 1995.
Taskin, who played his best innings of 75 runs in 134 balls with the help of eleven fours, left disappointed but Mahmudullah congratulated him for the effort. He broke Bangladesh's record of 184 runs for the ninth wicket between Mahmudullah and Abul Hasan in 2012.
Mahmudullah himself reached his career-best score of 278 runs in an unbeaten 150 with the help of 17 fours and a six. He took some time to trust Taskin at the other end early in the stands, but soon began to play shots. He was particularly brutal against any small thing, either blasting them through midwicket or hitting them through cover. Of particular beauty was a well-timed cut-shot from Richard Nagarwa.
Meanwhile, Taskin regularly pierced the covers, sometimes hitting it over the fielder and at times beautifully, beyond his expected ability as a lower-order batsman. He was also lucky to survive on two occasions. Shumba dropped him for 32 at second slip, while Dion Myers missed a simple run-out chance when Tuskin was on 66.
Mujarbani took four wickets while Donald Tiripano and Victor Nyuchi took two wickets each.
Bangladesh, who went wicketless in the first session, added 64 runs in 19 overs after the lunch session, further damaging Zimbabwe's mental and physical energy. After impressing the hosts on the first day, the second day was quite the opposite.
Mahmudullah and Taskin added 110 runs in the morning's 24 overs to make 404 for eight at lunch. It was a huge turnaround for a side that looked set to score after ending the first day at 294 for 8 in the 300s.
The face-off between Ahmed and Mujarbani seems to be giving spark to the Bangladesh pair. Mahmudullah also got into an argument with Nyuchi, but he seems to have taken the confrontation positively. Ahmed hit five fours off Mujarbani in his morning spell. This signaled to Mahmudullah that he need not worry about the strike farming.
After rotating the strike for the first hour, he smashed a six through midwicket, and then two fours through cover to make him his century. Taskin completed his fifty in 69 balls.
On the first day, Liton Das's 95 and Mominul Haque's 70 helped Bangladesh post two difficult spots at 8 for 2 and 132 for 6. Zimbabwe's all-round pace attack put the visitors on the back foot but captain Brendan Taylor had to make do with the moment. After resorting to part-time bowlers, Bangladesh got back in the game and never looked back.