DHAKA: Zimbabwe on Wednesday resumed their first innings batting on the third day at 53 for 1 wicket after the Tigers posted a first-innings total of 433 for 10.

Chari and Masakadza are on the crease with 21 and 15 runs respectively.

Bowling hero of the first match of Bashundhara Cement Test Series Taijul Islam took the wicket of Sikandar Raza.

Earlier, the hosts resumed on 193 for three after a cautious first day and Tamim and Shakib’s partnership of 132 helped provide them with a solid base to post a first-innings total of 433.

The tourists then made a solid start to their reply to move to 53 for one, trailing by 380 runs with nine first-innings wickets remaining.

Shakib and Tamim began the day with more patient play. Shakib brought up his 50 off 71 balls, but the big moment was to come 10 balls later as Tamim brought up his first Test century since scoring 108 at Old Trafford in June 2010.

He thumped a Natsai M’shangwe delivery for four to bring up his ton in a watchful 312 balls. His 109 came in 332 balls after a 473-minute stay at the crease, the slowest hundred made by any Bangladeshi batsman ever.

Mushfiqur Rahim could not stay for long time as he scored just 11.

Shakib ended his own three-figure drought, he had not scored a century in nine matches since December 2011, with a straight-driven four off his 153rd ball from Tinashe Panyangara.

Taijul Islam and Shahadat Hossain respectively scored 32 and 18.

On October 27, Bangladesh won the first Test match by three wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

Bangladesh team:

Tamim Iqbal, Shamsur Rahman, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim*†, Shuvagata Hom, Taijul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Rubel Hossain and Jubair Hossain

Zimbabwe team:

Sikandar Raza, B Chari, H Masakadza, BRM Taylor*, MN Waller, CR Ervine, E Chigumbura, RW Chakabva†, T Panyangara, N M'shangwe and TL Chatara.

** Shakib, Tamim hit tons

BDST: 0916 HRS, NOV 05, 2014