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Bangladesh win Dhaka Test, draw series with Zimbabwe

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Update: 2018-11-15 14:34:54
Bangladesh win Dhaka Test, draw series with Zimbabwe Tigers leaving the field after securing win in second Test in Dhaka.

DHAKA: Bangladesh beat the visiting Zimbabwe in the second and final Test to make the two-match series draw in Dhaka.

Zimbabwe collected 224 runs to chase the target of 443 runs set by the Tigers.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled Bangladesh to a series-levelling win on the fifth day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, taking 5 for 38 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 224 half way through the second session. 

Brendan Taylor scored his second century of the game, but Zimbabwe's batting crumbled around him and they collapsed from 186 for 4 to 224 all out, with Mehidy running quickly through the tail.

Match brief: Bangladesh 522 for 7 dec (Mushfiqur 219*, Mominul 161, Jarvis 5-71) and 224 for 6 dec (Mahmudullah 101*, Mithun 67, Jarvis 2-27, Tiripano 2-31) beat Zimbabwe 304 (Taylor 110, Moor 83, Taijul 5-107, Mehidy 3-61) and 224 (Taylor 106*, Chari 43, Mehidy 5-38Taijul 2-93) by 218 runs

Inputs from ESPNCricinfo

BDST: 1434 HRS, NOV 15, 2018
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