Zimbabwe captain Tatenda Taibu and Brendan Taylor hit impressive half-centuries under pressure to boost hopes of setting a stiff target for Bangladesh in the second and final Test here on Sunday. Zimbabwe were wobbling at 37-4 following fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza's three-wicket burst before reaching 203-6 in their second innings at stumps on the third day for an overall lead of 290.
Taylor scored a career-best 78 for his second Test half-century, while Taibu (81 not out) continued to relish the Bangladeshi bowling with his third half-century in four innings against the hosts.
SCOREBOARD:
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ZIMBABWE (1st innings): 298
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(T. Taibu 85 not out, S. Matsikenyeri
51; Enamul Haque 7-95)
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BANGLADESH (1st innings overnight 169-8):
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Javed Omar c Taibu b Hondo 34
Nafis Iqbal c Taibu b Hondo 28
Habibul Bashar b Hondo 10
Mohammad Ashraful lbw b Hondo 5
Rajin Saleh c Masakadza b Cremer 24
Aftab Ahmed c Matsikenyeri b Hondo 0
Khaled Mashud b Hondo 0
Mohammad Rafique
c Ebrahim b Masakadza 56
Mashrafe Mortaza
c Chigumbura b Panyangara 26
Tapash Baisya c Chigumbura b Cremer 13
Enamul Haque not out 3
EXTRAS: (LB-7, NB-5) 12
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TOTAL: (all out) 211
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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-58, 2-71, 3-84, 4-85, 5-103, 6-107, 7-132, 8-168, 9-203.
BOWLING: Panyangara 17-5-37-1, Mpofu 11-3-28-0, Hondo 22-7-59-6, Chigumbura 9-1-32-0, Cremer 12.4-1-32-2, Masakadza 7-1-16-1.
OVERS: 78.4
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ZIMBABWE (2nd innings):
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S.Matsikenyeri lbw b Mortaza 14
B.Rogers lbw b Mortaza 20
D.Ebrahim lbw b Mortaza 1
H.Masakadza c Saleh b Rafique 1
B.Taylor b Haque 78
T.Taibu not out 81
E.Chigumbura c Mashud b Ashraful 0
T.Panyangara not out 2
EXTRAS: (LB-2, NB-4) 6
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TOTAL: (for six wickets) 203
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