Islam, Omar lift Bangladesh
Aminul Islam hit 84 to lift Bangladesh to 256-9 at the close on the first day of the first Test with Zimbabwe on Thursday.
The tourists had lost the toss and were sent in to bat.
Mohammed Sharif was left alone at the crease on nought
after Mushfiqur Rafique was dismissed in the final over.
The best of Bangladesh's batting came from Islam and
debutant opener Javed Omar, who hit 62.
The pair shared 84 runs for the third wicket after
Bangladesh had slumped to 30 for two in the 14th over.
For Zimbabwe, debutant fast bowler Andy Blignaut had a
memorable day with figures of four for 72, a catch in the
slips and a run out.
Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak's decision to bowl was
prompted by a well-grassed pitch.
However, fast bowler Streak himself was the main reason
for Zimbabwe not making earlier inroads into the
Bangladesh batting order as he bowled wide of the
wicket and failed to make the batsmen play often
enough.
Mail Cricket Editor
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