Zimbabwe hit by Shakib, Tamim tons

A nuggety Tamim Iqbal century was complemented by a stroke-filled one from Shakib Al Hasan as Bangladesh cashed in on the painstaking foundation they had laid in Khulna to make 433.

Zimbabwe’s bowlers struggled to reprise the discipline they had shown on the opening day. The pitch had nothing for them and the onus was now on their batsmen to combat an immense amount of pressure. Hamilton Masakadza and debutant opener Brian Chari had to face variation in bounce and the odd ball turning, but were able to take their side to stumps with one batsman down, reports http://www.espncricinfo.com/.

Taijul Islam, fresh from an eight-wicket haul, was handed the new ball and derived just enough turn to make the arm ball a threat. One of those sliders thudded into Sikandar Raza’s pads. It had looked marginal and the batsman had a right to opt for a review. However, the original call of umpire Billy Bowden was upheld when HawkEye revealed the ball would have tickled leg stump.