ZIM vs BAN, Test Day 1 only | Liton Das, Mahmudullah save Bangladesh

Liton Das95 and their unbeaten 138-run partnership Mahmudullah: Riyadh (54) helped Bangladesh score 294 for eight on the opening day of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday.

Batting first after winning the toss, Bangladesh were reduced to 132 runs for six wickets. mominul haq (70 off 92 balls) Sixth man out. He was going after the bowling while wickets fell all around him.

However, Das and Mahmudullah – who surprisingly slipped to eighth in the batting order – took the team to a safe position. Das fell with a score of 270.

Blessing Mujarbani was the most successful bowler with 3/48.

“We have had some conversations during the week. He (Das) shared that sometimes he gives up his wickets in the 30s and 40s due to lack of concentration. I asked him if he would bat for more than three hours. Forgetting about the score, the one he is on will be close to a hundred. I want to see how many hours he batted today,” Bangladesh batting consultant Ashwell Prince said.

Brief Scores:

Bangladesh 294/8 in 83 overs (L Das 95, M Haq 70, Mahmudullah 54 batting; B Mujarbani 3/48, D Tiripano 2/36, V Nyuchi 2/69) vs Zimbabwe.