KHULNA: Bangladesh have declared their second innings with a lead of 313-run on day-5 in their second innings of the second test against Zimbabwe in Khulna on Friday.
Zimbabwe will get at least 68-over to win the match scoring 314-run or save it by batting throughout the day on the spinning track of fifth day at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium.
Earlier in the day, Bangladesh declared their innings after scoring 248-run losing 9 wickets at the end of 83.5-over in the match of Bashundhara Cement Test Series.
Mahmudullah and Shuvagata Hom resumed their innings on Friday with their respective 63 and 23 runs. Mahmudullah scored 71-run before returning to pavilion while Shuvagata Hom scored 50-run.
Before going back to pavilion, Tamim Iqbal scored 20, Shamsur Rahman 23 and Mominul Haque 54.
Mominul Haque, with the innings, became the quickest Bangladesh batsman to reach 1000 Test runs.
MN Waller and N M’shangwe bagged four wickets each while Panyangara took one wicket.
Earlier, Tigers restricted Zimbabwe within 368 runs despite Masakadza scored 158 and Chakava 101 runs.
All rounder Shakib Al Hasan bagged 5-wicket for the 13th time of his career.
Bowling hero of the first match of Bashundhara Cement Test Series Taijul Islam took three and Rubel Hossain got two wickets.
In the first innings, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan scored 109 and 137 respectively while Mahmudullah Riyad scored 56-run helping Bangladesh to post 433-run.
On October 27, Bangladesh won the first Test match by three wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
Bangladesh team:
Tamim Iqbal, Shamsur Rahman, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim*†, Shuvagata Hom, Taijul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Rubel Hossain and Jubair Hossain
Zimbabwe team:
Sikandar Raza, B Chari, H Masakadza, BRM Taylor*, MN Waller, CR Ervine, E Chigumbura, RW Chakabva†, T Panyangara, N M'shangwe and TL Chatara
BDST: 1103 HRS, NOV 07, 2014
** Bangladesh lead crosses 300-run