Bangladesh level series with Mehidy Hasan's five-for
Brendan Taylor fought valiantly with his second century of the Test, but Zimbabwe crumbled around him to lose by 218 runs
10/11Result
2nd Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Nov 11-15 2018
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
522/7d & 224/6d -
![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
304 & 224 (83.1 ov)
Player of the Match
10/11Result
2nd Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Nov 11-15 2018
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
522/7d & 224/6d -
![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
304 & 224 (83.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Tough sharing the Test series trophy at home - Mahmudullah
Bangladesh's stand-in captain, however, was relieved to have scored a hundred and broken a lean run with the bat in Test cricket
Day 4
Mahmudullah century leaves Zimbabwe with herculean task
A maiden Test fifty from Mohammad Mithun and Mahmudullah's first Test hundred in eight years drove Bangladesh to a dominant position, allowing them to declare their innings for a second time in the match
Did Bangladesh choose the safer option by batting again?
Why did Bangladesh not enforce the follow-on? it may have been because of lack of confidence in their batsmen or because they wanted Zimbabwe to bat last
Coach Rajput offers Zimbabwe a blueprint for survival
As Zimbabwe face a mammoth task of batting out the fifth day to save a Test match in Dhaka, Lalchand Rajput turned to recent history for an example of what is required
Day 3
Taijul's five-for gives Bangladesh 218-run lead
Taylor notched up his fifth Test hundred and Moor made a career-best 83, but Taijul Islam's third consecutive five-wicket haul left Zimbabwe 19 runs short of the follow-on target
Getting a hundred in these conditions very rewarding - Taylor
Having given away his wicket cheaply in both innings in Sylhet, he adopted a more resolute approach in Dhaka and scored his first Test ton away from home
Day 2
Mushfiqur Rahim's record double-hundred underpins Bangladesh's dominance
Zimbabwe finished day two on 25 for 1 after Mushfiqur's unbeaten 219 helped Bangladesh post 522 for 7
'Game is still evenly poised' - Zimbabwe fielding coach Makunura
Although they face a massive deficit, Shepherd Makunura wanted his batsmen to learn from Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque and fight back in Dhaka
Mushfiqur devours records in historic innings
Some longstanding bests were overhauled as the Bangladesh wicketkeeper racked up a marathon 219 not out
Chatara stretchered off with suspected quadriceps tear
A Zimbabwe Cricket spokesperson confirmed that the fast bowler had suffered a Grade 2 tear on his left quadriceps muscle, after he had pulled up while running in to bowl on the second morning
Day 1
Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim score tons to give Bangladesh first-day honours
The pair added 266 to wrest back control after Zimbabwe's seamers had reduced Bangladesh to 26 for 3
A batting masterclass from Mushfiqur and Mominul
Bangladesh finally found a way to bat like a confident unit and that only happened because they realised they should always be looking for runs, even on tough pitches
Others
Zimbabwe's fight a big takeaway for satisfied Masakadza
The Zimbabwe captain praised the team for doing well in conditions where better teams have struggled
Tradition dazzles as Mushfiqur soaks in his moment in the sun
In a batting line-up without Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal, and being 1-0 down to Zimbabwe, Bangladesh needed their big batsman to bat big. And he made it the team's biggest
Mahmudullah calls for 'sensible' batting on 'unpredictable' Mirpur pitch
Bangladesh aren't quite getting favourable conditions in Dhaka, even though it is the venue where they play and train the most
Zimbabwe's shot at rare away series win
Bangladesh have failed to score more than 200 in their last eight Test innings. Can they end that streak in Mirpur?