Zimbabwe made history on Tuesday by beating Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs in a one-off Test at Harare Sports Club, registering their biggest win in Test cricket history. Led by Richard Ngarawa, the hosts put up an all-round performance and outplayed Bangladesh in every aspect to register a memorable victory. After winning the toss and opting to bowl, Zimbabwe’s pace attack made an immediate impact, with Bangladesh trailing by 140 in the first innings. The visitors lost eight wickets for just seven runs in a dramatic collapse, Mominul Haq The only batsman to provide resistance, he scored 60 runs in 81 deliveries. Newman Nyamhuri took the penalty and scored 4/61 while captain Richard Ngarava, Blessings to Muzarabani Brad Evans took two wickets each and Bangladesh eventually collapsed. Zimbabwe then capitalized on a strong start to produce an impressive batting performance. Opener Innocent Kaia shot a brilliant 140 to anchor the innings, and Craig Owen (60), Brian Bennett and Wessly Madhevere all contributed half-centuries as the home team posted 410 in their only innings. Although tajul islam Although Bangladesh took 7 wickets, Zimbabwe still led by 270 runs in the first innings. Faced with a huge deficit, Bangladesh needed to make a special effort to extend the game but failed to recover. They were bowled out for 185 in the second innings, with Zimbabwe winning by an innings and 85 runs. Blessing Muzarabani led the attack with 4/65 while Ngarava took 3/32. Brad Evans and Newman Nyamhuri were also involved in Zimbabwe’s four-man attack, ensuring that each member of the foursome picked up a wicket in both innings. The result marked another major milestone for Zimbabwe, which has now won back-to-back Test matches for the first time in 25 years. Their last Test in October ended in an innings of 73-run victory over Afghanistan, and now they have performed well again against Bangladesh. Brief results: Bangladesh 140 (Mominul Haq 60; Newman Nyahuri 4-61, Blessed Muzarabani 2-19) and 185 (Mushfiqur Rahim 34; Blessed Muzarabani 4-65, Richard Ngarawa 3-32) lost to Zimbabwe 410 (Innocent Kea 140, Craig Owen 60, Wesley) Madhevere 50*; Taijul Islam 7-138) Calculated based on the number of innings and 85 points.
