Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe, 2026 one-off Test day 1 match report Zimbabwe dominate opening day to seize total control

Kaia hammered back-to-back boundaries off Hasan Mahmud and at that point, his strike rate even went past 100. While they were desperate for a breakthrough, Bangladesh couldn’t contain the run flow either. With 89 runs wiped out already in 16 overs, Zimbabwe finally lost a wicket when Curran edged one behind to the slip cordon. Kaia, who was struggling with cramps, managed to go past fifty at the other end and he had the veteran Brendan Taylor for company. The duo continued to keep Bangladesh at bay for the rest of the day with Kaia adding to his boundary tally towards the end. By stumps, the hosts were just four runs short of Bangladesh’s tally and will fancy their chances of blowing their opponents away completely on Monday.