New Age | Bangladesh all out for 140 against Zimbabwe in first Test

Bangladesh were bundled out for just 140 runs in 47.2 overs in the first innings of their one-off Test against Zimbabwe on the first day at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday, losing their last eight wickets for only 27 runs. 

Mominul Haque made 60, while Shadman Islam and Najmul Hossain Shanto scored 20 and 19, respectively, as the others fell before even reaching the double figures. 

Left-arm pacer Newman Nyamhuri took four for 61, while captain Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, and Brad Evans each took two for the hosts. 

The wicket was offering something for the pacers and the hosts utilised those, but the visitors were guilty as the same with poor application with the bat. 

Bangladesh opted to play an extra batter in debutant Amite Hasan, slotted at seven, at the expense of a bowler, while handing debut to Towhid Hridoy as well. 

Both had forgettable first outings as they fell for three and four amid a collapse. 

Mahmudul Hasan was the first batter to depart when he was caught behind in the seventh over off Nyamhuri before Shadman Islam was caught at slip. 

However, Mominul and captain Shanto were going well, in their partnership of 77 runs, on either side of the lunch break. 

But with Mominul falling off Nyamhuri, it all went downhill for Bangladesh. From 113-2 in 33.3 overs, they were 140 all out in 47.2 overs, to hand Zimbabwe a huge advantage in the game early on.