Mahmudullah hits career-best 150 as Bangladesh dominate Zimbabwe

Mahmudullah Riyad scored a Test career-best 150 not out on Thursday as Bangladesh made 468 in the first innings of a one-off Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club.

Batting at number eight, the 35-year-old all-rounder added 96 runs to his overnight 54 as the tourists took control after losing two early wickets on Wednesday with just eight runs on the scoreboard.

Mahmudullah bettered his 146 for the Bangladeshi Tigers against New Zealand two years ago by pulling a good length ball from Blessing Muzarabani to deep midwicket for four in the 126th over.

He added one more run with a stroke to deep square leg before the innings closed when 10th-wicket partner Ebadot Hossain was trapped leg before by Muzarabani for a duck.

Mahmudullah reached his century off the third ball of the 100th over as he cut to deep point for four a ball bowled short of a length by Roy Kaia.

Mahmudullah and Taskin Ahmed, who made 75 before being bowled by Milton Shumba, put on 191 runs for the ninth wicket.

Taskin struck 11 fours off 134 balls as Bangladesh sought a second victory in five Tests this year under captain Mominul Haque.

On Wednesday, Mominul stabilised a creaking innings with a 70, then Liton Das fired a career-best Test score of 95.

Muzarabani returned the best bowling figures for Zimbabwe, but his four wickets came at a heavy price as he conceded 94 runs in 29 overs.

Apart from the Test, Bangladesh will play three one-day and three Twenty20 internationals during a 21-day first tour to the southern Africa nation since 2013.

Scoreboard on second day of one-off Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh at Harare Sports Club on Thursday

Bangladesh first innings

(overnight 294-8)

Saif Hassan b Muzarabani                             0

Shadman Ismal c Taylor b Ngarava                    23

Najmul Hossein Shanto c Myers b Muzarabani           2

Mominul Haque c Myers b Nyauchi                     70

Mushfiqur Rahim lbw b Muzarabani                    11

Shakib al Hasan c Chakabva b Nyauchi                 3

Liton Das c Nyauchi b Tiripano                      95

Mahmudullah Riyad not out                          150

Mahedi Hasan lbw b Tiripano                          0

Taskin Ahmed b Shumba                               75

Ebadot Hossain c Chakabva b Muzarabani               0

Extras (b10, lb11, nb16, w2)                        39

Total (126 overs)                                  468

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Saif), 2-8 (Najmul), 3-68 (Shadman), 4-106 (Mushfiqur), 5-109 (Shakib), 6-132 (Mominul), 7-270 (Das), 8-270 (Mahedi), 9-461 (Taskin), 10-468 (Ebadot)

Bowling: Muzarabani 29-4-94-4, Ngarava 23-5-83-1 (7nb), Tiripano 23-5-58-2 (7nb), Nyauchi 17-1-92-2 (2nb), Myers 3-1-13-0, Shumba 21-4-64-1, Kaia 10-0-43-0

Zimbabwe: Takudzwwanashe Kaitano, Milton Shumba, Brendan Taylor (capt), Dion Myers, Timycen Maruma, Roy Kaia, Regis Chakabva (wkt), Donald Tiripano, Victor Nyauchi, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava

Toss: Bangladesh

Match position: Bangladesh lead by 468 runs after first innings