Bangladesh who aims a white wash against the Zimbabwe in the test series has begun the proceedings in style, and they are heading to a very strong position in the first innings of the third test match going on in Chittagong.
At the end of the first day, the hosts are in a very dominating position, and they have scored 312 runs with the loss of just two wickets. Mominul Haq who is two runs away from his half century and Mahmadullah with eight runs are batting for Bangladesh.
Earlier, Bangladesh Captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss, and elected to bat first. The Bangladeshi openers were in full swing, and they showed their class in the batting friendly Chittagong pitch.
Tamim Iqbal and Imru Kayes added 224 runs for the first wicket, and this is Banladesh’s highest opening stand of all time. They broke their own record of 185 runs which they made at Lords in 2010.
Tamim scored 109 runs with 14 boundaries and one six. Imrul’s 130 comprised of 12 boundaries and two maximums. Zimbabwe bowlers literally failed to find the rhythm throughout the first day. Follow the Ban vs Zim live score here.
Their lead bowlers T Panyangara, E Chigumbura and Sikander Raza failed to pitch the ball in the right spot, and they allowed Bangladesh batsmen to settle in the batting friendly track.
Bangladesh batsmen will be trying to take the score above 500 within the first half of the second day, and it will help them to exert pressure on the visitors.
The match will begin at 09.00 AM IST, and it will be live telecasted by GTV and Star Cricket in Bangladesh and India respectively. Watch the live streaming online here.
Super Sport will telecast the match in Zimbabwe and Sub Saharan Africa. Viewers in Pakistan and USA can watch the match from Geo Super and Willow TV respectively.