Muzarabani takes nine in match as Zimbabwe beat B’desh by 3 wickets

Blessing Muzarabani celebrates taking six wickets vs Bangladesh yesterday. Pic/AFP

Blessing Muzarabani's nine-wicket match figures and determined batting helped Zimbabwe stun Bangladesh by three wickets in the first match of the two-Test series in Sylhet on Wednesday.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz recorded his second five-wicket haul for the match but it was in vain as Zimbabwe's batsmen held their nerve to close out the match despite losing quick wickets.

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Zimbabwe chased down their target of 174 by the third session of the fourth day with three wickets in hand, their first win against Bangladesh since 2018, and their first against any team in four years, to secure a 1-0 lead.

Brian Bennett racked up his second fifty of the match to lead the chase on a surface that Bangladesh's bowlers failed to exploit early. Bennett and his opening partner Ben Curran laid a solid foundation of 95 runs.

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