Masekesa shines on Chevrons debut

Match Summary — Bangladesh 291 for 7 (Shadman 120, Mushfiqur 40, Masekesa 3-44) lead Zimbabwe 227 (Williams 67, Welch 54, Taijul 6-60) by 64 runs

DEBUTANT Vincent Masekesa shone with the ball after claiming impressive figures of 3 wickets for 44 runs in his first 14 overs in international cricket to help Zimbabwe restrict hosts Bangladesh to 291/7 at stumps on Day Two in Chattogram.

But the day belonged to Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam who scored his second Test century with an assertive 120 from 181 balls as the hosts dominated the day’s play.

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