Saqlain Sajib wrecks Zimbabwe A

Bangladesh A 30 for 0 trail Zimbabwe A 206 (Chakabva 64, Sajib 9-82) by 176 runs

DHAKA — Bangladesh A left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib yesterday blew Zimbabwe A away on the first day of the unofficial four-day match in Cox’s Bazar, as he collected 9 for 82 – the best bowling figures in first-class cricket by a Bangladesh player, beating Abdur Razzak’s 9 for 84 in 2012.

The visitors were bowled out for 206 in their first innings, after which Litton Das and Shadman Islam guided Bangladesh A to 30 for no loss at stumps.

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