Bangladesh on top after Rahim's record-filled long distance race

Bangladesh on top after Rahim's record-filled long distance race 

Mushfiqur Rahim's unbeaten 219 off 421 conveyances was the most noteworthy individual score for Bangladesh

Day 2 of the second Test among Bangladesh and Zimbabwe was for the most part about Mushfiqur Rahim's (219*) heroics. The wicketkeeper-batsman wore out Zimbabwe's bowlers with a long distance race vigil, where he confronted 421 balls and batted for over nine hours to take Bangladesh to an ordering position at close of play. After the hosts pronounced their innings at 522 for 7, Zimbabwe completed with 25 for 1 at stumps.

Tenacity and self conviction - the words that appropriately portray Rahim's patient innings. The wicketkeeper-batsman has a place with old fashioned, prepared to stick around for his opportunity and sit tight for the free balls. His methodology towards batting can be capsulised by the point that he managed just in singles to score the five runs that he expected to achieve the pined for 200-pursued milestone the Tea break.

It was an innings where he needed to paddle through various troublesome stages, particularly when the magnificent Kyle Jarvis was knocking down some pins. Notwithstanding, he displayed the make plans to explore through such spells and split his second twofold ton. Toward the beginning of the day, as well, Rahim, close by Mahmudullah, needed to handle the early risk presented by Jarvis and Tendai Chatara.

The pair played with a feeling of direction to extricate life out of a surface that was putting forth some factor bob. Chatara even found the edge of Rahim's bat, however for Regis Chakabva, the 'manager, to put down the possibility. Indeed, the ball appeared to fly towards Hamilton Masakadza remaining at first slip, however Chakabva jumped crosswise over intuitively just to shell the shot. To exacerbate the situation for the meeting side, Chatara was extended off the field because of a review two quad muscle strain. Therefore, he was ruled of whatever remains of the Test.

As Mahmudullah and Rahim strolled back to the structure at the meal break, Zimbabwe required a start of motivation from some place. On resumption, it was Jarvis, who quickly given that start by evacuating both Mahmudullah and Ariful Hoque, to get a five-wicket pull. The Zimbabwe pacer reliably hit the crease, knocked down some pins with great control and moved it off the pitch to inconvenience the house side's batsmen.

Tragically for Zimbabwe, that start was brief. Rahim, who achieved his 150 with a thick outside edge, kept on gathering valuable runs. Mehidy Hasan (68*), the promising all rounder, participated in the go about as the pair guaranteed that Zimbabwe wouldn't take another wicket in the principal innings. Mehidy was at first more forceful of the two preceding Rahim incurred significant damage off Sikandar Raza's knocking down some pins with a four and six.

The wicketkeeper-batsman before long achieved his twofold century in the last session with a snappy single off Raza. Rahim, who played the longest innings by a Bangladesh cricketer in Tests, broke the record of Shakib Al Hasan (217) for the most noteworthy individual score for Bangladesh in the longest arrangement and furthermore turned into the main wicketkeeper to score two twofold hundreds in Tests. Mahmudullah, the commander, at that point chose to proclaim the innings.

At the point when Bangladesh Masakadza was dropped off the knocking down some pins of Test debutant Khaled Ahmed in the slip cordon. Be that as it may, at the fag day's end, Taijul Islam sent Masakadza back to the structure as Bangladesh kept on ruling the procedures.

The track is putting forth some factor skip and Bangladesh would be sure of cutting through Zimbabwe's batting request on Day 3.

Brief scores: Bangladesh 522/7 decl. (Mushfiqur Rahim 219* Mominul Haque 161; Kyle Jarvis 5-71) lead Zimbabwe 25/1 (Taijul Islam 1-5) by 497 runs.