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Bulawayo
19 - 22 April 2001
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field first.� Bangladesh lost Mehrab (16) and Bashar (0) shortly before the drinks break but recovered to go to lunch at 2 for 67.� Zimbabwe caught Omar (62) and ran out Akram (21) in the afternoon session as Bangladesh consolidated to be 4 for 154 at tea.� However, Zimbabwe cut through the batsmen in the evening session taking another 5 wickets.� The fall of Aminul (84) at 6 for 226 triggered a collapse and Bangladesh ended the day in an even position with the score at 9 for 256.
Bangladesh added one run on the second morning before Sharif (0) was caught to end the innings with 257 runs.� Debutant Blignaut was the most successful bowler with 5 for 73 off 23.3 overs.� Zimbabwe Ebrihim (2) and Carlisle (3) to be 2 for 27 in the fifth over.� Campbell (19) fell almost an hour later before Whittall and Andrew Flower led a recovery to be 3 for 109 at lunch.� Zimbabwe continued the fight back in the afternoon session and at the drinks break Zimbabwe was 3 for 158 before they went to tea at 3 for 213.� Whittall (119) brought up his century in the evening session but he and Andy Flower (73) were soon out with the score 5 for 233.� Bangladesh made no further progress and Zimbabwe was 5 for 267 at stumps.
Bangladesh claimed the wickets of Streak (67) and Blignaut (0) on the third morning as Zimbabwe consolidated to be 7 for 357 at lunch with a lead of 100 runs.� Bangladesh claimed the final three wickets of Grant Flower (68), Nkala (47) and Murphy (30) for an innings total of 457 runs.� Manjural was the best of the bowlers with 6 for 81 off 35 overs.� Bangladesh began the task of erasing the 200 run deficit after tea.� By stumps, Bangladesh had lost the wickets of Hossain (0) and Bashar (24) but had added 91 runs at 3.5 runs per over and remain 109 runs in arrears.
Bangladesh continued on the fourth morning in a hope of staving off an innings defeat.� However, while Omar (85*) held one end together, Zimbabwe managed to consistently take wickets at the other end after every five overs with Aminul (11), Akram (8) and Rahman (6) falling as the score slumped to 5 for 129.� As the tailenders came to the crease the wickets fell more regularly and by lunch Bangladesh had slumped to 8 for 161 needing another 39 runs to force Zimbabwe to bat again.� The final wicket of Manjural (6) came with the total 168 runs soon after lunch.� With keeper Mashud unable to bat, Omar was stranded 15 short of his century.� Streak (3 for 42 off 19 overs) and Blignaut (3 for 37 off 13.3 overs) shared the bowling honours for Zimbabwe as the home side was victorious by an innings and 32 runs.
Second Test
Harare
26 - 30 April 2001
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.� Zimbabwe struck twice in the first hour catching Omar (1) and Al Sahariar (11) as Bangladesh moved slowly to 2 for 31 at the drinks break.� Bangladesh lost a third wicket just before lunch when Aminul (12) was caught and at lunch Bangladesh was 3 for 48 and looking shaky.� However, Bangladesh managed to bat through the afternoon session without losing a wicket while accelerating the scoring and moved the score to 3 for 136 at tea.� Bangladesh batted for another hour without loss before Zimbabwe struck back in the last hour of play taking the wickets of Bashar (64), Hossain (71) and Rahman (16) to have Bangladesh at 6 for 198 at stumps.
Bangladesh batted through the second morning adding another 55 runs for the loss of Mushfiqur (2) to be 7 for 253 at lunch.� However, in the first two overs after lunch Zimbabwe claimed the final three wickets of Akram (44), Sharif (0) and Manjural (0) leaving Haque (20*) not out for a total of 254 runs.� Price was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 71 off 30 overs.� Zimbabwe then batted through to tea without loss while adding 72 runs.� Bangladesh ran out Whittall (59) and caught Ebrahim (39) in the evening session.� However Zimbabwe finished the day at 2 for 144 and, while 110 runs in arrears, seemingly in control of the Test.
Zimbabwe lost three wickets on the third morning while adding 106 runs in the session.� First to fall was Carlisle (21) without adding to his overnight score.� Andy Flower (23) was run out in his quest to set a new record for 8 consecutive Test fifties and Campbell (73) fell just before going to lunch at 5 for 250.� Bangladesh managed to slow the scoring rate in the afternoon, however, they failed to take a wicket as Zimbabwe went to tea at 5 for 331 and a lead 77 run lead.� Bangladesh was only able to take the wicket of Grant Flower (84) in the final session as the batsmen set up a substantial lead.� At stumps, Zimbabwe was 6 for 377, leading by 123 runs.
Bangladesh fought back on the fourth morning by taking the three wickets of Blignaut (15), Nkala (7) and Streak (87) before Zimbabwe declared the innings closed at 9 for 421 with a first innings lead of 167 runs.� Shariff, Enamul and Rahman all shared the bowling honours with two wickets each.� Bangladesh batted through to lunch to be 1 for 45 after losing Merab (0) in their fourth over.� Bangladesh lost Omar (43), Aminul (2) and Al Sharariar (68) during the afternoon session but at 4 for 130 looked likely to avoid a second innings defeat in a row.� Bangladesh managed to erased the deficit before Zimbabwe took their only wicket in the session, Akram (31).� At stumps, Bangladesh was 5 for 219 with a lead of 52 runs.
Zimbabwe broke through after five overs on the final morning, taking the wicket of Bashar (76). After another five overs the Bangladesh tail disintegrated, losing theior last four wickets for two runs to end the innings with 266 runs and setting Zimbabwe a 100 run victory target. Watambwa was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 64 off 21.5 overs. The Zimbabwean openers batted through the remaining nine overs to be 0 for 33 at lunch. Bangaldesh managed to dismiss both openers after lunch with Whittall (60) bowled and Ebrahim (10) run out. However, this could not stop the eight wicket victory for Zimbabwe to claim their first series whitewash.
