Mominul gets 7th Test ton
Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket team’s genuine Test batsman Mominul Haque completed his seventh century in the first innings of the second and final match of a series against visiting Zimbabwe on day one at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Mominul hit a boundary off Sikandar Raza in 54.1 overs to reach 102* from 98 when Bangladesh were on 181 for 3 in the second session of the first day. He fired 12 boundaries off 150 balls to complete the century mission.
On the other hand Mushfiqur Rahim also got his sixth century.
Opening the first innings with the bat with three changes, including two debuts, in their best eleven Bangladesh went through their longstanding crises of quick top-order collapse.
Opener Imrul Kayes faced 16 balls and was out with duck in 6.4 overs, leaving team collection on 13 runs, and just within a span of three runs Liton Kumar Das [9] was packed on single digit in 8.5 overs.
Mohammad Mithun could prove his worth on his debut, paring with Mominul in the next, but was left the ground with another duck for the home side on 26/3 in 11.1 overs, before Mominul-Mushfiq added 30 off 24.5 overs to cross the fifty-run marks.
For the second Test, Bangladesh brought three changes in their best eleven with pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman coming in alongside handing debuts to Mohammad Mithun and Khaled Ahmed. They replaced Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Nazmul Islam and Abu Jayed.
Mithun, 27, became the most experienced first-class cricketer from Bangladesh to make his Test debut, having already played 88 games. Khaled is a pace bowler from Sylhet and has played 20 first-class matches.
Zimbabwe included Donald Tiripano to replace Wellington Masakadza making a three-man seam attack as they keen to break the 17-year drought of away series victory, having a 1-0 lead in the series with a 151-run win in the first Test in Sylhet.
Bangladesh XI: Liton Kumar Das,Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (captain), Ariful Haque, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Khaled Ahmed.
Zimbabwe XI: Hamilton Masakadza (captain), Brian Chari, Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Peter Moor, Regis Chakabva, Brandon Mavuta, Donald Tiripano, Kyle Jarvis and Tendai Chatara.