Blessing Muzarabani took four wickets and captain Richard Ngarava three for Zimbabwe as they bowled Bangladesh out for 185 on Tuesday to win a one-off Test in Harare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The tourists had fared even in worse in their first innings, making a meagre 140.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
An Innocent Kaia century steered Zimbabwe to 410 in reply.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Zimbabwe won the match by an innings and 85 runs to achieve a second victory in their last three Tests against the south Asians.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Player of the match Kaia said: "This victory is a reward for hard work, with a strong emphasis on fitness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It was a tough wicket to play on. Credit to the Bangladesh bowlers as I think they did well. But it was my game."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said: "In the first innings, we did not bat properly. That cost us the match. Our bowling was also not good enough.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"We came to Zimbabwe having played some good cricket in a recent series win over Pakistan. But we did not adapt to different conditions here."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh, 40-1 overnight and 230 runs behind, were no match for the Zimbabwe bowlers on the third day with only Mushfiqur Rahim (34) and Shanto (30) offering sustained resistance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy (22) was the first Bangladeshi to fall on Tuesday, caught at gully by Brian Bennett off a Muzarabani delivery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The dismissal of Mominul Haque soon after left the visitors on 48-3 before Rahim and Shanto added 61 runs in the only fruitful Bangladesh partnership.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief scores<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh 140 in 47.2 overs and 185 in 45 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 34, Najmul Hossain Shanto 30; B. Muzarabani 4-65, R. Ngarava 3-32) v Zimbabwe 410 in 107.2 overs<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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