Bangladesh’s Nayeem spins Zimbabwe to heavy Test defeat

Dhaka: Spinner Nayeem Hasan claimed a match haul of nine wickets as Bangladesh thrashed Zimbabwe by an innings and 106 runs inside four days in the one-off Test here today. The big victory ended a six-match losing streak for the hosts and handed centurion Mominul Haque his first win as Test captain. Zimbabwe, who trailed by 295 after the first innings, were all out for 189 in the second session with Nayeem returning figures of 5/82. Nayeem was supported by fellow spinner Taijul Hasan who took four wickets. afp

Brief scores: Zimbabwe: 265 (Ervine 107; Hasan 4/70, Jayed 4/71) & 189 (Ervine 43; Hasan 5/82, Islam 4/78): Bangladesh: 560/6 decl (Rahim 203*, Haque 132)