KHULNA: Bangladesh have won the Bashundhara Cement Test Series beating Zimbabwe by 162-run in the second match at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna on Friday.

Zimbabwe scored 151-run losing all 10 wickets in 51.1-over in the second innings.

Earlier, Bangladesh declared their second innings on the fifth day morning after scoring 248-run losing nine wickets and set a target of 314-run ahead of Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe had at least 68-over to win the match by scoring 314-run or save it by batting throughout the day on the spinning track of the stadium.

However, Shakib Al Hasan’s second five-for in the match sank them. Shakib completed his excellent achievement of a hundred and 10 wickets in the same match touching the height of Ian Botham and Imran Khan.

Taijul Islam picked up three wickets while Jubair Hossain took two wickets.

Earlier in the morning, Mahmudullah and Shuvagata Hom resumed their innings on Friday with their respective 63 and 23 runs. Mahmudullah scored 71-run before returning to pavilion while Shuvagata Hom scored 50-run.

Before going back to pavilion, Tamim Iqbal scored 20, Shamsur Rahman 23 and Mominul Haque 54.

Mominul Haque, with the innings, became the quickest Bangladesh batsman to reach 1000 Test runs.

MN Waller and N M’shangwe bagged four wickets each while Panyangara took one wicket.

Earlier, Tigers restricted Zimbabwe within 368 runs despite Masakadza scored 158 and Chakava 101 runs.

All rounder Shakib Al Hasan bagged 5-wicket for the 13th time of his career.

Bowling hero of the first match of Bashundhara Cement Test Series Taijul Islam took three and Rubel Hossain got two wickets.

In the first innings, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan scored 109 and 137 respectively while Mahmudullah Riyad scored 56-run helping Bangladesh to post 433-run.

On October 27, Bangladesh won the first Test match by three wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

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BDST: 1556 HRS, NOV 07, 2014