Hat trick with the rabbits

He trapped Hannan Sarkar lbw for 10, had Mohammad Ashraful caught in the gully and then removed Mushfiqur Rahman with a catch behind off consecutive deliveries to claim the 32nd hat-trick in test cricket.

Zimbabwe were dismissed for 441 in their first innings, to which Bangladesh replied with 331.

Bangladesh had resumed their first innings on 313 for nine, and debutant Manjural Islam Rana and Manjural Islam kept the innings alive for a further nine overs in adding 43 for the last wicket. The partnership was a Bangladesh record for the 10th wicket against all opposition in the country’s 27th Test match.

The previous best was the 34 runs Khaled Mashud and Mohammad Sharif put on against Zimbabwe in 2001-02. The partnership was ended when Blignaut had Manjural Islam caught behind by Tatenda Taibu for five.

Brief scores:
Zimbabwe: 441 and 242-8 decl (Taibu 58, Ervine 74, Tapash Baisya 2-65, Manjural Islam Rana 2-40).

Bangladesh: 331 (Rajin Saleh 49, Mohammad Ashraful 98, Mushfiqur Rahman 44, Streak 4-44, Hondo 3-49) and 25-5 (Blignaut 3-12, Hondo 2-8).