Bangladesh v Zimbabwe 1st Test
Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh - 2005 (2004/05) · MA Aziz Stadium, Chattogram · 6 January 2005
Bangladesh won by 226 runs
Bangladesh won by 226 runs. Habibul Bashar top-scored with 94 for Bangladesh. Enamul Haque jnr took 6/45.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh - 2005 (2004/05)
- Ground
- MA Aziz Stadium, Chattogram
- Dates
- 6 January 2005 to 10 January 2005
- Toss
- Bangladesh, chose to bat
- Result
- Bangladesh won by 226 runs
- Player of the match
- Enamul Haque jnr
- Captains
- Habibul Bashar (Bangladesh), Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe)
- Debuts
- Barney Rogers (Zimbabwe), Graeme Cremer (Zimbabwe), Chris Mpofu (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and TH Wijewardene
- Match referee
- RS Mahanama
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat. Barney Rogers, Graeme Cremer and Chris Mpofu played their first Tests.
Bangladesh batted first and made 488 all out. Habibul Bashar top-scored with 94 off 128 balls, and Rajin Saleh made 89. Chris Mpofu took 4 for 109 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the fourth wicket between Habibul Bashar and Rajin Saleh. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at MA Aziz Stadium, 370 across 8 Tests.
Zimbabwe replied with 312 all out. Tatenda Taibu top-scored with 92 off 241 balls, and Elton Chigumbura made 71. Mohammad Rafique took 5 for 65 for Bangladesh. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the seventh wicket between Tatenda Taibu and Elton Chigumbura. Bangladesh led by 176 on first innings.
Bangladesh made 204 for 9 in their second innings. Habibul Bashar top-scored with 55 off 80 balls. Elton Chigumbura took 5 for 54 for Zimbabwe.
Set 381 to win, Zimbabwe made 154 all out. Hamilton Masakadza top-scored with 56 off 130 balls, and Brendan Taylor made 44. Enamul Haque jnr took 6 for 45 for Bangladesh. From 115 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 145 for 9.
Bangladesh won by 226 runs. Enamul Haque jnr's 6 for 45 are the best innings figures at MA Aziz Stadium.
BANGLADESH, FIRST INNINGS: 488 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javed Omar | c Tatenda Taibu b Elton Chigumbura | 33 | 110 |
| Nafees Iqbal | c Vusi Sibanda b Mluleki Nkala | 56 | 122 |
| Habibul Bashar | c Tatenda Taibu b Chris Mpofu | 94 | 128 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | c Hamilton Masakadza b Mluleki Nkala | 19 | 62 |
| Rajin Saleh | c & b Stuart Matsikenyeri | 89 | 182 |
| Aftab Ahmed | lbw b Chris Mpofu | 6 | 16 |
| Khaled Mashud | c Mluleki Nkala b Graeme Cremer | 49 | 120 |
| Mohammad Rafique | c Tatenda Taibu b Chris Mpofu | 69 | 98 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | c Vusi Sibanda b Graeme Cremer | 48 | 44 |
| Tapash Baisya | b Chris Mpofu | 6 | 12 |
| Enamul Haque jnr | not out | 0 | 7 |
Extras 19 · Total 488 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mpofu | 29 | 3 | 109 | 4 |
| Douglas Hondo | 27 | 6 | 70 | 0 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 28 | 6 | 79 | 1 |
| Mluleki Nkala | 26 | 10 | 50 | 2 |
| Graeme Cremer | 16.3 | 1 | 86 | 2 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | 23 | 3 | 84 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-91 (Javed Omar, 36.6 ov), 2-93 (Nafees Iqbal, 39.1 ov), 3-153 (Mohammad Ashraful, 57.2 ov), 4-272 (Habibul Bashar, 86.6 ov), 5-283 (Aftab Ahmed, 92.1 ov), 6-341 (Rajin Saleh, 113.5 ov), 7-410 (Khaled Mashud, 133.4 ov), 8-472 (Mohammad Rafique, 144.2 ov), 9-480 (Tapash Baisya, 146.6 ov), 10-488 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 149.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Omar (29) and Nafees Iqbal (55) | 91 | 217 |
| second | Habibul Bashar (1) and Nafees Iqbal (1) | 2 | 13 |
| third | Habibul Bashar (41) and Mohammad Ashraful (19) | 60 | 109 |
| fourth | Habibul Bashar (52) and Rajin Saleh (59) | 119 | 179 |
| fifth | Rajin Saleh (4) and Aftab Ahmed (6) | 11 | 32 |
| sixth | Khaled Mashud (31) and Rajin Saleh (26) | 58 | 130 |
| seventh | Mohammad Rafique (45) and Khaled Mashud (18) | 69 | 120 |
| eighth | Mohammad Rafique (24) and Mashrafe Mortaza (38) | 62 | 64 |
| ninth | Mashrafe Mortaza (2) and Tapash Baisya (6) | 8 | 16 |
| tenth | Mashrafe Mortaza (8) and Enamul Haque jnr (0) | 8 | 15 |
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 312 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | c Habibul Bashar b Tapash Baisya | 28 | 30 |
| Barney Rogers | run out (Enamul Haque jnr) | 5 | 47 |
| Vusi Sibanda | lbw b Mohammad Rafique | 12 | 30 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | b Mashrafe Mortaza | 29 | 46 |
| Graeme Cremer | lbw b Mohammad Rafique | 0 | 3 |
| Brendan Taylor | lbw b Mashrafe Mortaza | 39 | 131 |
| Tatenda Taibu | lbw b Mohammad Rafique | 92 | 241 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Khaled Mashud b Mohammad Rafique | 71 | 164 |
| Mluleki Nkala | c Khaled Mashud b Mohammad Rafique | 23 | 74 |
| Douglas Hondo | c Khaled Mashud b Mashrafe Mortaza | 1 | 31 |
| Chris Mpofu | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 12 · Total 312 all out
| Bowler (Bangladesh) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 31 | 12 | 59 | 3 |
| Tapash Baisya | 24 | 5 | 87 | 1 |
| Mohammad Rafique | 41.4 | 19 | 65 | 5 |
| Enamul Haque jnr | 26 | 9 | 55 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rajin Saleh | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 7.2 ov), 2-48 (Vusi Sibanda, 16.3 ov), 3-59 (Barney Rogers, 19.3 ov), 4-59 (Graeme Cremer, 20.3 ov), 5-86 (Hamilton Masakadza, 30.3 ov), 6-152 (Brendan Taylor, 60.5 ov), 7-271 (Elton Chigumbura, 108.4 ov), 8-308 (Tatenda Taibu, 120.2 ov), 9-312 (Douglas Hondo, 130.4 ov), 10-312 (Mluleki Nkala, 131.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Matsikenyeri (20) and Barney Rogers (0) | 31 | 38 |
| second | Barney Rogers (5) and Vusi Sibanda (12) | 17 | 55 |
| third | Hamilton Masakadza (11) and Barney Rogers (0) | 11 | 18 |
| fourth | Hamilton Masakadza (0) and Graeme Cremer (0) | 0 | 6 |
| fifth | Hamilton Masakadza (18) and Brendan Taylor (9) | 27 | 60 |
| sixth | Tatenda Taibu (33) and Brendan Taylor (30) | 66 | 185 |
| seventh | Tatenda Taibu (42) and Elton Chigumbura (71) | 119 | 291 |
| eighth | Mluleki Nkala (20) and Tatenda Taibu (17) | 37 | 70 |
| ninth | Mluleki Nkala (3) and Douglas Hondo (1) | 4 | 62 |
| tenth | Mluleki Nkala (0) and Chris Mpofu (0) | 0 | 6 |
BANGLADESH, SECOND INNINGS: 204 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajin Saleh | c & b Douglas Hondo | 26 | 42 |
| Nafees Iqbal | c Brendan Taylor b Douglas Hondo | 0 | 9 |
| Habibul Bashar | c Hamilton Masakadza b Elton Chigumbura | 55 | 80 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | c Tatenda Taibu b Chris Mpofu | 22 | 25 |
| Aftab Ahmed | c Graeme Cremer b Elton Chigumbura | 11 | 21 |
| Khaled Mashud | c Graeme Cremer b Douglas Hondo | 23 | 48 |
| Javed Omar | c Hamilton Masakadza b Elton Chigumbura | 15 | 28 |
| Mohammad Rafique | not out | 14 | 39 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | c Douglas Hondo b Elton Chigumbura | 19 | 16 |
| Tapash Baisya | c Vusi Sibanda b Elton Chigumbura | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Enamul Haque jnr
Extras 18 · Total 204 for 9
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mpofu | 12 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Douglas Hondo | 17 | 0 | 61 | 3 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 16.1 | 3 | 54 | 5 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Nafees Iqbal, 3.4 ov), 2-47 (Rajin Saleh, 11.5 ov), 3-83 (Mohammad Ashraful, 18.5 ov), 4-114 (Aftab Ahmed, 25.3 ov), 5-145 (Habibul Bashar, 35.1 ov), 6-156 (Khaled Mashud, 38.1 ov), 7-176 (Javed Omar, 45.5 ov), 8-202 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 49.5 ov), 9-204 (Tapash Baisya, 51.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rajin Saleh (4) and Nafees Iqbal (0) | 7 | 20 |
| second | Habibul Bashar (17) and Rajin Saleh (21) | 40 | 51 |
| third | Habibul Bashar (13) and Mohammad Ashraful (22) | 36 | 42 |
| fourth | Habibul Bashar (16) and Aftab Ahmed (11) | 31 | 40 |
| fifth | Khaled Mashud (20) and Habibul Bashar (9) | 31 | 58 |
| sixth | Javed Omar (6) and Khaled Mashud (3) | 11 | 19 |
| seventh | Javed Omar (9) and Mohammad Rafique (6) | 20 | 46 |
| eighth | Mohammad Rafique (7) and Mashrafe Mortaza (19) | 26 | 24 |
| ninth | Mohammad Rafique (1) and Tapash Baisya (1) | 2 | 8 |
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 154 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | b Enamul Haque jnr | 20 | 56 |
| Barney Rogers | c Manzarul Islam b Tapash Baisya | 0 | 4 |
| Vusi Sibanda | lbw b Tapash Baisya | 0 | 6 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | c & b Enamul Haque jnr | 56 | 130 |
| Brendan Taylor | lbw b Enamul Haque jnr | 44 | 73 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Aftab Ahmed b Enamul Haque jnr | 0 | 15 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Khaled Mashud b Mashrafe Mortaza | 10 | 45 |
| Mluleki Nkala | b Mashrafe Mortaza | 5 | 32 |
| Graeme Cremer | c Rajin Saleh b Enamul Haque jnr | 2 | 8 |
| Douglas Hondo | not out | 6 | 12 |
| Chris Mpofu | c Mohammad Ashraful b Enamul Haque jnr | 5 | 9 |
Extras 6 · Total 154 all out
| Bowler (Bangladesh) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 17 | 4 | 45 | 2 |
| Tapash Baisya | 10 | 6 | 20 | 2 |
| Enamul Haque jnr | 22.2 | 5 | 45 | 6 |
| Mohammad Rafique | 15 | 6 | 43 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Barney Rogers, 1.4 ov), 2-2 (Vusi Sibanda, 3.4 ov), 3-42 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 16.6 ov), 4-112 (Brendan Taylor, 38.4 ov), 5-115 (Tatenda Taibu, 42.6 ov), 6-126 (Hamilton Masakadza, 50.1 ov), 7-138 (Elton Chigumbura, 57.4 ov), 8-143 (Graeme Cremer, 60.2 ov), 9-145 (Mluleki Nkala, 61.3 ov), 10-154 (Chris Mpofu, 64.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Matsikenyeri (0) and Barney Rogers (0) | 2 | 10 |
| second | Stuart Matsikenyeri (0) and Vusi Sibanda (0) | 0 | 12 |
| third | Hamilton Masakadza (22) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (18) | 40 | 80 |
| fourth | Hamilton Masakadza (23) and Brendan Taylor (44) | 70 | 131 |
| fifth | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Hamilton Masakadza (2) | 3 | 27 |
| sixth | Hamilton Masakadza (9) and Elton Chigumbura (0) | 11 | 45 |
| seventh | Mluleki Nkala (2) and Elton Chigumbura (10) | 12 | 45 |
| eighth | Mluleki Nkala (3) and Graeme Cremer (2) | 5 | 16 |
| ninth | Mluleki Nkala (0) and Douglas Hondo (2) | 2 | 7 |
| tenth | Douglas Hondo (4) and Chris Mpofu (5) | 9 | 17 |
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