The hosts might have lost just three wickets on day one, but Zimbabwe’s Elton Chigumbura believes the second Test is still balanced as they did not let Bangladesh score enough runs.
“I think it was an even day. Us getting three wickets, not letting Bangladesh score more than 200, so it was a good day for us and for Bangladesh side, they lost only three wickets, I am sure they are happy about it. I know they would have wanted more runs,” said Chigumbura yesterday.
The visitors started off the day on a bright note with Chigumbura dismissing Shamsur Rahman early, but haven’t had much success throughout the day. But the all-rounder thinks “It was a good day” for them.
“Going for around two runs an over I thought it was a good effort especially on this wicket. It’s Test cricket. You don’t expect to get lots of wickets in a day. It’s about keeping the run rate down which gives a chance for more wickets.”
Chigumbura also felt they were unlucky not to get a couple more Bangladeshi wickets after they built pressure on the home side batsmen.