The left-handed batsman, Mominul Haque, played a brilliant innings for the Tigers as he scored 161 off 247 balls with 19 fours.
He formed a solid partnership with Mushfiqur Rahim, adding 266 for the fourth wicket. Although Mominul was lucky on two occasions where his catch went down, his innings was one of determination, and was focused all the way.
Mominul did not even raise his bat after reaching his fifty and later revealed that he was concentrating on his game so much that he did not realise he reached the landmark.
Eventually his and Mushfiq’s determined and focused approach paid off, and Bangladesh ended day one in a strong position.
2ND TEST, DAY 1
BANGLADESH 1ST INNINGS R B
Liton c Mavuta b Jarvis 9 35
Imrul c Chakabva b Jarvis 0 16
Mominul c Chari b Chatara 161 247
Mithun c Taylor b Jarvis 0 4
Mushfiq not out 111 231
Taijul c Chakabva b Jarvis 4 10
Mahmudullah not out 0 0
Extras (b9, lb5, w1, nb3) 18
Total (five wickets; 90 overs) 303
Fall Of Wickets
1-13 (Imrul), 2-16 (Liton), 3-26 (Mithun), 4-292 (Mominul), 5-299 (Taijul)
Bowling
Jarvis 19-5-48-3 (w1, nb1), Chatara 18-10-28-1, Tiripano 15-3-33-1(nb2), Raza 12-1-63-0, Williams 8-0-31-0, Mavuta 16-0-79-0, Masakadza 2-0-7-0
