BCB XI restricts Zimbabwe to 178
||CF correspondent||
Pace bowler Ebadat Hossain five wicket haul helped Bangladesh A team bowled out visiting Zimbabwe for 178 runs on the back of Hamilton Mazakadza brilliant century in the practice game at BKSP on Friday.
Ebadat grabbed 5-19 while Mohammad Saifuddin picked 3-32 to put the visitors in all sort of trouble in a wicket that assisted good pace and even bounce.
Zimbabwe were rescued by Mazakadza, who scored 102 runs, when his team mates were more interested in returning back to the dressing room after going out in the middle rather than trying to survive the odds.
Zimbabwe was tottering at 47-5 before Mazakadza and Elton Chigumbura resurrected the ship through adding 124 runs for the sixth wicket.
Just when Zimbabwe were looking to pick the momentum through some late blaze, Saifuddin stole the show by removing Chigumbura with a magnificent yorker, to bring the host back into the game as the visitors lost their last four wickets adding seven runs.
Ebadat, who began his rampage by removing Craig Ervine, looked to be bowling his heart out while the army-like celebration proved that he was eyeing to make a statement both on and off the field.
