||CF Correspondent||

Zimbabwean pace bowler Tendai Chatara said on Sunday that Bangladesh failed to come out of the ODI mode in the opening Test at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.

Zimbabwe earned a 140-run lead at the end of the second day after a lackluster batting approach coupled with Zimbabwe bowlers’ smart bowling hurt the host badly.

Fast-bowler Chatara and off-spinner Sikandar Raza were the wrecker-in-chief, claiming three wickets apiece while Kyle Jarvis complemented their effort with 2-28 as Bangladesh were bundled out for 143 runs after dismissing Zimbabwe for 282 runs.

“Early on I was just trying to hit a good area, because there’s so much talk about Bangladesh being flat. So hitting a good area early on, and making the batsman play as much as possible,” Chatara told reporters after the match.

“They had a good series in the ODIs, so we knew that they were going to come and play in that one-day mode, which will present us with a lot of chances in the Tests because the field sets will be quite attacking,” he said.