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Vusi Sibanda

FATULLAH. — Leg-spinner Jubair Hossain struck three times in two overs as Zimbabwe A went to stumps at 91 for 6 on the second day of the second unofficial Test in Fatullah yesterday. The visitors trail Bangladesh A by 167 runs after the hosts were bowled out for 258 earlier in the day. Jubair, who took a four-for on his first-class debut during the first unofficial Test, broke a 42-run, fourth-wicket stand between Mark Vermeulen and Brian Chari by bowling Vermeulen for 31.

In the next five deliveries, he removed Joylord Gumbie and Taurai Muzarabani as the visitors slipped to 66 for 6 after they had started off losing their top three for 12 by the fourth over.
Shahadat Hossain took two of the first three wickets and ended the day with 2 for 15 in four overs.
For Zimbabwe, Chari held steady, finishing the day on an unbeaten 39.

Earlier, Bangladesh A also suffered a collapse as they lost their last nine wickets for 63 runs.
The side was comfortably placed at 195 for 1 before Shadman Islam was run out for 60. The opener’s knock came off 176 deliveries and included 10 fours.

Shadman was also involved in a 155-run opening stand with Shahriar Nafees, who missed out on a century by three runs. Nafees scored a 140-ball 97 that included 14 fours and a six.
Zimbabwe A captain Vusi Sibanda picked up his maiden, first-class five-for during Bangladesh A’s collapse, taking the wickets of Nafees, Naeem Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Kamrul Islam and Saqlain Sajib.

Meanwhile, as they come to the end of the first leg of their tour of Bangladesh, Zimbabwe A are beginning preparations for the second leg.
Four players left Harare last night for Dubai en-route to Dhaka and then Fatullah, to join the Zimbabwe A squad for the second leg of the tour which will comprise three unofficial One-Day International matches against Bangladesh A.

The four are Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Timycen Maruma, Forster Mutizwa and Malcolm Waller.
They have just returned from a tour of South Africa with the Zimbabwe Invitation XI, which Waller captained to third place at the six-nation Pepsi International Cricket Council Africa Division 3 tournament in Benoni.

Four other players, who are with the Zimbabwe A squad in Bangladesh, will return home at the end of the second and final unofficial Test match against Bangladesh A, which began on Monday at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium (KSOAS) in Fatullah.

The four are Michael Chinouya, Lovemore Gumunyu-Manatsa, Kudakwashe Munyede and Mark Vermeulen, whom the national selectors want to concentrate on the multi-day version of the game.

The first one-dayer between the Bangladesh and Zimbabwe A sides will be on Sunday and the second next Tuesday. The third and final one will be on the 1st of next month. — Cricinfo/ZimCricket.