Tour match, Harare, day one of three (stumps):
Zimbabwe A 71-5 v Bangladesh 199 all out
Shariar Hossain dug in for Bangladesh with the bat
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Seamer Alangir Kabir grabbed four wickets late on to give Bangladesh the advantage over Zimbabwe A on day one of
a three-day warm-up.
The tourists were dismissed for 199 in an average display with the bat but reduced Zimbabwe A to 71-5 at stumps.
Alangir returned 4-24 in a nine-over spell that destroyed the top-order.
A rearguard innings by Shariar
Hossain - in which he faced 174 balls and hit eight boundaries - was the cornerstone of Bangladesh's innings.
Lower down, Monjural Islam Rama made a valuable contribution of
40 as his colleagues collapsed around him.
Habibul Bashar was one of three top-order Bangladesh batsmen given out
through controversial decisions. He made 10 before falling leg-before.
Zimbabwe spearhead Douglas Hondo was their most successful bowler
with figures of 3-19.
Trevor Gripper, a Zimbabwe Test hopeful, was unbeaten on 25 at the close of play and looking sound.
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