Chattogram, Apr 29 (UNI) Bangladesh lost a flurry of wickets after taking the lead against Zimbabwe on the second day of the second Test here on Tuesday.

Once the hosts passed Zimbabwe's score of 227, losing only three wickets, the hosts had looked set for a massive lead.

However, four wickets for 20 runs put paid to the hosts' hopes as they only managed a 64-run lead

in the first innings, with only three wickets left.

After Shadman Islam's fall for 120, none of the batters managed to contribute in a big way despite getting starts.

Anamul Haque (39), Mominul Haque (33), Najmul Hossain Shanto (23) and Mushfiqur Rahim (40) looked good for a while but got out at inopportune times, the Daily Star reported.

At stumps, Bangladesh were 291 for seven, with Mehedi Hasan Miraz batting on 16 and Taijul Islam not out on five.

Debutant Vincent Masekesa was the most impressive of the bowlers, the leg-break bowler taking three wickets so far.

Brief score:

Zimbabwe: 227 (90.1)

Bangladesh: 291/7 (87.0)

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