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The Zimbabwe captain praised the team for doing well in conditions where better teams have struggled

Bangladesh's stand-in captain, however, was relieved to have scored a hundred and broken a lean run with the bat in Test cricket

Brendan Taylor fought valiantly with his second century of the Test, but Zimbabwe crumbled around him to lose by 218 runs

As Zimbabwe face a mammoth task of batting out the fifth day to save a Test match in Dhaka, Lalchand Rajput turned to recent history for an example of what is required

A maiden Test fifty from Mohammad Mithun and Mahmudullah's first Test hundred in eight years drove Bangladesh to a dominant position, allowing them to declare their innings for a second time in the match

Having given away his wicket cheaply in both innings in Sylhet, he adopted a more resolute approach in Dhaka and scored his first Test ton away from home

Taylor notched up his fifth Test hundred and Moor made a career-best 83, but Taijul Islam's third consecutive five-wicket haul left Zimbabwe 19 runs short of the follow-on target

Although they face a massive deficit, Shepherd Makunura wanted his batsmen to learn from Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque and fight back in Dhaka

Zimbabwe finished day two on 25 for 1 after Mushfiqur's unbeaten 219 helped Bangladesh post 522 for 7

A Zimbabwe Cricket spokesperson confirmed that the fast bowler had suffered a Grade 2 tear on his left quadriceps muscle, after he had pulled up while running in to bowl on the second morning

The pair added 266 to wrest back control after Zimbabwe's seamers had reduced Bangladesh to 26 for 3

Bangladesh aren't quite getting favourable conditions in Dhaka, even though it is the venue where they play and train the most

Bangladesh have failed to score more than 200 in their last eight Test innings. Can they end that streak in Mirpur?