Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Mahmudullah hit sedate half-centuries to take Bangladesh to 193-3 on the opening day of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Khulna, Bangladesh, yesterday.
Left-hander Tamim was unbeaten on 74 after Mahmudullah made 56.
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim had won the toss and elected to bat.
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At stumps, Shakib Al Hasan was keeping Tamim company on 13.
The usually aggressive Tamim played a dour innings and took 169 deliveries to reach his half-century, the slowest of his 17 Test 50s.
He has so far hit six boundaries during his 250-ball knock, which was marked by a 95-run stand for the third wicket with Mahmudullah.
Mahmudullah was equally cautious, reaching his half-century off 140 balls, before he was trapped leg before wicket by Tinashe Panyangara.
Panyangara, who had earlier taken a return catch to dismiss Mominul Haque (35), ended the day with two for 29 from 19 overs.
Tamim and Mominul put on 72 for the second wicket after Zimbabwe removed opener Shamsur Rahman, leg before wicket to Elton Chigumbura, for 2 in the eighth over.
Shamsur was initially declared not out, but Zimbabwe used the Decision Review System to get the verdict in their favor.
Bangladesh lead the three-match series after a three-wicket victory in the first Test in Dhaka last week.
The hosts recalled seamer Rubel Hossain in place of Al-Amin Hossain, who opted out of the game to take his university exams.
Zimbabwe handed Test caps to batsman Brian Chari and leg-spinner Natsai M’shangwe.
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