Zimbabwe Clinch First Test Win Since 2018

Zimbabwe earned a dramatic three-wicket win over Bangladesh in Sylhet, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series and achieving their first Test victory since 2018. Blessing Muzarabani starred with nine wickets in the match, while Brian Bennett scored his second fifty of the game, contributing to a vital 95-run opening stand with Ben Curran. Zimbabwe chased 174 despite a tense middle-order collapse, as Mehidy Hasan Miraz took his second five-wicket haul of the match and celebrated his 200th Test wicket, but late resistance from Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, and Richard Ngarava secured the win. Bangladesh's pacers struggled despite helpful conditions, leaving spinners Mehidy and Taijul Islam with most of the work. Zimbabwe's 82-run first-innings lead proved decisive in the closely fought contest. The series moves to Chattogram for the final Test.