DHAKA, April 28, 2025 (BSS)-Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam was
elated to claim a five-for to help the side put on top against Zimbabwe in a
Test which they are playing to avoid a series whitewash.

Taijul looked jaded and out-of-sort in the first cricket Test in Sylhet as
Bangladesh lost by three wickets to taste their first defeat to the African
nations since 2018.

The senior left-arm spinner failed to grab any wicket in the crucial first
innings. Although, he took two wickets in the second innings, Zimbabwe
batters played him comfortably.

However, on Day 1 of the second Test, when Zimbabwe looked to head for a
dominating day, Taijul intervened with typical aggressive spin bowling that
stifle the visiting batters.

"There is a matter of being satisfied. It's not a good thing, the way I
bowled in Sylhet," Taijul told the reporters in Chattogram after Day 1 play.

"That was a poor performance, considering that I'm a player who has played 50
Tests. And so It feels good to be able to bounce back after that."

Alongside Taijul, offspinner Nayeem Hasan also dazzled with 2-42, as
Bangladesh reduced Zimbabwe to 227-9 at stumps.

But Zimbabwe made a glorious start and reached 162-2 after the second
session. It looked they were heading for a big total but thanks to Taijul's
5-60 and Nayeem's two-wicket haul, Bangladesh managed to make a super
comeback, grabbing seven wickets in the last session.