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Bangladesh skittle Zimbabwe for 240

By AFP
Zimbabwe Bangladeshi cricket captain Mushfiqur Rahim 2nd left congratulates teammate Shakib Al Hasan left after the dismissal of the Zimbabwe cricketer Tafadzwa Kamungozi in Dhaka on October 25, 2010.  By Munir Uz Zaman AFP
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Bangladeshi cricket captain Mushfiqur Rahim (2nd left) congratulates teammate Shakib Al Hasan (left) after the dismissal of the Zimbabwe cricketer Tafadzwa Kamungozi in Dhaka on October 25, 2010. By Munir Uz Zaman (AFP)

Dhaka (AFP) - Shakib Al Hasan grabbed 6-59 as Bangladesh dismissed Zimbabwe for 240 in the first innings on the opening day of the first Test in Dhaka on Saturday.

Opening batsman Sikandar Raza top-scored with 51, but the visitors struggled against the Bangladeshi spinners on the slow wicket at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Brief scores:

Zimbabwe 240 (Sikander Raza 51; Shakib 6-59)

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