Close Bangladesh (57 for 1) trail Zimbabwe (542 for 7, Wishart 114, A Flower 114*, Gripper 112, Marillier 52) by 485 runs
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Centuries from Craig Wishart and Andy Flower, to add to the one scored on the first day by Trevor Gripper, put Zimbabwe firmly in charge after two days of the second Test in Chittagong.

Resuming on 236 for 4, nightwatchman Gary Brent (25) helped Flower add 66 for the fifth wicket before gloving a lifting delivery from Masrafee Murtoza to wicketkeeper Habibul Bashar.

Wishart and Flower then upped the slow scoring rate which had blighted the first-day's play, punishing the inexperienced Bangladeshi bowlers. Flower had to retire hurt at lunch when on 66 but that did not slow the flow of runs; Wishart continued to hit out while Doug Marillier (52) was content to play a more subdued anchor role.

Wishart completed his maiden Test century before being caught by Mohammad Sharif off legspinner Mohammad Ashraful for 114, but that did not give any respite to the weary bowlers as Flower returned to resume his onslaught. He reached his 12th Test hundred shortly before stand-in captain Stuart Carlisle declared, leaving Bangladesh to negotiate a difficult final hour-and-a-half.

It took Zimbabwe just four overs to make the breakthrough, Heath Streak finding the edge of Javed Omar's bat and wicketkeeper Andy Flower taking a routine catch. But any hopes that the Zimbabweans had of Bangladesh rolling over as they had done in Dhaka were dashed by Mohammed Al-Shahriar and Habibul Bashar, who doggedly held out until bad light ended play.

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