Bangladesh crush Zimbabwe by an innings in second Test
Zimbabwe scored 227 in their first innings after winning the toss, with Bangladesh scoring a formidable 444 in response.
The visitors then collapsed for 111 in the second session of the third day in Chattogram.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz starred with both bat and ball, scoring a century and then bagging 5-32 with the ball to hand Zimbabwe a crushing defeat.
It was the all-rounder's third five-wicket haul of the series after five in each innings of the Sylhet Test.
His spin-bowling partner Taijul Islam bagged 3-42 for nine wickets in the match.
Ben Curran was the only batsman to offer some resistance, scoring 46 off 103 balls in an innings laced with five boundaries.
Craig Ervine (25) and Wellington Masakadza (10) were the only other Zimbabweans to reach double digits in the second innings.
Shadman Islam earlier top-scored for Bangladesh with 120 to power the hosts to an imposing total.
Leg-spinner Vincent Masekesa was the most successful among the Zimbabwe bowlers with 5-115, in the process becoming Zimbabwe's third cricketer to take five wickets on debut after Andy Blignaut and John Nyumbu.
However, his efforts could not stop Bangladesh running away with the match.
Bangladesh added 153 more to their overnight total of 291, with Mehidy assisted by tailenders Taijul (20 off 45) and Tanzim Hasan Sakib (41 off 80).
It was Zimbabwe's second successive defeat at the spin-friendly venue and the second time that Bangladesh have defeated Zimbabwe by an innings.
The margin of their first defeat of that magnitude, in Dhaka in 2020, was identical: an innings and 106 runs.
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