Even after an underwhelming game overall, Bangladesh almost turned things around in the final session of Day 4 of the first Test against Zimbabwe at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.

It was all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz who almost made it seem like the Tigers had a chance of defending a low 174-run target. Miraz scalped fifers in both innings, becoming the only Bangladeshi player to take 10-wicket hauls three times in Tests, surpassing Taijul Islam's record of two such hauls.

Miraz finished with figures of 10 for 102 runs in the game, with most of his wickets coming in the final session, which helped Bangladesh reduce Zimbabwe to 161 for seven after the visitors had gotten off to a flying start, amassing 95 for no loss at one stage.

With the final wicket of the day, Miraz—playing his 52nd Test—also became only the third Bangladeshi to reach 200 wickets (after Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan).

However, despite providing a scare to the visitors, Miraz could only help Bangladesh reduce the margin of defeat, as Zimbabwe ended up winning the contest by three wickets.