HARARE, Nov 9: Travis Friend created havoc in Bangladesh innings to wrap up the hosts to a scanty 107 in the first day of the Test against Zimbabwe in BNS ground today.
The tourists looked uncomfortable too at the stumps when they could manage 20 runs at the cost of 2 wickets.
The match started ninety minutes late due to wet ground conditions.
Bryan Murphy won the toss and elected to field first, a good judgment that worked terrifically.
From the onset of the game the two Bangladeshi openers Javed Omar and Al-Sahariar looked uncertain against pace duo Heath Streak and Travis Friend.
Al-Sahariar was first to go when Friend trapped him in front of his stumps.
The next ball dispatched Habibul Bashar when the owner of the most half centuries for Bangladesh tried a weird shot to offer a catch to wicket keeper.
After that the crowd at BNS witnessed a horrendous come-and-go of their renowned top order.
Streak, Friend and Olonga tore open the Bangladeshi batsmen without giving any chance to settle down in the wicket.
The surface moisture did a trick too as the pacers were getting extra bounce from it.
Except Enamul Haq, widely recognized as a left-arm off spinner and not as a specialist batsman, batted prudently among his well-known compatriots.
He notched up 24, top score for his country that included four boundaries.
He was well assisted by Mashrafe-Bin-Mortaza and they put up 28 runs in their ninth wicket stand, the major partnership in the innings.
But none could handle Travis Friend as it should be and the tall pacer bowled superbly and nipped his opponents all through.
He hauled five wickets for 31 runs in his 18 overs that ended in three spells.
Just after tea Bangladesh had to pack up with 107 on their board.
At one stage reaching hundred looked like an improbable task, as they were down to 8 wickets for 56 only.
When Zimbabwe came to bat for the remaining hour, it was evident that the day was not for them too.
Left-arm fast medium Manjurul Islam drew the first blood for his team by removing Trevor Gripper in his fourth ball in the very first over.
In his second over he struck again and this time the victim was Dion Ebrahim.
Dion succumbed to a loud lbw appeal when he attempted to play Manjurul across the line.
Stewart Carlisle and Grant Flower batted sensibly at the dying stages of the session.
Zimbabwe was 20 for the loss of their two crews when umpires called off due to insufficient light.