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Allen Khumalo, Sports Reporter
GOVERNMENT has congratulated the Chevrons following their historic 151-run rout of Bangladesh in Sylhet on Tuesday to take a 1-0 lead in a two-Test Series.
The visitors bowled Bangladesh for 169 runs, notching not just their first test victory in five years but the first away from home in close to two decades.
Debutant leg spinner Brandon Mavuta and Sikandar Raza shared seven wickets between them in a dazzling display as Zimbabwe left the hosts chasing a sizeable 321-run target on day four.
“Congratulations to the Zimbabwe National Cricket Team for winning its first away test match in 17 years, beating Bangladesh by 151 runs. Congratulations, Makorokoto, Amhlophe. Go Chevrons Go,” wrote the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting on its official Twitter account.
Zimbabwe last won a test match in 2013 when they beat Pakistan by 24 runs in Harare, and ranks last on the ICC test ladder.
The Chevrons had not won an away Test match since 2001 when they beat Bangladesh in Chittagong. They also failed to make the World Cup after losing qualifying matches on home soil in March this year.
The second test against Bangladesh will be held in Dhaka from November 11-15. — @khumzallen
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