Zimbabwehave edge

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP):

Spinner Ray Price dismissed Shahriar Nafees just before the close to give Zimbabwe the edge after day two of their comeback Test against Bangladesh yesterday.

Nafees was out for 50 and Bangladesh were 107-3 at stumps, 263 runs behind Zimbabwe's first- innings total of 370.

Mohammad Ashraful was 34 not out and Mahmudullah 4 not out when the players went off in fading light at Harare Sports Club.

Earlier, Hamilton Masakadza (104) hit his first Test century in 10 years before a sudden collapse brought Bangladesh back into the one-off match.

"Slightly disappointed to be in the position we were in and not press home the advantage,'' Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor said. "But we have put that behind us, and I'm glad that the afternoon session belonged to us.''

Masakadza combined for a 142-run partnership with new skipper Taylor (71), but his dismissal began a slump as Zimbabwe lost eight wickets for 66 runs to go from 304-2 to 370 all out.