Dhaka: Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam became the first cricketer to claim a hat-trick on his debut in a one-day international as he set up a five-wicket victory for Bangladesh over Zimbabwe on Monday.


Bangladesh cricketers congratulate teammate Taijul Islam (C) after his hat-trick during the fifth and the final one-day international (ODI) match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Pic/AFP 

The win in Dhaka gave Bangladesh a clean sweep in the five-match ODI series against their fellow cricketing minnows. The whitewash came after the hosts recorded a 3-0 win against the visitors in the preceding Test series.