Carlisle helped Zimbabwe bat out the final day

Zimbabwe's Stuart Carlisle hit a century as the second Test against Bangladesh ended in a draw.

With three days lost to rain, a draw was the only possible result, allowing Zimbabwe to claim the series 1-0.

But the home side gained a moral victory after dismissing Bangladesh for 168 and reaching 210-2 in reply.

After Carlisle hit the boundary to bring up his second Test ton off 173 balls, the final throes of the match were immediately abandoned.

It was only the second time since Bangladesh gained Test status in November 2000 that they escaped defeat.

Their only other draw in 28 matches was also against Zimbabwe, at rain-hit Dhaka in 2001.

The tourists had little to celebrate however as Sean Ervine and Ray Price took three wickets each to cut them down from an overnight 88-5.

Opener Dion Ebrahim had faced just three overs in reply when he pushed Tapash Baisya to second slip.

But Trevor Gripper joined Carlisle in a second-wicket stand of 129 to fill out much of the remaining time.

He had made 64 when he top-edged a pull off Baisya to be caught behind.

Grant Flower hit a patient 37 before the match was called off.

Zimbabwe: Heath Streak (capt), Tatenda Taibu, Trevor Gripper, Grant Flower, Dion Ebrahim, Stuart Carlisle, Sean Ewing, Travis Friend, Ray Price, Blessing Mawhire, Douglas Hondo.

Bangladesh: Habibul Bashar (capt), Hannan Sarker, Shahriar Hossain, Rajin Saleh, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahman, Manjural Islam, Khaled Mashud, Tapash Baishya, Mohammad Rafique, Alamgir Kabir.