Spinner Ray Price took four wickets as Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 183 runs in the first Test at Harare Sports Club on Monday to record their first win for more than two years.

The left-arm spinner finished with four for 61 as the visitors were skittled for 169 in their second innings.

Bangladesh, who made 331 in the first innings, have lost a record 21 Tests in a row, while it was Zimbabwe's first victory in 14 games. Their last success came against the same opponents in November 2001 in Chittagong.

Former captain Khaled Mashud, batting at eight, top-scored for Bangladesh with a fighting 61, his highest Test score which included nine fours and a six.

The visitors had resumed on 25 for five -- they had been 14 for five at one stage on Sunday after a hat-trick from fast bowler Andy Blignaut -- and Rajin Saleh and debutant Manjural Islam Rana batted sensibly to put on 67.

But Saleh then tried to heave Price over mid-wicket and was easily stumped by wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu for 47.

Price struck again when Islam Rana top-edged a sweep to Trevor Gripper at square leg to depart for 31.

Lunch was taken when Tapash Baisya, on two, edged Price on to his pad and into the hands of Gavin Ewing at silly mid-off.

Price had taken three for 39 from 13.1 overs in the morning.

The ninth wicket fell in the third over after lunch when Mohammad Rafique smashed a return catch to Ewing, giving the off spinner his first Test wicket.

Number eleven Manjural Islam and Mashud put on 46 in a last-wicket stand before Mashud was stumped off Price.

Fast bowlers Heath Streak (back spasm) and Blignaut (thigh injury) did not bowl on Monday.

The second and final Test begins on Thursday in Bulawayo.

Scoreboard:

Zimbabwe 1st innings: 441

Bangladesh 1st innings: 331

Zimbabwe 2nd innings: 242-8 decl

Bangladesh 2nd innings: (target: 353; overnight: 25-5)
Hannan Sarkar lbw b Blignaut                        10
Shahriar Hossain lbw b Hondo                         1
Habibul Bashar lbw b Hondo                           0
Rajin Saleh st Taibu b Price                            47
Mohammad Ashraful c sub (Friend) b Blignaut 0
Mushfiqur Rahman c Taibu b Blignaut               0
Manjural Islam Rana c Gripper b Price           31
Khaled Mashud st Taibu b Price                     61
Tapash Baisya c Ewing b Price                       2
Mohammad Rafique c and b Ewing                 5
Manjural Islam not out                                    1

Extras (b-5 lb-1 nb-5) 11

Total (all out, 57.5 overs) 169

Fall of wickets: 1-12 2-14 3-14 4-14 5-14 6-81 7-110 8-112 9-123.

Bowling: Blignaut 4-1-12-3 (nb-2), Hondo 12-3-24-2 (nb-1), Ervine 12-3-34-0, Price 20.5-3-61-4 (nb-2), Ewing 8-3-27-1, Gripper 1-0-5-0.

Result: Zimbabwe won by 183 runs, lead two-match series 1-0.