Richard Ngarava bowled his heart out and scalped 2 crucial wickets, but that was never going to be enough to seal a memorable comeback.
Kaia, who starred with the bat for Zimbabwe in the Bangladesh ODIs, also expressed his desire to be the top-scorer in the series.
Bangladesh will look to bounce back from the shock defeat they suffered in the 1st ODI when they take on Zimbabwe in the 2nd game on Sunday.
Zimbabwe claim five-wicket win over Bangladesh, with centurions Sikandar Raza and Innocent Kaia playing starring roles in a thrilling run-chase.