- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 what a start! Pitches it up, on off. Saif presses forward to defend for the ball angling in. But it holds its line, goes past the outside edge, and knocks off stump back. Big roar from Blessing! 4/120.1 edged and taken at first slip! Ngarava bowls this one on a good length just outside off, and the batter remains stuck in his crease while trying to poke at that slightly incoming ball, which was bowled in the off-stump channel. A solid stand is broken, and there'll be a new man in just before lunch 68/34.2 third slip grabs! Full on off, and he sticks the bat out to defend. But the natural angle takes it away, and induces the outside edge en route to the debutant at third slip! 8/235.6 this time he's gone! Good length outside off and he opts to cut. But a bit late to the shot and instead of going over point this has gone straight into the hands of gully. An entertaining innings from the captain but his wicket at the stroke of drinks leaves Bangladesh 6 down 132/628.4 no shot offered and given out! Good length outside off but angling in and he shoulders his arms. Hits him high-ish on the back leg and the umpire is quick to raise the finger! Rahim not wholly convinced, perhaps due to the height, but there's no reviews and he has to go. Muzarabani's third! 106/429.3 poor shot! Full and wide and Shakib is itching to play a scoring shot. Goes for the square drive but it's taken an edge to the keeper! Shakib walks even before the umpire could raise his finger 109/578.1 heartbreak for Das!! You can stay that he fell into the trap. Short on off and he's dragged the pull straight to fine leg!! Fielder dives and takes a sharp catch. The wait for 100 remains however his innings has dragged the visitors back into contention 270/778.2 two in two!! Trapped in front. Goes full, stump to stump and Miraz fails to get bat on ball. 270/8123.2 bowled him! A mammoth stand ends as Taskin tries to swing that to the on side and misses. Fullish length on off, and Taskin almost went down on his knees to slog that ball but was beaten, as it hit his off stump 461/9125.6 trapped in front and that's it! Full length ball on off, which slightly moves away after pitching as Ebadot tries to defend from his crease but is beaten on his push. The Bangladesh innings is finally wrapped up, but not before they have posted a massive 468 468/10Extras39 (b 10, lb 11, nb 16, w 2)TOTAL468 all out (126 Overs, RR: 3.71, 665 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Saif Hassan, 0.5 ov), 2-8 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 4.2 ov), 3-68 (Shadman Islam, 20.1 ov), 4-106 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 28.4 ov), 5-109 (Shakib Al Hasan, 29.3 ov), 6-132 (Mominul Haque, 35.6 ov), 7-270 (Litton Das, 78.1 ov), 8-270 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 78.2 ov), 9-461 (Taskin Ahmed, 123.2 ov), 10-468 (Ebadot Hossain, 125.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB B Muzarabani 29 4 94 4 3.24 0 0 R Ngarava 23 5 83 1 3.60 1 7 DT Tiripano 23 5 58 2 2.52 1 7 VM Nyauchi 17 1 92 2 5.41 0 2 D Myers 3 1 13 0 4.33 0 0 M Shumba 21 4 64 1 3.04 0 0 R Kaia 10 0 43 0 4.30 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR27.2 gets into a tangle trying to sweep and he's gone! Shakib drifts this full delivery in from wide of the crease, beats Shumba in the air. It's too full to be playing that as he looks to sweep across the line and is trapped plumb in front. Can't ask for easier decisions than those as an umpire 61/1104.2 taken down the leg side! Don Bradman used to say 87 is an unlucky number since it's 13 less than 100. Good length on middle, and he flicks this ball right into the keeper's hands down the leg side. A beautiful innings comes to a close. Much to be proud of. 261/656.5 And Taylor has surrendered his wicket! Goes full swing while trying to heave that full length ball on middle to the leg side while stretching right forward to the ball, but gets that from an angled bat as the ball balloons to square leg. Bangladesh have a much-awaited breakthrough, after Taylor gives it away following a solid partnership 176/279.6 full, outside leg. Swept and Myers perishes. It was swept hard, in the air, and straight to fine leg who takes a catch above his head. Zimbabwe lose a wicket with the new ball available next over. Nice recovery from Mehidy, to be honest, as he was well inside the boundary line. On another day, it could've gone over his head, but he is a gun fielder and that shone through there. What a time for a new batter to walk in 225/386.2 goes for the sweep, and is pinned leg before. Yet another Zimbabwe batter falls going for the sweep, as Maruma went down on his knee to try and sweep that behind square but misses this good length ball on middle and off. Replays show the ball would have hit middle and off stump, and he's plumb 228/487.2 outside edge and taken behind. Good length ball pitching in the off-stump channel and Kaia pokes at the ball from within his crease. He gets a faint tickle to the keeper, and Taskin immediately knew he had his man. A wicket for him after long, laborious hours as Zimbabwe begin losing track here 229/5106.1 that's plumb! Full on off, skidding through. Defends down the wrong line, ball goes past the inside edge, and hits him right in front of off 263/7108.2 through him! Length ball on off, skidding through. Backs away to clatter it through the off side, but he misses, and that's knocked his off stump back 263/8110.3 through him! Beautiful ball. Full outside off and the traditional offbreak goes through him and breaks the stumps. Five-wicket haul 269/9111.5 that's all over. Full outside off, turning in. Sticks the bat to defend, but it takes the outside edge and pouched by first slip after a slight fumble. All out for 276 after losing their last five wickets for eight runs. 276/10Extras5 (b 3, lb 2)TOTAL276 all out (111.5 Overs, RR: 2.46, 494 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Milton Shumba, 27.2 ov), 2-176 (Brendan Taylor, 56.5 ov), 3-225 (Dion Myers, 79.6 ov), 4-228 (Timycen Maruma, 86.2 ov), 5-229 (Roy Kaia, 87.2 ov), 6-261 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 104.2 ov), 7-263 (Donald Tiripano, 106.1 ov), 8-263 (Victor Nyauchi, 108.2 ov), 9-269 (Blessing Muzarabani, 110.3 ov), 10-276 (Richard Ngarava, 111.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Taskin Ahmed 24 10 46 1 1.91 0 0 Ebadot Hossain 21 8 58 0 2.76 0 0 Shakib Al Hasan 34.5 10 82 4 2.35 0 0 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 31 5 82 5 2.64 0 0 Mominul Haque 1 0 3 0 3.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR30.2 sharp catch at gully! Saif has been slashing at balls outside off, and he won't survive this one off the back foot. Short of a length outside off, misguided cut, and quick reflexes from Myers to his left. That was
lowabout waist height and traveling quickly, and it needed a fair stretch out. Got both hands and held his balance to complete the catch 88/1Extras9 (b 1, nb 3, w 5)TOTAL284/1d (67.4 Overs, RR: 4.19, 259 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-88 (Saif Hassan, 30.2 ov)Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB B Muzarabani 12 4 27 0 2.25 2 0 R Ngarava 9 0 36 1 4.00 0 2 DT Tiripano 11 2 33 0 3.00 2 1 VM Nyauchi 10 1 36 0 3.60 1 0 M Shumba 12.4 0 67 0 5.28 0 0 R Kaia 13 2 84 0 6.46 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.2 the man just brought in has a catch! Taskin strikes in his first over. Good length ball on off, and this was much straighter. Pitched on middle and off, and angled away from Shumba who seemed to poke at that from within his crease. He gets squared up with the bounce and the movement, and Yasir at third ball - brought in just before this ball - has it easy 15/137.2 pins him leg before and the wall is broken! Good length ball on off, and that comes on with the arm to hit him on the pad, which was on leg stump. He tried to flick off the back foot but was beaten as there was a hint of a turn away from him after pitching. A solid block is finished, and Bangladesh have an opening late into the third day 132/328.2 and he chips this right back to the bowler! Full and tossed up outside off, and Taylor checks his shot last moment to simply lob that back and miss out on a hundred. He's dropped his bat down in agony, and can't believe what he's done. An outstanding counterattacking knock comes to an end 110/257.1 chipped to short midwicket first ball after drinks! Mehidy gives the ball some air and bowls full on off stump, as Myers tries to whip that to the on side but can only use his wrists to drop it in the hands of Shadman placed close. First wicket of the day for Bangladesh, and a set batter departs 159/489.1 strikes first ball to get rid of the dogged Tiripano. Pitches this on a good length on off and the ball angles into the batter, who hops in the crease to negate the movement with the ball also keeping low. Gets a faint inside edge behind to the keeper, who dives to his left and nabs the opportunity 239/957.4 traps him in front third ball! On a good length on off this time, and this one again turns into the batter who tries to defend on off stump as the ball strikes his front pad with the ball lobbing to the man at slip. Mehidy strikes twice inside four balls 159/558.5 gets him leg before and Kaia has a pair for the match! This was bowled much fuller on middle and jags back in sharply as the batter almost falls over to the off side after missing his flick. Taskin is almost over the moon, as replays show the ball would have hit leg 160/660.1 the stumps are shattered! Fullish ball on middle and off, darts back in after pitching and goes through the defences of Chakabva to uproot the middle stump and dislodge the others. Taskin and Mehidy in a hurry here, and Zimbabwe unwrapping rapidly before lunch. That's four wickets in no time 164/775.3 dropped? No, he holds on! Short ball, on off and its angling in. Batter backs away but the ball follows him. Tries to fend with the bat in front of his face, but it takes the edge and goes to Shakib at first slip. The ball hits his palm, goes in the air again, but Shakib holds on on the rebound while taking a tumble 198/894.4 the middle stump is dislodged and the game is over! This was bowled slower and tossed up on middle and off, as Ngarava went for the heave on the leg side but was beaten by the slowness of the ball. It bounces just enough to clip the top of middle stump, which falls on the ground 256/10Extras17 (b 5, lb 11, nb 1)TOTAL256 all out (94.4 Overs, RR: 2.7, 415 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Milton Shumba, 5.2 ov), 2-110 (Brendan Taylor, 28.2 ov), 3-132 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 37.2 ov), 4-159 (Dion Myers, 57.1 ov), 5-159 (Timycen Maruma, 57.4 ov), 6-160 (Roy Kaia, 58.5 ov), 7-164 (Regis Chakabva, 60.1 ov), 8-198 (Victor Nyauchi, 75.3 ov), 9-239 (Donald Tiripano, 89.1 ov), 10-256 (Richard Ngarava, 94.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shakib Al Hasan 25 9 44 1 1.76 0 0 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 30.4 10 66 4 2.15 0 0 Taskin Ahmed 24 4 82 4 3.41 0 1 Ebadot Hossain 11 2 39 1 3.54 0 0 Mahmudullah 4 0 9 0 2.25 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Bangladesh won the one-off match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
9.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Match days
7,8,9,10,11 July 2021 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Wed, 7 Jul - day 1 - Bangladesh 1st innings 294/8 (Mahmudullah 54*, Taskin Ahmed 13*, 83 ov)
- Thu, 8 Jul - day 2 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 114/1 (T Kaitano 33*, BRM Taylor 37*, 41 ov)
- Fri, 9 Jul - day 3 - Bangladesh 2nd innings 45/0 (Shadman Islam 22*, Saif Hassan 20*, 17 ov)
- Sat, 10 Jul - day 4 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 140/3 (D Myers 18*, DT Tiripano 7*, 40 ov)
- Sun, 11 Jul - day 5 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 256 (94.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 48.2 overs (290 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 159/3 in 57.0 overs (D Myers 26, DT Tiripano 18)
- Lunch: Zimbabwe - 176/7 in 67.0 overs (DT Tiripano 27, VM Nyauchi 2)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 75.6 overs (457 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 218/8 in 80.0 overs (DT Tiripano 47, B Muzarabani 7)
- New ball taken at 81.1 overs
- DT Tiripano: 50 off 125 balls (6 x 4)
- Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 92.3 overs (556 balls), Extras 17
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 18.2 overs (112 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (Shadman Islam 23, Saif Hassan 24, Ex 3)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 90/1 in 32.0 overs (Shadman Islam 43, Najmul Hossain Shanto 1)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 33.6 overs (206 balls), Extras 3
- Shadman Islam: 50 off 101 balls (5 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (Shadman Islam 22, Najmul Hossain Shanto 25, Ex 3)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 45.1 overs (274 balls), Extras 6
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 169/1 in 49.0 overs (Shadman Islam 72, Najmul Hossain Shanto 47)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto: 50 off 60 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 141 balls (Shadman Islam 36, Najmul Hossain Shanto 59, Ex 5)
- Bangladesh: 200 runs in 56.2 overs (341 balls), Extras 9
- Shadman Islam: 100 off 180 balls (8 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 196 balls (Shadman Islam 61, Najmul Hossain Shanto 84, Ex 6)
- Bangladesh: 250 runs in 64.1 overs (388 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 261/1 in 65.0 overs (Shadman Islam 111, Najmul Hossain Shanto 98)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto: 100 off 109 balls (5 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: Bangladesh - 284/1 in 67.4 overs (Shadman Islam 115, Najmul Hossain Shanto 117)
- Zimbabwe 2nd innings
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 25/1 in 9.0 overs (T Kaitano 0, BRM Taylor 10)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 13.3 overs (81 balls), Extras 4
- BRM Taylor: 50 off 33 balls (10 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (T Kaitano 0, BRM Taylor 51, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 93/1 in 23.0 overs (T Kaitano 1, BRM Taylor 77)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 98/1 in 24.0 overs (T Kaitano 1, BRM Taylor 81)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 24.3 overs (147 balls), Extras 5
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 140/3 in 40.0 overs (D Myers 18, DT Tiripano 7)
- BRM Taylor: 50 off 58 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 50.1 overs (301 balls), Extras 3
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 50.6 overs (306 balls), Extras 3
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 51.2 overs (308 balls), Extras 3
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 152 balls (T Kaitano 30, BRM Taylor 71, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 174/1 in 55.0 overs (T Kaitano 50, BRM Taylor 80)
- T Kaitano: 50 off 159 balls (6 x 4)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 61.6 overs (372 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Zimbabwe - 209/2 in 67.0 overs (T Kaitano 63, D Myers 21)
- New ball taken at 81.1 overs
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 227/3 in 84.0 overs (T Kaitano 75, T Maruma 0)
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 244/5 in 96.0 overs (T Kaitano 82, RW Chakabva 10)
- Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 100.4 overs (604 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 263/8 in 108.2 overs (RW Chakabva 22)
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 276/10 in 111.5 overs (RW Chakabva 31)
- Bangladesh 2nd innings
- End Of Day: Bangladesh - 45/0 in 17.0 overs (Shadman Islam 22, Saif Hassan 20)
- Bangladesh: 300 runs in 84.2 overs (516 balls), Extras 27
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (Mahmudullah 14, Taskin Ahmed 24, Ex 12)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 349/8 in 95.0 overs (Mahmudullah 75, Taskin Ahmed 38)
- Bangladesh: 350 runs in 95.2 overs (584 balls), Extras 33
- 9th Wicket: 100 runs in 121 balls (Mahmudullah 43, Taskin Ahmed 42, Ex 15)
- Mahmudullah: 100 off 195 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Taskin Ahmed: 50 off 69 balls (8 x 4)
- Bangladesh: 400 runs in 103.4 overs (636 balls), Extras 36
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 404/8 in 107.0 overs (Mahmudullah 112, Taskin Ahmed 52)
- 9th Wicket: 150 runs in 208 balls (Mahmudullah 72, Taskin Ahmed 61, Ex 17)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 439/8 in 120.0 overs (Mahmudullah 124, Taskin Ahmed 75)
- Bangladesh: 450 runs in 121.2 overs (743 balls), Extras 37
- Mahmudullah: 150 off 278 balls (17 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Bangladesh - 468/10 in 126.0 overs (Mahmudullah 150)
- Zimbabwe 1st innings
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 35/0 in 13.0 overs (M Shumba 27, T Kaitano 8)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 21.1 overs (127 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 127 balls (M Shumba 32, T Kaitano 16, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 57/0 in 25.0 overs (M Shumba 37, T Kaitano 18)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 38.1 overs (229 balls), Extras 3
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 114/1 in 41.0 overs (T Kaitano 33, BRM Taylor 37)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (T Kaitano 15, BRM Taylor 37, Ex 1)
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 0/0
- Bangladesh 1st innings
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 33/2 in 11.0 overs (Shadman Islam 4, Mominul Haque 16)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (92 balls), Extras 12
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (Shadman Islam 17, Mominul Haque 26, Ex 8)
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 70/3 in 23.0 overs (Mominul Haque 32, Mushfiqur Rahim 1)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 26.4 overs (166 balls), Extras 13
- Mominul Haque: 50 off 64 balls (10 x 4)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 132/6 in 36.0 overs (Liton Das 9)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 42.2 overs (262 balls), Extras 16
- Tea: Bangladesh - 167/6 in 49.0 overs (Liton Das 26, Mahmudullah 14)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 108 balls (Liton Das 29, Mahmudullah 17, Ex 4)
- Bangladesh: 200 runs in 57.4 overs (355 balls), Extras 18
- Liton Das: 50 off 86 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 229/6 in 66.0 overs (Liton Das 67, Mahmudullah 35)
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 186 balls (Liton Das 63, Mahmudullah 36, Ex 4)
- Bangladesh: 250 runs in 69.4 overs (427 balls), Extras 18
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Mahmudullah: 50 off 133 balls (5 x 4)
- Bad Light: Bangladesh - 294/8 in 83.0 overs (Mahmudullah 54, Taskin Ahmed 13)
- End Of Day: Bangladesh - 294/8 in 83.0 overs (Mahmudullah 54, Taskin Ahmed 13)
Match Coverage
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