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Any boxing fans here? Here's the latest from the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury bout, specifically all the undercard results.

10.51am Both teams will be quite pleased with what has transpired this morning, but the advantage is certainly with Bangladesh. The irresistible Abu Jayed bowled a superb spell with the newish ball this morning, and then Taijul Islam mopped up what was left for him. However, Regis Chakabva has done his bit too, with his 30 runs just taking Zimbabwe to a total about 20 runs more than what it looked like it might end up as.

This is still a good surface, and there's every reason Bangladesh can apply themselves well on this deck and put up a big score. Something that would please my colleagues and Bangladesh aficianados Anuj Vignesh and Deivarayan Muthu. Stand by for the start of Bangladesh's reply in a bit.

106.3
W
Taijul Islam to Chakabva, OUT, tossed up around leg, and he has a big swing at this, and holes out to mid-wicket. Nayeem Hasan takes this well! Smart bowling by Taijul, just tempting Chakabva with one that floats above his eyeline and brings out the big slog sweep. Top-edged it from the start, and from then on, it was just a matter of someone getting under this and taking it. Nayeem has already taken two catches before in this innings, and he makes no mistake

RW Chakabva c Nayeem Hasan b Taijul Islam 30 (74b 3x4 0x6) SR: 40.54

106.2
0
Taijul Islam to Chakabva, no run, outside off, turning further away, ignored
106.1
0
Taijul Islam to Chakabva, no run, length, spins across him from outside off. To be fair to Chakabva, he plays with bat close to body, and is unruffled by that

Taijul Islam comes on. Does that mean the end of the road for Abu Jayed's five-wicket ambitions?

rssampat: "Nyauchi Looks to be a very sensible No:11. Calm, Composed with a astute head on his shoulders." --- Yeah, he had done reasonably well at holding an end up during the home Tests against Sri Lanka

END OF OVER:
106 | 2 Runs | ZIM: 265/9

  • Victor Nyauchi6 (13b)
  • Regis Chakabva30 (71b)
  • Nayeem Hasan38-9-70-4
  • Abu Jayed24-6-71-4
105.6
0
Nayeem Hasan to Nyauchi, no run, length, and he goes back to defend

Slip and forward short leg return for Nyauchi

105.5
1
Nayeem Hasan to Chakabva, 1 run, tickles one around the corner with the turn towards deep square leg. Takes the one on offer
105.4
0
Nayeem Hasan to Chakabva, no run, length ball, and he defends from the crease
105.3
0
Nayeem Hasan to Chakabva, no run, pushes a length ball towards deep mid-wicket. Refuses the single
105.2
0
Nayeem Hasan to Chakabva, no run, presses forward to smother one around off

No fielders around the bat for Chakabva, which is surprising

105.1
1
Nayeem Hasan to Nyauchi, 1 run, length, around off, and Nyauchi goes back and punches this through the point region. They could have gone for two or three, but Chakabva settles for one to keep strike

END OF OVER:
105 | 11 Runs | ZIM: 263/9

  • Regis Chakabva29 (67b)
  • Victor Nyauchi5 (11b)
  • Abu Jayed24-6-71-4
  • Nayeem Hasan37-9-68-4
104.6
4
Abu Jayed to Chakabva, FOUR, a bit short, outside off, and he shuffles across and swivel-pulls this towards deep square leg. Good shot, but cannot retain strike for himself

Muntasir : "I just want to point that, Taijul was bowling full all morning. The moment he shorten his length a little bit, he got a wicket. He should constantly be doing that insted of bowling in full length" --- Agreed. He was too full, and also offered width either side of the wicket yesterday

104.5
0
Abu Jayed to Chakabva, no run, length, wide outside off, and Chakabva looks to hit this hard through cover. Cannot beat the fielder there
104.5
1w
Abu Jayed to Chakabva, 1 wide, length, outside off, and given wide again. In his bid to keep Chakabva on strike, Jayed straying from his own fundamentals here...
104.5
1w
Abu Jayed to Chakabva, 1 wide, short, wide, and very wide! Chakabva seems to back away, trying to create room, and Jayed responds by putting this wide of off. Gets it all wrong

Jayed may be trying to set up Nyauchi for a fuller ball. For the moment, he's off strike

104.4
1
Abu Jayed to Nyauchi, 1 run, short, angles in, and he biffs this away towards square leg
104.3
4
Abu Jayed to Nyauchi, FOUR, dug in short, and he plays a smart shot! Thinks about weaving out of the way, but then realises the line was outside off, and he just guides it over the slips cordon through to the unprotected third man region
104.2
0
Abu Jayed to Nyauchi, no run, length, a bit straighter, and he gets behind the line to defend
104.1
0
Abu Jayed to Nyauchi, no run, length, around off, nipping back in a touch, and he defends from the crease

Here's Isam on Jayed: "Abu Jayed has been a quietly impressive seamer for Bangladesh since making his Test debut in mid-2018. It took him many years to get this far, after several seasons of strong performances in the domestic first-class scene where he represents Sylhet and East Zone. He was always spoken of highly by senior players and once in the Test side, he has held his place with steady spells at home and abroad. In New Zealand last year, Jayed bowled well but had several catches dropped off him. What seems to be working in his favour is his ability to keep his shape, physically, mentally and technically, in spells later in the day."

Thanks Liam. All Bangladesh this morning. Particularly pleasing to see the use of the newish ball and the conditions by Abu Jayed. Whatever little he lacks in pace, he has made up for that this morning by using the appropriate lines, lengths, and variations from the point of release to doom Zimbabwe towards what looks like could well end up as a below-par total on this surface. What will give Zimbabwe hope is that the conditions overhead are still a bit heavy. If they bowl well, they could make some inroads into the Bangladesh batting as well

END OF OVER:
104 | (maiden) | ZIM: 252/9

  • Regis Chakabva25 (65b)
  • Victor Nyauchi0 (7b)
  • Nayeem Hasan37-9-68-4
  • Abu Jayed23-6-60-4

And that takes us to the end of the first hour, drinks coming out onto the field. That also means it's time for me to hand over to Debayan Sen for a spell.

103.6
0
Nayeem Hasan to Chakabva, no run, fizzing sharply in off the track to beat Chakabva's forcing stroke into the leg side

And the field constricts again, trying to stop the single.

103.5
0
Nayeem Hasan to Chakabva, no run, spinning in quite sharply, Chakabva plays with the turn into the leg side

Leg slip comes into place.

Zimbabwe 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0PS MasvaureKT Kasuza
2nd0DT TiripanoKT Kasuza
3rd15BRM TaylorKT Kasuza
4th29BRM TaylorCR Ervine
5th60CR ErvineSikandar Raza
6th17T MarumaSikandar Raza
7th44T MarumaRW Chakabva
8th5T MarumaA Ndlovu
9th11T MarumaCK Tshuma
10th8VM NyauchiCK Tshuma