22/05Result
Only Test, Zimbabwe tour of England at Nottingham, May 22-24 2025
England won by an inns & 45 runs
Player of the Match
Shoaib BashirEngland
22/05Result
Only Test, Zimbabwe tour of England at Nottingham, May 22-24 2025
England won by an inns & 45 runs
Player of the Match
Shoaib BashirEngland

11.48am: So no delaying from Stokes, England adding 67 in around nine overs before pulling the plug. Harry Brook showed his range with a quick fifty, while Blessing Muzarabani and Tanaka Chivanga glossed their figures (slightly) by sharing three wickets - as many as they managed through the entirety of day one. Time to see how Zimbabwe's batters fair in good batting conditions. Andrew Miller will be with you shortly

96.3
W
Muzarabani to Brook, OUT, Brook chops on! He's livid with that shot, just looking to dab a shortish delivery. Third wicket for Muzarabani... and with that, England have declared their innings. So this game is moving on

HC Brook b Muzarabani 58 (71m 50b 6x4 3x6) SR: 116

96.2
4
Muzarabani to Brook, FOUR, on the charge, clattered through cow, Ervine gives chase but can't quite flick it back. Four more
96.1
6
Muzarabani to Brook, SIX, mashed for six more, that's fifty! Slightly short and he's straight on to the pull, whupping Muzarabani up and away over deep backward square leg

END OF OVER:
96 | 7 Runs | ENG: 555/5

  • Jamie Smith4 (4b)
  • Harry Brook48 (47b)
  • Tanaka Chivanga16-0-117-1
  • Blessing Muzarabani24-3-133-2
95.6
0
Chivanga to Smith, no run, dropped by the keeper! Good length in the channel, Smith has a dirty flirty push, gets a thick outside edge... but Tsiga, diving across Ervine at first slip, puts it down

Andrew Down is here with some Numberwang: "Just broken the morning's sequence in which each over had gone for more runs than the one before it."

95.5
0
Chivanga to Smith, no run, back of a length and swirling away in the channel, left alone
95.4
4
Chivanga to Smith, FOUR, flicked into the gap, just a ping off the pads and it sails away towards the rope at deep midwicket. First scoring shot from Smith
95.3
1
Chivanga to Brook, 1 run, Chivanga bends his back and hits the pitch, 82mph/132kph outside off. Brook rides the bounce and glides one through short third
95.2
2
Chivanga to Brook, 2 runs, shortish on off stump, swung away leg side and they hurry back for two. That's the England 550

Here's (another) Ben: "I think England should bat until 12.30, giving them 20 mins to bowl at Zimbabwe before lunch. In the meantime, just get as close to 700 as possible. Should be more than enough for an innings win!"

95.1
0
Chivanga to Brook, no run, good length on off, dabbed to backward point

Chivanga continues, field spread for Brook

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Zimbabwe 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3BJ CurranBJ Bennett
2nd4CR ErvineBJ Curran
3rd122SC WilliamsBJ Curran
4th13Sikandar RazaBJ Curran
5th65Sikandar RazaW Madhevere
6th11Sikandar RazaTE Tsiga
7th4Sikandar RazaB Muzarabani
8th19Sikandar RazaVM Nyauchi
9th14VM NyauchiTL Chivanga