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

5.36pm England have enforced the follow-on. A fair decision. Just under an hour's play left, and with 63.2 overs under their belts already, they've not yet been in the field for much more than two sessions.

So, a penny for Brian Bennett's thoughts. He's had half an hour or so to savour his unequivocal career highlight, but he'll be back out there shortly with it all to do again. His brilliant 139 was the performance of the day, and frankly the match... but Ben Stokes' brief bowling return deserves a place on the podium too, alongside Shoaib Bashir's sparky three-wicket haul. Cook, Atkinson and Tongue were in the wickets too. As anticipated mismatches go, it's been a very good workout indeed. Let's hope Zimbabwe can find similar fight second-time around.

63.2
W
Atkinson to Muzarabani, OUT, ping, back goes the top of off! A shimmy at the crease, as Muzarabani shapes to the off-side, but Atkinson is unfazed by the hi-jinks and just hits his length. Clean through the defences, and with Ngavara unable to bat, Zimbabwe are all out

B Muzarabani b Atkinson 12 (39m 24b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50

63.1
0
Atkinson to Muzarabani, no run, big inswinger, miss that and it's curtains, but Muz makes room to leg and slogs out to midwicket

END OF OVER:
63 | 7 Runs | ZIM: 265/8

  • Victor Nyauchi0 (5b)
  • Blessing Muzarabani12 (22b)
  • Shoaib Bashir16.4-2-62-3
  • Gus Atkinson13-2-58-1
62.6
0
Shoaib Bashir to Nyauchi, no run, more air on the good length outside off, tapped into the covers to end the over
62.5
0
Shoaib Bashir to Nyauchi, no run, attractive-looking push on the front foot, into the covers
62.4
0
Shoaib Bashir to Nyauchi, no run, skids through outside off, lovely bowling, challenging both sides of the bat
62.3
1
Shoaib Bashir to Muzarabani, 1 run, scuffed to backward point where Tongue makes a meal of the intercept
62.2
2
Shoaib Bashir to Muzarabani, 2 runs, tucked off the legs for two more
62.1
4
Shoaib Bashir to Muzarabani, FOUR, gosh, not sure how that got to long-off! Through Bashir's legs, that's how! An ungainly back-foot slog from Muz, in the air and could have been a catch, but Bashir is mindful of his hurty finger and doesn't put much of an effort in

END OF OVER:
62 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | ZIM: 258/8

  • Victor Nyauchi0 (2b)
  • Blessing Muzarabani5 (19b)
  • Gus Atkinson13-2-58-1
  • Shoaib Bashir15.4-2-55-3
61.6
0
Atkinson to Nyauchi, no run, back of a length, attacking the top of off, and fended away into the off side

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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