- BATSMENRB4s6sSR10.3 Gets the edge and it flies through to the keeper! Three-quarter length ball with extra bounce off the pitch outside off, extends his arms and reaches for it, plays his favorite square drive shot, no foot movement from Bennett this time, struck the outside edge of the bat and Jaker Ali completes the catch while moving to his right side. Debutant Tanzim gets his first Test Match wicket! 41/118.2 and Taijul is into the wicket-taking act straightaway! Shortish outside off and this grips in the surface to spin back. Curran shapes for the square cut/back-foot punch through cover but the spin does for him. Not as much room to work with as he would have liked and all he manages is an inside edge that cannons into leg stump. Curran is disappointed, and he should be, having not capitalized on another start. Taijul will probably bowl better balls than these in his life, but he will not mind this wicket one bit! 72/284.6 oh my goodness - that is an ugly hoick across the line and Welch loses his off stump! Another arm-ball, pitching on a length just outside off and coming in with the arm. Welch gets down on one knee and looks to smash it into the Bay of Bengal. Only swats away a few flies and hears the death rattle soon after. Yet another five-wicket-haul for Taijul - his 16th in Test cricket - and Zimbabwe are staring down the barrel now! 217/969.2 Catch it is the call, and taken by the debutant Tanzim at widish fine leg! Flatter length ball sliding down the leg-side, goes down on one knee and plays the paddle sweep, failed to keep it down on the ground, struck aerially to the left of the fine leg fielder, Tanzim swiftly went to his left side, placing both hands behind the ball to grasp it. Great catch by the fielder! 178/467.3 Nicked and gone! The dot balls were piling up and Ervine wanted to increase the run rate. Length ball pitching around the seventh stump line, makes room outside leg and goes for the square cut stroke, kept a bit low on the pitch and kisses the inside edge of the bat, Jaker Ali collects it behind the stumps and throws it in the air with excitement! 177/378.1 what a ripper, and Madhevere bites the dust! Fizzed in full on a fullish length on middle and leg. The ball drifts in and then bites off the surface, ragging away sharply. Madhevere plays the original line and can do nothing as the ball kisses the outside edge and lodges into the keeper's gloves, albeit after a slight bobble. What a ball, and what a moment in this game, given the resistance Madhevere showed in Sylhet! 200/580.4 massive appeal, and the umpire's finger goes up in a trice! Pushed in on a length on middle and off. Masakadza plays the trajectory and stays back. Gets rushed on his stroke and gets pinned on the knee roll of the front pad, right in front. Seemed pretty adjacent but Masakadza wants to have another look. No bat involved. Ball Tracking comes up now...and it reckons the ball would have thundered into leg stump. Umpire Richard Illingworth's decision vindicated and Zimbabwe are now six down! 206/680.5 knocks him over first ball! Taijul is on fire and Zimbabwe have no answers! Pushed in on a length just outside off. Ngarava lunges at it and plays for the turn but guess what, there isn't any. The ball goes on with the arm, without really spinning back, and breezes past the outside edge to crash into off stump. Ngarava walks back, shadow-practicing his defence, but the damage has already been done! 206/784.1 oh dear - that is a terrible, terrible mix-up, and Zimbabwe lose another! Pushed in full on leg stump. Tsiga advances and flicks it towards deep square leg. He is intent on two because he wants to get back on strike but his partner is not quite on the same page. Massive hesitation and Masekesa is very late in taking off for the second. Goes through reluctantly but Mehidy's throw to Taijul is accurate, and the bowler does the rest. A gift for Bangladesh! 216/890.1 Slower through the air short of a length ball turning away sharply outside off, Muzarabani plays the half-hearted dab stroke and the ball goes past the outside edge of the bat, loud appeal turned down by the umpire. Shanto opts to send it upstairs. Ultra Edge appears after sometime, and the Bangladesh players celebrate! There's the spike as the ball passes the bat with extra turn and bounce. And that's the end of Zimbabwe's innings. 227/10Extras10 (b 4, lb 2, nb 3, w 1)TOTAL227 all out (90.1 Overs, RR: 2.51)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Brian Bennett, 10.3 ov), 2-72 (Ben Curran, 18.2 ov), 2-162* (Nick Welch, retired not out ), 3-177 (Craig Ervine, 67.3 ov), 4-178 (Sean Williams, 69.2 ov), 5-200 (Wessly Madhevere, 78.1 ov), 6-206 (Wellington Masakadza, 80.4 ov), 7-206 (Richard Ngarava, 80.5 ov), 8-216 (Vincent Masekesa, 84.1 ov), 9-217 (Nick Welch, 84.6 ov), 10-227 (Blessing Muzarabani, 90.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Hasan Mahmud 10 3 24 0 2.4 0 0 Tanzim Hasan Sakib 10 0 49 1 4.9 1 3 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 21 7 44 0 2.09 0 0 Taijul Islam 27.1 6 60 6 2.2 0 0 Nayeem Hasan 20 9 42 2 2.1 0 0 Mominul Haque 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.36
Minimum Ov. Rem
Min. Ov. Rem
76.0
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
35/0 (3.5)
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.36
Minimum Ov. Rem
Min. Ov. Rem
76.0
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
35/0 (3.5)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras0TOTAL37/0 (11 Overs, RR: 3.36)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB R Ngarava 3 0 13 0 4.33 0 0 B Muzarabani 5 0 21 0 4.2 0 0 WP Masakadza 3 1 3 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
28,29,30 April, 01,02 May 2025 (5-day match)
Test debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 227/9 (TE Tsiga 18*, B Muzarabani 2*, 90 ov)
Match Notes
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 227/10 in 90.1 overs (TE Tsiga 18)
- Over 90.1: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - B Muzarabani (Upheld)
- Over 13.1: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - NR Welch (Upheld)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (95 balls), Extras 6
- Over 20.2: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - NR Welch (Struck down)
- Lunch: Zimbabwe - 89/2 in 28.0 overs (NR Welch 32, SC Williams 6)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 31.3 overs (191 balls), Extras 9
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 130 balls (NR Welch 22, SC Williams 28, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 128/2 in 44.0 overs (NR Welch 48, SC Williams 29)
- NR Welch: 50 off 107 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 49.2 overs (299 balls), Extras 10
- SC Williams: 50 off 114 balls (7 x 4)
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 161/2 in 56.0 overs (NR Welch 54, SC Williams 55)
- NR Welch retired hurt at 162/2 (54, 56.3 overs)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 185/4 in 75.0 overs (W Madhevere 6, TE Tsiga 1)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 77.5 overs (470 balls), Extras 10
- New ball taken at 80.1
- Over 80.4: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - WP Masakadza (Struck down)
- NR Welch retired hurt at 54* from 162/2 (56.3) to 216/8 (84.1)
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 227/9 in 90.0 overs (TE Tsiga 18, B Muzarabani 2)
Match Coverage
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