ज़िम्बाब्वे vs बांग्लादेश, एकमात्र टेस्ट मैच, हरारे स्पोर्ट्स क्लब, हरारे, 28 June 2026 - कमेंट्री

A tad fuller, outside off, Ebadot Hossain stays back and steers it through cover-point. The fielder has a long chase to do as the batters collect three runs.

Bangs it short, on off, Hasan Mahmud tries to play an uppercut but misses.

Hard length, outside off, Hasan Mahmud opens the face of his bat and steers it through backward point for a single.

Nice and full, outside off, Ebadot Hossain drives it through covers for a single.

Back of a length, outside off, Hasan Mahmud tries to play an uppercut but misses.

OUT! TAKEN! A convincing victory for the home side. Back of a length, angling in, on middle. Hasan Mahmud stays back and looks to pull it, but gets a top edge. The ball flies in the air between mid on and mid-wicket. Blessing Muzarabani runs to his right from mid on and takes a good catch. Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by an innings and 85 runs.

Fullish, outside off, Hasan Mahmud pushes it to the cover fielder.

Beaten! Back of a length, outside off, with a hint of away movement. Hasan Mahmud looks to block it but misses.

A yorker, on off, Hasan Mahmud digs it to cover for a brace. 

Short and wide, Hasan Mahmud leaves the harmless delivery.

On the stumps, fuller in length, Hasan Mahmud blocks it to mid off.

FOUR! A boundary to end the over! Blessing Muzarabani bowls a low full toss in an attempt at a yorker, on leg, Hasan Mahmud flicks it in the gap through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Good length, around off, Ebadot Hossain stays deep inside the crease and keeps it out to point. 

Short and on off, going across the batter. Ebadot Hossain arches back and leaves it. 

 FOUR! Ebadot has intentionally played this for four. Good length, wide of off, Ebadot Hossain leans back and opens his bat face to slice this beyond the backward point field for a boundary. 

Hard length, just outside off, Ebadot Hossain has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Shaping in, around off, Ebadot Hossain blocks this out.

Good length, on middle and leg. Ebadot Hossain pushes this to the left of the bowler. 

Good length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Hasan Mahmud leaves it. 

Blessing goes full and around off. Hasan Mahmud looks for a lofted drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

Wide yorker, around off, Hasan Mahmud swings and misses. 

On a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Hasan Mahmud throws his bat at it but gets beaten again. 

 FOUR! This time, Hasan Mahmud gets a lot of bat behind the ball and the red cherry races to the fence. Good length, around off, Hasan Mahmud presses close to the pitch of the ball and punches this through mid off for four runs. 

Full and around off, Hasan Mahmud rolls this from the bottom of his bat to covers. 

Good length, around off, Amite Hasan gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out.

 OUT! CAUGHT! The skipper of Zimbabwe strikes. Richard Ngarava comes over the stumps and bowls this full and around off, going across the batter. Amite Hasan takes a half-step towards the line of the ball and has a go at it. Gets it edged off the outside edge towards Craig Ervine at second slip for a soft dismissal. 

Short and on leg, Khaled Ahmed ducks down.

 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another one edged and gone. On a length, around off, tempting the batter to have a flash at it. Khaled Ahmed stays leg side and swings at it. Gets it edged off the outside edge and the ball is taken cleanly by the keeper behind the stumps. Bangladesh are 162 for 9 and still trailing by 108 runs. 

Back of a length, around off, Ebadot Hossain leaves it all alone. 

 FOUR! Pitched-up delivery, around off, Ebadot Hossain stays leg side to the pitch of the ball and has a swing at it. Gets it sliced over the backward point region for a boundary. 

Short and around off, Amite Hasan pushes this through cover-point for a single. 

Back of a length, around off, Taijul Islam blocks this to point. 

 FOUR! This is eased down the ground for four runs. Good length, on middle and off, Taijul Islam steps across and punches this through the mid on region for a boundary. 

Short and on leg, Taijul Islam ducks down on this one. 

 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Just when things were starting to build for Bangladesh, the Chevrons strike back. Short again and down the leg side, Taijul Islam looks to help this away to the fine leg region but gets a faint tickle back to the keeper. Taijul Islam departs for 8 and Bangladesh are 158 for 7, trailing by 112 runs. 

 FOUR! Hasan gets his innings going with a boundary. Brad Evans looks to bowl a yorker, but the ball slips out of his hands and turns into a full toss, on middle and off. Hasan Mahmud punches this down the ground to long on for four. 

Blessing bowls it on a good length, on the pads, Taijul Islam blocks this out.

Full and way down the leg side, Taijul Islam leaves it. Tafadzwa does well to dive to his right and gather this behind the stumps. 

Full and angling back into the batter. Taijul Islam drives this to the covers fielder. 

Good length, around off, Taijul Islam pokes at it away from his body and gets it edged in front of second slip for no run. 

Back of a length, on middle and off, Taijul Islam pushes this to covers. 

Perfect line and length to a right-hander but Taijul, being a left-hander, leaves it down the leg side. 

Good length, around off, Taijul Islam prods onto his front foot and pushes this through covers for another single. 

On a length, around off, Amite Hasan steps across and blocks this to silly mid on. 

Brad bowls this on a nagging length, on off. Amite Hasan blocks this one.

Hard length, on top of off, Amite Hasan gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out.

A touch fuller, around off, Amite Hasan dead bats it once again. 

Short around off, Amite Hasan arches back and leaves it all alone. 

Back of a length, on middle and off, Taijul Islam gets up on his toes and blocks this out.

On a length, around off, Taijul Islam drives this through covers for a single. 

 FOUR! Smashed away for four. Short stuff from Blessing Muzarabani as he bowls this short and around off, Amite Hasan arches back and cuts this over the backward point region for another boundary to his account. 

Full and around off, Amite Hasan drives this through covers for a couple. 

Hard length on off, Amite Hasan leaves it all alone. 

PEACH! This cuts Amite in half. Back of a length, around middle and leg, shaping back into the batter. Amite Hasan jumps on his toes and looks to keep it out but the ball swings a long way back into the batter and beats him. This wasn't far from the stumps. 

Bouncer, around leg, Amite Hasan sits under it. 

 FOUR! As glorious as he could have hit this. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Amite Hasan strides close to the pitch of the ball and punches this with a straight bat through the mid off region for four runs. 

Short and around off, Amite Hasan gets up on his toes and looks to defend this one but the ball shapes away and beats his outside edge. 

 FOUR! Thirs scoring stroke for Amite Hasan and he finds the fence for the third time. Good length, on middle and leg, Amite Hasan gets right behind the line of the ball and punches this through the left of mid on for another boundary. 

 FOUR! Make it four boundaries for Amite Hasan. This was a bit uncomfortable. Hard length, on the pads, Amite Hasan takes his bottom hand off the handle and clips this off his gloves through the left of the keeper for four more runs. 

WIDE! Short one, a bit too high on the batter. Amite Hasan ducks down. Wided. 

Amite still deals in even numbers as he closes the over with a couple. On a length, around the middle and leg, Amite Hasan pushes this fromt he outer portion of his bat through extra cover for two. 

 DROPPED​​! Taijul Islam gets a life as Brian Bennett drops him on 2. Full and around off, shaping away from the batter. Taijul Islam doesn't move his feet to the pitch of the ball and has a flash at it. Gets it edge off the outside edge towards the direction of Brian Bennett at gully. Brian gets into a good position to pouch it but just taken his eyes off and drops it. 

Good length, around off, Taijul Islam plays with soft hands at it. The ball takes an outside edge and lands just in front of Brad Evans at second slip. 

On a length, wide of off, Taijul Islam swings and misses. 

Good length, around off, Taijul Islam looks to smash this over the covers region but gets beaten again. 

Hard length, on off, Taijul Islam keeps it out.

Another swing and a miss and Taijul Islam has been beaten on his outside edge 3-4 times in this over. Full and around off, Taijul Islam swings away from his body and gets beaten. 

Hard length, around off, Taijul Islam hops up on his toes and cuts this through point for a strike rotation. 

Brad hits the hard length and bowls this on top of off, Amite Hasan defends this to covers. 

Brad bends his back, bowls a short one, angling into the batter and shaping away after pitching. Amite Hasan gets up on his toes to keep it out but the ball shapes away and beats him. A loud and confident appeal for caught behind from the Chevrons but the umpire turns it down. 

 FOUR! Amite is off the mark with a boundary. Short and around off, Amite Hasan gets up on his toes and slashes hard at it. Cuts this over the fielder at point for a boundary. 

Brad bowls this on a length, around middle and off, shaping away from the batter, a really good delivery. Amite Hasan is equally up for it as he blocks this off his back foot.

Right in the channel, on a good length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Amite Hasan poks at it but gets beaten. 

Full and around the off stump. Towhid Hridoy presses to the pitch of the ball and shoulders his arms at it. 

 FOUR! Back of a length, on middle and off, Towhid Hridoy stays deep inside his crease and pulls this flat through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Towhid Hridoy seems to have opted the aggressive approach in this session. 

 OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent delivery from Blessing Muzarabani and a straightforward catch to Brad Evans in the slip cordon. Good length, around off, Towhid Hridoy presses onto his front off and goes for an expansive drive. Gets it edged off the outside edge and the ball goes straight into the hands of Brad Evans at second slip. 

Short and into the batter, Taijul Islam looks to get underneath it but the ball follows him and the ball blocks this around short leg from an uncomfortable situation.

Full and wide of off, Taijul Islam has a swing at it but misses out. 

Good length, around off, Taijul Islam cuts this to the left of backward point. Half-stop by the fielder allows just one to the batter. 

Brad bowls this on a good length, on the pads, Towhid Hridoy flicks this through square leg for a couple.

Right in the channel, around off, off a good length, shaping away from the batter. Towhid Hridoy plays within the line and gets beaten. 

JUST WOW! Evans has started right on the money. Good length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Towhid Hridoy looks to push at it but the ball nips away from the batter and leaves his outside edge. 

Back of a length, around off, Towhid Hridoy looks to keep it out but gets beaten yet again. 

Hard length, on top of off, Towhid Hridoy keeps it out.

Back of a length, around off, Towhid Hridoy defends this off his back foot. 

Short and around off, Mushfiqur Rahim arches back and leaves it. 

Back of a length, around off, Mushfiqur Rahim guides this to the right of backward point for no run.

 FOUR! Rahim plays the field and finds the fence. Short again, wide of off, Rahim accepts the width on offer and smashes this over silly point and through the covers region for a boundary. 

 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Oh dear me, Mushfiqur Rahim must be gutted on being dismissed this way. Blessing Muzarabani just takes a break from the short stuff and bowls a fuller delivery, drifting down the leg side. Mushfiqur Rahim couldn't resist the temptation to flick it away. The ball angles a bit too much for Rahim's liking and it catches a faint tickles off Rahim's bat into the gloves of Tafadzwa Tsiga behind the stumps. 

Hard length, on top of off, Amite Hasan rocks behind the line of the ball and keeps it out.

Good length, wide of off, Amite Hasan leaves it all alone. 

Short and around off, going across the batter. Mushfiqur Rahim pulls this grounded to mid-wicket. 

Hard length, wide of off, Rahim doesn't offer any stroke at it. 

Pitched-up delivery, on the pads, Mushfiqur Rahim flicks this through the mid-wicket region and takes a couple of runs. 

Newman Nyamhuri comes around the stumps, bowls it short and on off. Rahim slaps this to deep third for a single. 

Back of a length, around off, Towhid Hridoy looks to pull this one but gets it under-edged back to the keeper on the bounce.

Newman bowls it short again, on off. Towhid Hridoy gets up on his toes and jams this around short leg.

Short stuff, around off, Mushfiqur Rahim fends this through backward square leg for a single. 

Back of a length, around off, Towhid Hridoy leaves it all alone. 

Hard length, around off, Towhid Hridoy plays within the line and sees this go past his outside edge. 

Short and on off, Towhid Hridoy gets up on his toes and punches this through cover-point for a couple here. Bangladesh trail by 160 runs.

Full and wide outside off, Towhid Hridoy shoulders his arms at it. 

Good length, wide of off, shooting a bit on the batter and shaping away as well. Towhid Hridoy leaves it. 

Full and wide down the leg side, Najmul Hossain Shanto leaves it. 

 FOUR! Smashed through square leg for four. Short-pitched delivery, on middle and leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto swivels and pulls this to the left of deep square leg for a boundary here. 

LEG BYE! Good length, around the pads, drifting down the leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto clips this off his pads to fine leg for a leg bye. 

 DROPPED! Rahim survives. Short and around off, Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back and slashes hard at it. The ball was destined towards Brendan Taylor at first slip but Tafadzwa Tsiga moves to his right, looking to gather this one-handed but doesn't time his jump well and the ball kisses his gloves and lands behind Taylor for a single. 

 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Newman Nyamhuri strikes just in time for Zimbabwe and breaks the partnership. Inswinging yorker, around off. Najmul Hossain Shanto presses onto his front foot and looks to punch this through mid off but gets beaten as the ball tails in late to flirt with the inside edge and goes on and rattles the timber, flattening the middle stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto departs on 30 and Bangladesh are 107 for 4, trailing by 163 runs.

Good length, wide outside off, Towhid Hridoy leaves it. 

Short and around off, Mushfiqur Rahim pats this to point.

Back of a length, around the pads, Mushfiqur Rahim comes inside the line of the ball and goes for a flick but misses out. The keeper, Tafadzwa Tsiga, grabs the ball to his left and there's half an appeal for caught behind, but turned down instantly by the umpire.

Short and around off, Mushfiqur Rahim gets up on his toes and dabs this in front of point for a single. This brings up the 100 for Bangladesh, and they trail by 170 runs now.

Good length, on middle and leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets it edged off the inside edge, onto the pads and the ball drops around forward short leg and the batters take one. 

Short and around off, Mushfiqur Rahim jumps up on his toes and keeps it out with soft hands around backward point.

Another one, bowled short and wide of off, Mushfiqur Rahim has a poke at it but gets beaten. 

A touch fuller, on the pads. Rahim wrists it to the square leg fielder.

Spits up from a short length, on leg. Mushfiqur Rahim tries to ride the bounce and glance it across, but misses and the ball rolls down the pitch off the thigh pad.

Shapes in on a good length, on off. Mushfiqur Rahim stretches forward and solidly blocks it to cover.

Slams the deck hard, short outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim cuts it square off the back foot and gets it past backward point for a single.

Generates extra bounce on a good length, angled into the batter's body. Najmul Hossain Shanto hangs back and nudges it to the short mid-wicket region.

 Swing and a miss! Sprays it down leg on a shortish length. Najmul Hossain Shanto tries to use the pace and pull it behind square on the leg side, only to miss due to excessive bounce. Tsiga, behind the stumps, collects it to his right.

Nips in from a good length, on middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto hops off blocks it.

Angles the ball on the pads, full in length. Najmul Hossain Shanto tickles it to deep fine leg for a run.

Short and outside off, let through by Mushfiqur.

Risky! Length-delivery, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim jumps to ride the bounce and dabs it to the short third fielder. Brian Bennett dives to his right and seeing Rahim out of the crease, he picks and throws in a motion to the batting end, but misses his shy by a fair bit. The ball rolls towards deep mid-wicket and they cross for a single.

The bail-trimming length, on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets on top of the bounce to defend.

Full and zipping through the surface, down leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto fails to get it away with a flick.

Slanted onto the pads, on a good length. Najmul Hossain Shanto tucks it behind to deep fine leg for a single. Bangladesh trail by 180 runs.

 In the air... lands safely! Back of a length, on middle, angling away with bounce. Mushfiqur Rahim plays a half-hearted pull shot off the back foot and gets it sliced off the top edge. It sails over the bowler's head and lands in thereabouts of the mid on region. Blessing Muzarabani is a bit slow to react. He runs to the left from mid-wicket but for some reason, he slows down and then again tries to go for the catch, but it drops on the ground by then. They cross.

Short of a good length and around off. Shanto rides the bounce and punches it down to the right of cover for a single.

 FOUR BYES! Too straight on the pads, full in length. Rahim misses the flick and the ball grazes the front pad and deflects through short fine leg and runs to the fence. The 50-run partnership comes up between Rahim and Shanto.

Geez, that must have hurt him hard! Short from Newman, on the leg stump line and this one doesn't rise as much as Rahim expected it to. He tries to arch back and leave it alone but it hits just above the elbow guard of his left hand. Rahim immediately strips off his gloves and helmet, clearly hurting, and there are a few concerned faces in the fielding side too. But he flashes a smile through the pain, showing the toughness he's known for.

 Just short! Lands it short and outside the leg stump. Mushfiqur Rahim swivels to play the pull shot but the ball certainly gets big on him. He is not in control of the shot, and miscues it off the toe end. It goes on the bounce to Brad Evans at backward square leg.

Angled on the pads, Mushfiqur Rahim flicks the full ball through square leg for an easy run.

Length-delivery, on top of off. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets on the back foot and bunts it down to mid on.

Deviates away, full around off. Najmul Hossain Shanto presses forward and blocks it with soft hands. The ball goes to ground and trickles to Craig Ervine at gully.

Good calling from Shanto! Length-delivery, on middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets across and nudges it between mid-wicket and square leg for a quick single.

Hits the hard length from around the stump, angling in. Mushfiqur Rahim covers the line and confidently blocks it out.

Rears up from a length, around off, angling away. Mushfiqur Rahim rides the bounce and fends it out to point.

Good length, on the pads, Mushfiqur Rahim goes for a flick but misses out and gets hit on the thigh pad. 

Full and wide outside off, Mushfiqur Rahim doesn't offer any stroke at it. 

On a length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Mushfiqur Rahim lets it go.

Newman bowls it around a good length, shaping it away from the batter. Rahim is in no mood to poke at it and leaves it. 

Full and wide of off, Mushfiqur Rahim is happy to leave this one as well. 

Short and on the pads, Mushfiqur Rahim helps this to the fine leg region for a run.

Hard length, around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets up on his toes and looks to punch this through the off side. Gets it edged off the inside and the ball rolls to fine leg for one.

Good length, around off, Mushfiqur Rahim punches this to covers. 

Back of a length, around off, Mushfiqur Rahim pushes this to cover-point.

 FOUR! Straight drive away to the fence from Rahim. Full toss, around off, Mushfiqur Rahim gets right behind the line of the ball and smashes this down the ground for a boundary. Bangladesh trail by 185 runs.

Short and on middle and leg, Mushfiqur Rahim pulls this through square leg for a run.

Richard Ngarava bowls this around that nagging length, on off, shaping back into the batter. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to keep it out but the ball bounces just a tad more and Shanto takes the bottom hand off the handle to dabs this to backward point. 

On a length, around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets right on top of the bounce, blocks this through covers for a single. 

Full and around off, Mushfiqur Rahim leaves it all alone. 

Good length, shaping back into the batter. Mushfiqur Rahim keeps it out.

Back of a length, shaping away from the batter this time. Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back inside his crease and defends this under his eyeline.

Bouncer, on middle and leg, Mushfiqur Rahim keeps the pull down and hits this to fine leg for a single. 

Short and around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets up on his toes and cuts this through the point region for a single.

Hard length, on the pads, Mushfiqur Rahim clips this to the left of the keeper for a dot. 

Full and around off, Mushfiqur Rahim prods onto his front foot and jams this back to the bowler. 

Good length, around off, going across the batter. Mushfiqur Rahim leaves it. 

Another one bowled fuller by the skipper of Zimbabwe, around off. Mushfiqur Rahim strides close to the pitch of the ball and leaves it. 

Richard Ngarava needs to get the batter playing the ball. Full and wide outside off, going harmlessly away from Rahim. The Bangla batter leaves it yet again. 

Now that's more like it. Good length, closer to the off pole. Mushfiqur Rahim jams this one. The ball shapes back into the batter and Rahim blocks this around his crease.

Back of a length, on middle and leg. Mushfiqur Rahim rocks back and jams this around short mid-wicket. This did shape back in a bit. 

 FOUR! Short stuff at this pace will not trouble Rahim. Short and on middle and off, Mushfiqur Rahim pivots on the back foot quickly and pulls this through the square leg region for a boundary. Almost a similar stroke to what Shanto played in the previous over. The deficit shrinks below 200 runs for Bangladesh. They trail by 196 runs.

Hard length, on top of off, Mushfiqur Rahim dabs this to backward point. 

Good length, around off, Mushfiqur Rahim presses onto his front foot and punches this straight to covers. A poor misfield from Richard Ngarava turns what should have been a dot into three runs. 

Good length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Shanto has a poke at it, away from his body but gets beaten. 

Back of a length, on middle and off, Najmul Hossain Shanto fends this straight to mid-wicket for a dot to close out the over. 

Good length, on the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto tucks this to the fine leg region and takes a couple of runs. 

Hard length, on middle and leg, Najmul Hossain Shanto flicks this into the ground and towards short leg. Shanto was off for a run but was quick to retreat. 

Back of a length, around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto defends this off his front foot. 

Short and down the leg side. Najmul Hossain Shanto sits underneath it. 

 FOUR! Shanto is looking comfortable against the short stuff. Short-pitched delivery, on middle and off, Najmul Hossain Shanto swivels and pulls this through the square leg region for a boundary. 

Full and wide outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto gives it a good look and offers no stroke at it. 

Good use of the angle! He slants the ball across the batter and bashes the length hard. Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to defend, but just manages to drag the bat inside the line to leave. 

 FOUR! He was onto it in a flash! Short and on leg. Najmul Hossain Shanto presses back and hammers it across with a pull shot. Finds the gap at deep mid-wicket for a boundary. He didn't time it that well, but once the ball seeps into the gap, it only stops after hugging the fence.

On a length, around off. Najmul Hossain Shanto eases it wide of cover for a single.

Shapes away, outside off and full. Mushfiqur Rahim covers the stumps and opts to leave in the end.

Overpitched on the middle stump. Rahim flicks it hard off the pads to short mid-wicket.

Outswinging delivery on a good length, outside off. Rahim lets it pass.

Hits the deck hard, on top of off. Mushfiqur Rahim hangs back and bunts it down the pitch.

In-between length, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim stabs the ball with soft hands. It goes to ground and rolls to gully.

Short of a good length, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim stands up on the toes to ride the bounce and dabs it toward backward point.

 FOUR! Gloriously played! Extracts bounce from a good length, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim hops in the crease and plays the square cut through point to pick up his first boundary. The deficit for Bangladesh reads 211 runs.

A lot fuller on middle. Mushfiqur Rahim forces the drive towards the mid on fielder.

Steep bounce from a good length, but the line is wayward, going down leg. Mushfiqur Rahim misses the glance and the keeper, Tafadzwa Tsiga, grabs the ball high in front of his face.

Fuller and shaping in from middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto prods forward and defends it out.

On top of off, on a length. Najmul Hossain Shanto fences it to the point region.

Sharp short ball, on middle. Najmul Hossain Shanto ducks under it.

 FOUR! Smashed down the ground! A long half-volley on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto leans on and drives it off the middle of the blade, through mid off for a cracking boundary. The 50 comes up for Bangladesh and they trail by 218 runs.

Nip-backer on a good length, from around the stump. Najmul Hossain Shanto lets it through.

Goes full and around off. Najmul Hossain Shanto draws the front foot out and defends it solidly.

Good length ball and Najmul clips it to the right of deep backward square for a couple of runs.

A touch fuller on the pads. Najmul Hossain Shanto steers it through square leg for an easy single.

Goodness me! That has just rocketed off the surface. This is not short at all. In fact, a fraction fuller on middle and leg with a steep bounce off the surface. Mominul Haque looks to drive straight, but gets cut in half as the ball zips past the inside edge. It almost trims the bail of the middle stump and Tafadzwa Tsiga has to leap to collect the ball over his head.

Full and on middle, worked to short mid-wicket.

Nice and full, around off, Mominul Haque drives it straight to cover.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Wowza, that's a stunner from Evans. The move to come from around the wicket works wonders for Blessing Muzarabani and he gets his second wicket. And this is a huge one. Full and angling into the batter, on off. Mominul Haque is forced to play with the angle and tries to drive it to the off side, but plays it away from the body. The ball lands and just nips away slightly to take the outside edge. The ball flies flatly to the left of the third slip fielder. Brad Evans flings himself and takes an insane catch while being airborne by stretching both hands to his left. Now, in such cases, the ball can easily pop out once the elbows hit the ground. Evans lands hard but holds the ball in his hand nicely. Bangladesh go further into turmoil as they are 46/3, trailing by 224 runs.

Almost chopped on! Back of a length, nipping in sharply with bounce. Mushfiqur Rahim plays at it, looking to block it out. Gets a thick inside edge and the ball bounces past the stumps before rolling behind to deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

 FOUR! Into the gap! Short of a good length, angling outside off. Mominul Haque rides the bounce and nails the square cut, to the left of the diving backward point fielder. Finds the fence. The first boundary on Day 3.

Extra bit of bounce on a length, on the leg stump. Mominul Haque fences it to the leg side.

Steep bounce, short and outside off. Mominul Haque shapes up to play the pull but the ball keeps taking off to beat the bat.

Full and outside off. Mominul Haque leans across and defends it to the cover region.

Oh, just short of the keeper! Haque wasn't in control of the shot at all. Back of a length, outside the leg stump. Mominul hops on the toes to defend off the back foot but the ball kicks up, grazes his gloves and pops up and lands in front of the right of the keeper. Tafadzwa Tsiga collects it on the bounce.

Digs in a sharp bouncer, on the leg stump line. Mominul Haque ducks under it safely.

Good length, on middle and Muzarabani generates bounce due to his height. Mahmudul Hasan Joy hops on the toes and bunts it down the pitch.

Hits the deck hard, slightly outside off, jagging in. Mahmudul Hasan Joy leans back, drops the wrists and lets it through to the keeper.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! An absolute ripper of a delivery from Blessing Muzarabani. He hits the length very hard and generates extra bounce, on middle and off. Mahmudul Hasan Joy is squared up completely as he looks to block it off the back foot. He is undone by the extra zip and lift off the pitch. A fat outside edge is found and the ball spoons up from the shoulder of the bat towards gully where Brian Bennett takes a dolly. Zimbabwe strike early in the day. Bangladesh are 41/2, trailing by 229 runs.

Length-delivery, on middle and off. Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks it off the back foot.

Spits up from the pitch, on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto just about manages to sway away from the line and leaves.

Straight and attacking the stumps, full in length. Najmul Hossain Shanto presses in front and alertly blocks it back to the bowler. A very successful over for Blessing.

Evans starts on the money! Hits the deck hard, on middle and leg. Mahmudul Hasan Joy rides the bounce and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

 Beauty! Angles in on a good length. It lands and nips away just a bit with good bounce. Joy is squared up as he looks to defend off the back foot, but the ball whistles past his outside edge.

Back of a length, on the pads. Hasan Joy plays from the crease and steers it to deep backward square leg for a single. First run of Day 3. Bangladesh trail by 229 runs.

 What a peach of a delivery! Hits the hard length, in the channel with an extra bit of bounce. Mominul Haque hangs back to defend but the ball keeps leaving him and zips past the outside edge by a whisker.

Nagging length, on top of off. Mominul Haque arches back and tries to ramp that at the last moment, but it bounces above his angled bat.

Hard length, just around off. Mominul Haque watches it closely and shoulders arms. Fabulous start from Brad Evans.

Back of a length and on the sixth stump line, Mahmudul Hasan Joy leaves it alone.

Hard length and on middle, jags back in sharply, Mahmudul Hasan Joy gets late to flick it away and the ball hits him on the back thigh. 

On a length and on middle, Mahmudul Hasan Joy fends it away as the ball rolls past mid-wicket. Joy takes a moment before taking off, and the batters get the second as well.

Bangs in a bouncer, around off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy leaves it alone.

Pitched up and on off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy does not move his feet and drives it. Hits it uppishly through the vacant covers region and collects three runs.

Much fuller again, on off, Mominul Haque gently pushes it wide of mid off for a couple of runs. The umpire has a look at his watch and takes the bails off. THAT WILL BE STUMPS ON DAY 2!

Good length and on middle, Mominul Haque blocks it out.

Back of a length and on off, Mominul Haque dabs it down towards second slip.

Short of a length and outside off, angling away, Mominul Haque offers no shot at it.

Hard-length delivery, outside off again, Mominul Haque leaves it alone.

Nagging length, much closer to the stumps, jags back in as well. Mominul Haque lifts his bat and lets it go, trusting the bounce as it goes over the stumps.

Length again, on middle, Mominul Haque keeps it out on the pitch.

Fuller one and on off, angling in, Mominul Haque knocks it towards mid off.

On a length and on off, Mominul Haque pats it to the right of the short cover fielder for a single.

Back of a length and on off, jags back in. Mahmudul Hasan Joy gets late and the ball almost sneaks through but it hits the bottom half of the bat and rolls down the pitch.

Lands this short of a length and on middle and off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy leaves it alone.

FOUR! Again, not in control, but he will take it! Blessing Muzarabani bangs this into the pitch, outside off. Mahmudul Hasan Joy slashes hard at it. Gets an outside edge that flies well over the slip cordon for a boundary. Bangladesh trail by 237 runs.

Beaten! Blessing Muzarabani bowls this on a good length and on middle and off, straightens a bit. Mahmudul Hasan Joy has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. He did get squared up.

A beauty to start! From over the wicket, Brad Evans lands this on a good length, gets it to angle away. Mominul Haque has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Back of a length and on off, Mominul Haque lets it go this time.

FOUR! Nice shot! A half-volley around off. Mominul Haque leans onto his drive and times it crisply through covers for a boundary.

Short of a length and outside off, angling away, Mominul Haque offers no shot at it.

Hard length and around leg, Mominul Haque nudges it through backward square leg for a single.

Into the surface, on off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy stays back and keeps it out to the off side.

Short of a length and around off, Shadman Islam stands tall and swats it away but straight to short mid-wicket.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Richard Ngarava draws first blood. He lands this on a good length and on the fourth stump line, angles it in, but then gets it to straighten off the deck. Shadman Islam is drawn forward into his defensive stroke but the ball moves away to catch the outside edge. It goes wide of third slip, where Ben Curran dives to his left to take a stunning catch just inches above the ground. Bangladesh are 22/1, trailing by 248 runs.

On a length and on middle, Mominul Haque blocks it out.

Back of a length and outside off, shaping away, Mominul Haque leaves it alone.

Touch fuller and on off, Mominul Haque taps it towards cover for a single.

Hits the deck hard, on middle, jags back in, Mahmudul Hasan Joy leaves it on length.

Fuller one and on middle, angling in, Mahmudul Hasan Joy tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Full again and angling into the leg side, Mahmudul Hasan Joy clips it towards fine leg for a single.

Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Shadman Islam checks his drive a bit and hits it uppishly. It goes well wide of the bowler but does not have enough legs to get to the fence. The mid on fielder runs back to collect it. Three taken.

Short and outside off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy watches it through and leaves it alone.

A bouncer now, outside off again, Mahmudul Hasan Joy sways away from it. Wided.

Overpitched and on middle, Mahmudul Hasan Joy drills it past mid on for a couple of runs.

Back of a length and on off, nips back in, Mahmudul Hasan Joy offers no shot at it.

Good-length delivery, on off, shapes away a bit, Shadman Islam keeps it out on the pitch.

Fuller one, on middle and off, Shadman Islam fends it off the inner half of the bat to short mid-wicket.

FOUR! Slashed and slashed hard! Richard Ngarava lands this short of a length, outside off. Shadman Islam gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it over point for a boundary.

Hard length, on middle, Shadman Islam stays back and pats it towards mid on.

Touch fuller and around off, moves away, Shadman Islam leaves it alone.

Pulls his length back, on middle, gets it to shape away, Shadman Islam misses his flick and gets hit high on the pads.

Blessing Muzarabani begins with a loosener, short and well outside off. Mahmudul Hasan Joy slashes hard at it but misses.

Lands this on a good length and on off, holds is line, Mahmudul Hasan Joy goes for the big booming straight drive but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Short of a length and on middle and off, shoots up off the deck as well, Mahmudul Hasan Joy leaves it alone.

Hard length and on middle, straightens a bit, Mahmudul Hasan Joy guides it off the outer half of the bat towards point.

Touch fuller and on off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy knocks it through the vacant mid off region for a brace.

Pulls his length back, on off, gets some extra bounce again, Mahmudul Hasan Joy plays inside the line of it as it goes through to the keeper.

Good start! Richard Ngarava lands this on a good length and on off, jags back in a bit, Mahmudul Hasan Joy watches it through and leaves it alone. Too close for comfort, though!

EDGED AND FOUR! Not a great shot from Mahmudul Hasan Joy to be honest! Richard Ngarava serves this fuller and outside off, angling away. Joy throws his hands at it but gets a thick outside edge that just flies over the slip cordon for a boundary.

Short of a length and on middle, jags back in sharply. Mahmudul Hasan Joy fails to ride the bounce but manages to keep it out from the upper half of his bat. Looks like he has damaged his bat as well.

Good fielding! Pitched up and around off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy leans and drives it firmly through covers. Brad Evans gives it a good chase and dives forward to push it back inside just in time. The fielder from point also goes after it, collects it and throws it back. Three taken.

Short of a length and on middle, Shadman Islam gets his front leg up and pulls it through square leg for a couple of runs.

Hard length and on middle and leg, Shadman Islam stays back and tucks it to the leg side.