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

Short and at the stumps, Khaled gets back and tries to hack it over the leg side but misses.

OUT! MIDDLE STUMP GOES FOR A WALK! Newman Nyamhuri puts the finishing touches on a superb spell and bags a four-wicket haul! He nails the perfect yorker, right at the base of the middle stump. Khaled Ahmed stays rooted to the crease, perhaps dreaming of a big heave across the line, but the ball is simply too good. He swings over the top of it, and the middle stump is sent cartwheeling. Bangladesh are all out for 140, and Zimbabwe will be delighted with a clinical bowling performance led by Nyamhuri and the pace battery.

Short and wide outside off, Hasan Mahmud tries to play the ramp shot but misses.

OUT! CAUGHT! The end is closing in for Bangladesh. Blessing Muzarabani charges in and spears a full ball around off, getting just enough movement to draw the mistake. Hasan leans across, trying to work it into the leg side, but the bat-face is a touch closed and the ball kisses the outside edge. It flies quickly towards gully where Brian Bennett reacts sharply, stooping low to take a fine catch. Bangladesh lose yet another wicket, and Zimbabwe are now just one step away from wrapping up the innings.

Shout for an lbw. Not given Very full and tailing down the leg side, the batter tries to flick but misses. Going down.

A near yorker, close to off, Ebadot Hossain fails to dig it out.

Pitches it up and on off, Ebadot gets behind the line and blocks it towards short cover.

Bowls it on a length and outside off, Hossain shoulders arms. A wicket maiden for Blessing Muzarabani. 

FOUR! Much-needed runs for Bangladesh! Newman Nyamhuri drops it short and offers plenty of width outside off. Taijul Islam frees his arms and slaps it fiercely through the gap between gully and point. It rockets across the outfield and into the fence. Bangladesh will gladly take that boundary as they look for some valuable lower-order runs.

Hurries off a good length around off, Islam under-edges his attempt square cut. It drops near the surface.

FOUR! Taijul Islam is not hanging around! Fuller and outside off, and he leans into it with intent. A clean, crisp drive, meeting the ball right under his eyes as he cracks it through point. No stopping that once it pierces the gap, and it races away to the boundary. Bangladesh squeeze out more valuable runs.

Swing and a miss! Short and on off, Taijul Islam moves back to pull but misses.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Living by the sword and finally falling to it. Taijul Islam goes once too often at the width outside off, and this time it costs him his wicket. It is short and wide again, inviting the drive. He looks to open the face and guide it, bending the back knee to manufacture the stroke, but this time there is just enough movement to find the edge. The ball goes through to the keeper, and Tafadzwa Tsiga does the rest, getting forward and down to complete his fourth catch of the innings.

Serves it on a length, around leg, Ahmed tries to flick but misses. It deflects off his pads to the off side.

Slants in a shortish ball on off, angling in, Islam tries to defend from the back foot but misses. It goes off his thigh pad to the slip cordon.

Big swing and a miss. Fuller and outside off, Taijul attempts a booming cover drive but makes zero connection.

Short and on off, Taijul picks the length very late, steps back and tries to steer it away but misses. It goes past his bat to the keeper.

Fuller and on off, Taijul Islam pushes it to the left of point and steals a quick run. Wessly Madhevere attacks the ball but loses his balance and makes that run an easy one eventually.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The procession continues, and Bangladesh are now in deep trouble at 132/7. Blessing Muzarabani finally gets the reward his superb spell has deserved. He lands it on a probing good length around off, and the ball rears up awkwardly off the surface. Amite Hasan, who never looked settled during his brief stay, has no answer to the extra bounce. He pushes tamely from inside the line, only to feather an edge through to Tafadzwa Tsiga, who completes another comfortable catch behind the stumps, his third. Zimbabwe are all over Bangladesh now. With the last recognised batter back in the pavilion, the visitors' innings is going nowhere.

On a length around middle, it's blocked from the back foot.

A little short and on top of off, Amite defends it down from the back foot.

Goes full and arrows it around off, Amite drives it back to the bowler who fails to collect it cleanly as he is in a hurry to mime a throw at the batter.

Back of a length, outside off, Amite thinks about it but then withdraws his bat at the last moment.

Play and a miss. Full and outside off, cutting away from the batter, Amite attempts to drive off the front foot but misses. A bit of a nothing shot.

And again. Once more, Ngarava serves it on a driving length and manages to lure the batter. The debutant is trying his best to drive but his footwork is not correct.

Even fuller, wide outside off, Hasan leans forward to thump it through covers but again the angle of the bowler makes sure that it beats the willow. Maiden.

Swing and a miss. Short and wide outside off, Amite Hasan throws his bat at it but fails to connect.

Pitches it up and around off, Hasan drives it off the front foot to extra cover.

Fuller again, on off, Hasan drives it down the ground, to the right of extra cover and gets a single.

Sharp delivery, full and angling down the leg side, Taijul Islam tries to flick but misses.

A bumper on middle, Taijul Islam takes immediate cover as he ducks.

Fuller and on off, Taijul stays back and pushes it with an angled bat to point. Thinks about a run but then decides against it as the fielder attacks the ball.

Delivers it on a length, around off, Amite defends it from the back foot.

Needless from the batter. A touch short and on off, angling away, Amite tries to punch from the back foot but gets beaten.

Amite Hasan is off the mark in Test cricket. Richard Ngarava bangs it in short around middle, and the debutant rocks onto the back foot to pull. He does not quite middle it, but gets enough on the shot to lift it over square leg. Brad Evans gives chase from fine leg and does well to haul it in before the rope, saving a run. 

Outside off, Hridoy pushes at it and misses.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another one falls, and Bangladesh are slipping badly in the afternoon session. Richard Ngarava strikes again. He angles a length ball across the right-hander, tempting Towhid Hridoy into a shot he could easily have left alone. There is hardly any footwork as he pushes at it from the crease, and the inevitable outside edge is found. Tafadzwa Tsiga stays low and completes a fine catch behind the stumps. Zimbabwe are right on top now, full of energy and belief, while Bangladesh continue to lose wickets at regular intervals. They have slumped to 130/6.

Beats the off stump by a whisker. Back of a length, on off and shaping in, Islam stays back and offers no shot. 

Hridoy lets the ball go outside off stump.

Around the off stump, on a good length. Hridoy makes the leave.

Two is the call and they eventually get it. Fuller and on middle. Hridoy whips it neatly towards wide mid on, where Richard Ngarava dives to his right and makes a half-stop. He ends up parrying it away to his right and the batters are able to come back for the second run.

Beaten comprehensively. Length ball close to off, on a length, Towhid Hridoy plays the line and is beaten by the away movement.

An outswinger, landing on a length around middle, Towhid Hridoy tries to flick but gets a soft leading edge. It rolls safely towards gully.

Unplayable. Probing line, on and around off, on a good length, Hridoy pushes at it and misses. Top over!

Over the off stump, on a nagging length. Rahim lets the ball come to him and defends it late.

DROPPED, FOUR! For the second time, Ben Curran has shelled it and both chances have come off the bowling of Richard Ngarava. Pushed across the right-hander, full in length. Rahim goes for the drive well away from his body. Curran leaps and tries to take the catch over his head, but he seems to have lost the ball in the background. It bursts through his hands and goes behind for a four.

Drags the length back, on off. Rahim lets it pass.

OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! I will do it myself, says Richard Ngarava. The Zimbabwean skipper has produced a special yorker. Tailing back into the right-hander, on middle and leg. Rahim tries to get his bat down hurriedly, but the ball keeps coming back in and beats him on the inside edge. It goes through to uproot the leg stump. A sight to behold for any fast bowler. Ben Curran will be a relieved man.

Edged and gone? Zimbabwe think so, but the man who matters feels otherwise. The debutant is greeted with a nasty delivery. Landing on off and middle before moving away with extra bounce. Hasan tries to defend it close to his body. The ball lands and nips away to go past the outside edge. Tafadzwa Tsiga snaffles it, and Zimbabwe go up in unison, but the finger stays down. There was a noise, but it seems to have brushed the shirt of the batter before going through to the keeper.

Hits the good length, on middle. There is a bit of lift again, but Amite Hasan manages to fend it down.

Short and wide on off, Hridoy is better off playing the cut, but he plays this a lot straighter. It goes towards mid off, where Blessing Muzarabani moves to his left and gets low to prevent the single.

Bowled on a hard length, on off. Hridoy stands tall to keep it out with a straight bat. Plays the initial line of the ball but it straightens to go past the outside edge.

Full and angled in at the sticks. Hridoy is a bit late to get forward but manages to keep it out.

A bit fuller, on off. Towhid presses forward for the block. It goes off the outer half to the left of gully, where it is cut off.

First run in Test cricket for Hridoy. This is on the pads, it's helped away to deep fine for a single.

Hurls it on a length, outside off. Rahim extends his hands and taps the ball on its head before pushing it wide of cover for one.

Richard Ngarava begins with a length ball outside off, angling away, Rahim shoulders arms.

Beauty of a delivery! A superb short ball from Richard Ngarava, climbing sharply around off. Mushfiqur Rahim is forced onto his toes as he fends at it, but the ball keeps rising and whistles past the outside edge by the barest of margins. That was uncomfortably close.

Sprays it full and wide outside off, Rahim attempts a loose drive at it and misses.

Delivers it on a length, around middle and off, Rahim offers a compact front-foot defense this time and keeps it out at point.

Once again, Richard Ngarava throws the bait, serves it on a length and outside off, inviting the batter, Rahim shoulders arms.

Full and outside off, angling away from the batter, after attempting a loose drive on the third ball, Rahim has got his composure back and makes another leave.

Begins with a short delivery, around off, Shanto goes back and pushes it from the inside edge to the leg side.

Again the length is short, around off, Shanto is on his toes as he punches it down towards mid off.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Out of nowhere, Najmul Hossain Shanto gifts Zimbabwe a wicket. It is a strange lapse in judgment from the Bangladesh skipper. Brad Evans sticks to the short-ball plan, banging it in around off. Shanto suddenly charges down the track, looking to muscle it over the leg side, but the stroke is rushed. He only manages the faintest of tickles through to Tafadzwa Tsiga, who completes a simple catch behind the stumps. A thoroughly uncharacteristic shot from Shanto, and he walks back with a disappointed look. Bangladesh lose their fourth wicket overall and second in this session, with the score on 119.

The debutant is greeted with a sharp short ball on off, Towhid Hridoy leans back a bit and lets it go to the keeper.

In the zone around off, on a length and shaping away a hint, Towhid Hridoy stays back to push inside the line and gets beaten.

Back of a length on off, Towhid Hridoy drops it down toward point and wants a run. Rahim screams a big no. The debutant, understandably, is eager to open his account in Test cricket.

Slips a length ball down the leg side, Shanto tries to flick but misses. Tafadzwa Tsiga stretches low to his right to make a half stop.

Fuller and on off, it has been driven back to the bowler.

Back of a length on off, cutting back into the batter, Shanto goes back and works it off the inner edge to square leg. They cross.

Newman steams in from 'round the wicket and goes short to the right-hander. The line is down the leg side and Rahim has an easy leave to make.

FOUR! Rahim opens his account with a boundary. Receives a short ball from the comfort of his crease, swivels a bit on the back foot and pulls it wide of mid-wicket. The fielder gives chase but the ball teasingly touches the fence.

Around off, on a length and angling in, Rahim draws forward to defend it close to his front pad. It goes off the outer edge to point.

On a hard length, not close enough to make the batter play. An easy leave for Rahim.

Hits the top of off, does Blessing. Rahim tries to defend it late and looks to ride the bounce. The ball drops at his feet off the face of the bat but he is alert enough to prevent the ball from dribbling towards the stumps.

Into the surface, around off. Rahim makes a watchful leave.

Fuller now, aimed at the stumps, solidly defended by Mushfiqur.

Keeps the stumps in play, on a length. Rahim blocks it right under his eyes with the bat close to the front pad.

Dishes it out on a good length, outside off. Mushfiqur Rahim covers the off stump and lets it through. The ball gathers pace after kissing the deck and carries at head height to the keeper.

A little too straight, on a good length, Shanto turns it off the pads square on the leg side. They cross.

In the channel by Newman. Haque lets it be.

Goes full now, a bit of an away curve, on off. Haque hangs low and punches it to mid off.

OUT! CAUGHT! A nothing shot from Mominul Haque, who looked assured of the two batters and he has paid the price. Newman Nyamhuri lets out a big roar and he is all pumped up. This is on a hard length, on off. The ramp had been a productive shot in this innings so far for Haque, but this time, he just ends up gliding it with an open bat face straight to second slip, where Craig Ervine takes a safe catch around his neck. The 77-run stand has been broken and Bangladesh are now 113/3.

Leg bye! Full and at the pads. Rahim misses out on the tickle. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes away on the leg side.

Rapped on the pads! Not given. The nip-backer by Newman, on a back of a length, on middle. Shanto is caught in his crease and once again, he is troubled by the ball coming back into him. Gets beaten on the block on the inside edge and wears it high on the pads.

Down leg, on a hard length, the batter is not interested in playing at that.

A bit of a mix-up but no harm done. Across off, a bit fuller. Haque pushes it down the ground to the left of mid off. Haque is nearly halfway through before being sent back by his partner.

On the shorter side, on leg. Haque nudges it nicely off the back foot through square leg for a couple of runs.

Into the wicket but this is down leg again. Haque sways inside the line of the ball and allows it through.

From around the wicket now, targeting the off pole, on a length. A confident forward press by Mominul as he taps it to cover.

Another LBW shout and once again, it is not entertained. There seemed to be two noises, so there might have been an inside edge. Fuller and tailing back in, Haque pushes out in front to play it down the ground. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and it dribbles towards the slip cordon.

That came back a long way. On middle, on a back of a length. Shanto stays on the back foot to keep it out but the ball jags back in sharply to beat Shanto on the inside edge. It pops up off the pads towards backward point, where Brian Bennett leaps but the ball clears him. The batters sneak in a leg bye.

 On a hard length, down leg. Haque lets it pass.

Tight single. On off, on a back of a length. Mominul taps it wide of cover and looks at his partner before setting off for the run. The fielder gets around to his right, picks the ball up and has a shy at the batting end but misses. Shanto puts in a desperate dive to get home.

On off, but not close enough to make the batter play. An easy leave for Shanto.

Beaten all ends up. With Shanto on strike, every ball is an event. Full and moving back in. Shanto goes hard on the drive with a straight bat. The ball nips back to sneak past the inside edge.

Aggression shown by Newman Nyamhuri. Full and at the sticks, Shanto firms the drive back to the bowler. Newman picks it up and throws the ball, more in anger, at the batting end. It goes behind and Tafadzwa Tsiga gathers it to his left.

From around the wicket, attacking the front pad. Shanto leans across and stabs it down on the leg side.

Dug in short, over middle. Shanto ducks under it.

Switches to over the wicket now, angled across, on a good length. Najmul Hossain Shanto is watchful in defence.

A confident shout for LBW! Turned down by the umpire and Zimbabwe cannot quite believe it. This was pretty close but due to the over-the-wicket angle, the umpire felt that it pitched outside the line of the leg stump. The line was not an issue at all. Shaping back in, fuller and on middle. Shanto lunges for the block but is beaten on the inside edge to be hit on the back pad. There is no DRS in this series and Zimbabwe will have to get on with it.

Another chance? At the hips, Shanto hops to nudge it away. It lobs off the thigh pad, where the short leg fielder is a bit late to react and leaps but it clips his fingertips and goes behind. Given as a leg bye, though.

Going away, on a back of a length. Haque lets it go.

Bowls it on a length outside off, Shanto leaves.

This one jags back in sharply from a length outside off, Shanto is on the back foot, attempting to defend but it beats the toe end of his bat.

A loud appeal for LBW! Not given. Nyamhuri continues to bring the ball back into the left-hander from a good length around off. Shanto hangs back to defend but fails to keep it out cleanly. He is struck high on the pad, and Zimbabwe go up in unison. The umpire is unmoved, and rightly so. There are two distinct noises as the ball passes the bat, and the replays confirm a faint inside edge before it thuds into the pad.

FOUR! 100 UP FOR BANGLADESH! Full and on off, and Shanto does not miss out. He gets forward, swings through the line, and drills it straight back past the bowler. Mid on has no chance as the ball races away to the fence. 

Wide! Short and down the leg side, Shanto tries to pull but misses.

Drifting down the leg side, Shanto fails to glance and Tafadzwa Tsiga does well to get a hand on it. It goes behind and they get a bye.

FOUR! Mominul is in no mood to spare anything with width on offer. Nyamhuri drops it short and well outside off, and Mominul throws his hands at it. He gets a thick outside edge, but it flies safely over the slip cordon and races away to the deep third fence. Not quite where he intended but he looked in control all the time. Runs continue to flow for Bangladesh in the afternoon session.

Around off, on a good length, Shanto stands back and plays it down with an angled bat.

Angles in a length ball around off, shaping away, Shanto offers no shot.

Pitches it up and around middle and leg, Shanto leans forward and works it quietly to the left of mid-wicket. Takes a single.

Was that a chance? Not quite. It's full and on middle, angling down the leg side. Mominul plays a firm flick across the line, and the ball rockets towards short leg, striking him flush on the left shoulder. There is a brief moment of excitement, but it cannot be called a dropped catch. The deflection rolls away towards deep fine, but the batters decide against the single.

In the channel close to off, Mominul stays back and allows it through.

Keeps it on off, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Nyamhuri errs yet again, serving up a full delivery well wide outside off. It is not the first freebie he has offered today, and Mominul is in no mood to let it pass. He opens his arms and crisply drives it square of the wicket through the off side. Once it beats point, there is only one result. That boundary also brings up the 50-run partnership, with Mominul dominating the stand. He has contributed 35 of those runs and is looking in control.

Goes short and on middle, it's pulled behind square leg for a run.

Back of a length on middle, staying a bit low, Shanto swivels to pull but misses. It goes off his body to square leg and they cross for a leg bye.

FOUR BYES! That's a gift for Bangladesh. Poor line from the bowler, drifting well down the leg side. Mominul has a hopeful flick at it, but the ball is far too wide to make any contact. The keeper has no chance either as it scoots past him and races away to the fine leg fence. Bonus runs, and Zimbabwe will be disappointed.

FOUR! FIFTY FOR MOMINUL HAQUE! A fine knock gets the milestone it deserves. Nyamhuri drops it short and offers plenty of width outside off. Mominul pounces in a flash, rocking back and whacking it through point. Once it beats the infield, the outfield does the rest. It is Mominul's 28th Test fifty and his fifth against Zimbabwe, and it has been a composed knock, blending solid defence with some eye-catching strokeplay.

Outside off, left alone.

In the zone outside off, an easy leave for the Bangla skipper.

Terrific delivery! That is as good as it gets. Full and on off, it shapes in through the air before kissing the seam and darting away off the surface. Shanto plays for the initial line, brings the bat down in defense, but the late movement beats the outside edge. Beaten all ends up. Unplayable.

Outside off, Shanto offers no shot.

Fullish and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto drives it on the up but finds the fielder at extra cover.

Serves it on a length, close to off but not close enough to bother the batter. Easy leave.

An inswinger this time. It lands on a good length outside off and Shanto is happy to shoulder arms. The ball bends back in a touch after pitching, but never enough to trouble the stumps. A comfortable leave in the end.

Beaten straightaway. A length delivery close to off, lands and straightens, Mominul tries to defend from the back foot but is beaten past the outside edge.

Drop and run. Around off on a good length, Mominul goes back and taps it down to covers. Looks at his partner, calls for a quick run and completes it easily.

Back of a length, close to off, Shanto pushes his weight on the back foot and defends it to the off side.

Again the length is on the shorter side, around off, Shanto goes on his toes and punches it with nice timing through covers. The ball slows down before the fence and they get three runs.

Newman Nyamhuri pitches it up this time, outside off, Mominul Haque drives it in front of square on the off side and comes back for the second run. Positive start to the session for Bangladesh. 

A huge, almost desperate appeal for LBW! The Zimbabwe fielders go up in unison, but the umpire stands his ground. Nyamhuri errs in line, drifting a length ball well down the leg side. Mominul shoulders arms and allows it to strike him on the pads without offering a shot. Zimbabwe appeal more in hope than expectation, but there is not much in it. The ball is comfortably sliding down the leg side, and the umpire is unmoved.

Hurls in a length delivery outside off, Najmul Hossain Shanto stands back and makes a leave.

Fuller and closer to off, shaping away after landing, Shanto reads it well and shoulders arms.

A bit short and on top of off, Shanto stays back and plays it down to point.

Nicely struck, but straight to the fielder. It's full and on off, inviting the drive. Shanto gets well forward, presents the full face of the bat, and drills it firmly down the ground. Unfortunately for him, it is hit straight at mid off, who fields it cleanly.

Bumper around off, Shanto ducks underneath it with ease.

Blessing Muzarabani angles it in, on a shortish length around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto defends it confidently from the back foot. That will be Lunch on Day 1.

Down leg, on a short of a length. Haque swivels for the pull but eventually offers no shot.

At the hips, Haque dabs it down on the leg side.

Shaping back in a bit, Haque trusts the bounce and makes the leave. It sails over the off stump.

On off, a bit full. Haque stabs it down on the off side.

Angled away, on a length, Haque is happy to let it go.

FOUR! Uppish but in the gap. Evans pitches it up and gets the ball to move back in the air. Haque steps out and flicks it uppishly through the vacant mid-wicket region for a boundary.

From around the wicket, on a back of a length, on middle and leg. Shanto hops and drops his bat down on the ball.

Beaten! In and around the off stump, on a nagging length. Shanto is forced to play at it due to the angle. The ball straightens enough to beat him on the defense.

And again! Landing just outside the line of the off stump, on the shorter side. Shanto rises with the bounce and presents a straight bat for the block. He is squared up as the ball moves away off the seam and whistles past the bat.

Not as close to the off stump as the previous two balls, on a hard length. Shanto confidently lets it through to the keeper.

Slightly fuller, outside off. Shanto dabs it to point.

Opened him up like a can! Slanting back in from around the wicket, in that line just outside the off pole. Shanto is better off leaving it on length, considering the height of Blessing. Shanto attempts the block but is squared up completely due to the seam movement.

Drifts down leg, Haque does not commit himself to the tickle and lets it pass.

Delivers it on a good length, on middle and leg. Haque nudges it to the man at a catching square leg.

Across the off stump now, on a nagging length. Haque knows where his off stump is and leaves it alone.

Another ball pushed across the left-hander. Haque is not interested in playing at it.

Brave leave! Cross-seam ball, this comes back a bit into the left-hander, in line with the off stump. Half a step towards the off side by Mominul before leaving the ball on length. It bounces over the off stump.

Pushes the length up now, outside off. Mominul Haque shoulders arms.

Nicely done. On a length, on off. Shanto presses onto the front foot and plays a punchy drive to the left of the mid off fielder for a couple of runs.

Angled in at the front pad, Shanto defends solidly by getting forward.

Was there an edge? Tafadzwa Tsiga was the only one to go up but he found no support from anyone else. To be fair to Tsiga, there did seem to be a noise as the ball went past the bat. Banged in on a hard length, outside off. Shanto swivels and goes hard on the pull but it sneaks under the blade.

On a back of a length, not close enough to make the batter play. An easy leave for Shanto.

Pitches it up, on middle. Shanto lunges to keep it out.

Wide! Dug in short, over the off stump. Shanto gets his hands high and initially tries to take the short ball on with the pull but then bails out of the shot at the last moment. Given as a wide for height.

This is in the corridor, on a short of a length. Shanto gets on his toes and has a feel for it before withdrawing his bat.

FOUR! Another sweet drive from Mominul Haque. Fuller in length and outside off, Mominul strides forward and crunches it through point for a boundary.

Short and on off, pulled away to deep square leg for a couple.

FOUR! Glorious shot again from Mominul! Full and on middle, and he gets right behind the line with a straight bat. Playing it beautifully late, he meets the ball under his eyes and punches it firmly past mid on.

On and around off, Mominul Haque defends it.

Huge shout for LBW! Not given. Brad Evans charges in from around the wicket, using the width of the crease to good effect. He lands it on a good length outside off, and the ball curls back in sharply. Mominul shuffles across, shapes to leave, and wears it on the pads. Zimbabwe go up in a confident appeal, but the umpire is unmoved. With no shot offered, impact is never the concern, but the height is. The replays confirm the ball would have sailed over the stumps. A good decision from the umpire.

  FOUR! Eased away! Evans delivers it on a length and bowls it on the pads, Mominul Haque accepts the gift and neatly nudges it down to deep fine. The fielder in the deep tries his best, but the ball finds the fence.

Hurls it in, on a length around off, shaping away a bit with extra bounce, Shanto does well to defend it to the off side.

Identical to the last delivery but the line is a bit too straight, Shanto tries to work it off his pads and it goes off the inner edge to deep fine. They get a single.

Drifting down the leg side again, Mominul fails to flick and it goes off his pads to deep fine. They cross and it's given as a run. In fact, it has been changed to leg bye.

Around off, on a length, Shanto defends it to mid off.

PUT DOWN! Richard Ngarava does everything right, only to be let down by his slip cordon. He lands it on a good length around off, angling it across just enough to force the shot. The ball then nibbles away, finding the outside edge. The chance flies between second and third slip. The third slip fielder, Ben Curran, dives full length to his right, gets both hands to it, but cannot cling on. Much to Ngarava's frustration, the opportunity goes begging. In hindsight, he may have been better off leaving it for the second slip, who appeared to be in a better position.

The batter has just blocked that from the crease.

Bowls it on a length and outside off, Mominul Haque defends it with soft hands to cover-point and comes out of the crease in search of a run. His partner sends him back.

Shortish and on off, Mominul Haque goes on the back foot and defends it down.

This one swings away nicely. Short in length and outside off, Mominul Haque leaves and the ball curls away after going past the batter. That's a money ball if he gets the line right.

Serves it in and around off, landing on a length, Mominul Haque defends it from the crease.

Angles in a length ball, targeting the off pole, Mominul Haque trusts the bounce and shoulders arms. This one travels almost over the off stump.

Off the outside edge! Brad Evans is asking plenty of questions here. He lands it on a good length just outside off and gets it to straighten ever so slightly off the seam. Mominul pushes from inside the line with tentative hands, and the ball catches the outside edge. Fortunately for him, it drops well short of point. Another probing delivery from Evans.

Richard Ngarava begins his second spell by slipping a full ball down the leg side. Mominul tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to deep fine and they cross for a leg bye.

Back of a length, around off, Shanto goes back to defend and does so by crouching a wee bit.

Lands it on a length around off, shaping away, Shanto stands back and plays late at it. He accounts for the movement and taps it in the gap at covers for one.

Uppish, but safe! That was almost an instant reward for the field change. Square leg was placed there just before this delivery, and he is immediately in the game. Richard bowls a length ball on the pads, and Mominul flicks a bit too firmly across the line. He fails to keep it down, but the ball drops safely and reaches square leg on the bounce.

Fuller and on middle, nudged towards mid on.

On middle, Mominul drops it with gentle hands towards mid-wicket and steals a quick run.

Serves it on a length around off, Shanto gets forward to defend near his front leg and keeps it out off the outer half. The ball rolls away to point.

Back of a length, on off, Shanto goes on the back foot and defends it down on the surface.

Around middle and leg, on a shortish length, again Shanto goes on the back foot and this time he keeps it out on the leg side.

A tempter outside off, full and there to be driven, Najmul Hossain Shanto restrains himself from going after it and lets it go to the keeper. Driving is a risky component on this surface with the nip around.

FOUR! FIFTY UP FOR BANGLADESH! Brad Evans bangs it in short around off, and Shanto instinctively swivels onto the back foot to pull. For a moment, it looks as though he is trying to bail out of the shot midway through, but he does brilliantly to keep it down. The ball races away through deep square leg for a boundary.

On a length around off, defended.

Oh, what happened there? Newman goes into the surface, outside off. Haque takes his eyes off the ball and half-ducks but keeps his bat hanging like a periscope. He is lucky that the ball went past the bat harmlessly.

Angled into the left-hander from over the wicket, on a back of a length. Haque does well not to go feeling for the ball and lets it go.

FOUR! Uppish but safe. Angled in at the pads, fuller in length. Haque plays the pick-up shot off the pads. The man at short leg stands no chance as the ball is past him before he can react. It races through square leg for a boundary.

A flash and a miss. Shorter and outside off. Haque goes hard on the cut to flay it away but fails to connect.

Moving away off the seam, on a short of a length. Haque tucks his bat close to his body and makes the leave.

On a back of a length, on middle. Mominul Haque stands tall and taps it down the strip.

An absolute snorter by Brad Evans. Najmul Hossain Shanto is lucky to be still out there. Hits the back of a length, over off. The ball leaps up to catch Shanto in all sorts of trouble. Najmul hops to fend it down but cannot ride the bounce. It catches the shoulder of the blade but drops well in front of the slip cordon.

Back to bowling it full, on off. Najmul Hossain Shanto covers the line and is solid in defence.

Rapped on the pads. That looked high, and the appeal is turned down. Shaping back in, on a good length, on middle. Shanto lunges for the block with a straight bat but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the back thigh.

Leaving the left-hander, a bit fuller. Shanto offers no shot.

Across the off stump again, a confident drive to a full ball by Shanto but straight to mid off.

Pulls the length back a bit, around off. Najmul hangs back and lets the ball come to him before stabbing it down on the off side.

FOUR! Off the edge. Banged in on a hard length, on off. Haque defends close to his body and with soft hands. The ball moves away a bit off the seam to catch the outside edge but it goes down and past the diving gully fielder to his right.

Pushes the length up now, on off. Haque pushes it wide of cover and crosses over.

Delivers it on a nagging length, outside off. An easy leave for Shanto. It rises on its way to the keeper and carries nicely to Tafadzwa Tsiga at shoulder height.

'Hit, hit' was the call. Very full by Newman, on off. Shanto leans on and squeezes it out wide of cover. Brad Evans was quick to charge towards the ball but could not pick it up in one go and that allowed the batters to complete the single comfortably.

Dug in short, angled in on middle. Haque ducks under it.

Sliding down leg, on a back of a length. Mominul Haque holds his bat high and sways away from the line. Tafadzwa Tsiga flings himself to his right and prevents the ball from going past him by laying a hand on it.

Hurls it full from over the wicket and finds a hint of inward shape, on middle and leg. Shadman eases it back to the bowler.

Another full ball on the off stump. Shadman plays a punchy drive down the ground. Evans does well to get low to his left on the follow-through and gets a hand on it. He takes the sting out of the shot before it goes past mid on. Richard Ngarava goes after it and hauls it in. Two runs taken.

Pushed across the left-hander, on a length. A half-hearted push by Shadman and his bat comes down at an angle. Chops it down off an inside edge and it dribbles to short leg.

Floated up there by Brad, around off. Shadman drives a bit in front of his body as he plays it wide of mid off. Blessing Muzarabani tries to make a tumbling stop to his right but lets it through, and Islam collects a couple of runs.

Stays full, on off. Shadman presses onto the front foot this time and taps it to the right of mid off. A bit of yes and no between the two batters for a single but they eventually decide against it.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Brad Evans strikes in his first over. The change in length does the trick for him. After keeping it on the fuller side for most of the over, Brad pulls the length back and keeps the line just outside the off stump. Shadman presses back to deal with it, but is taken aback as the ball kicks up a bit. It leaves him with the angle to take the outside edge. It goes quickly to second slip, where Craig Ervine takes a sharp reverse cup catch around his neck. Islam was better off letting the ball go on length, but he has paid the price for hanging his bat out.

Shaping away a bit, on a length. Islam covers the off stump and lets it go.

Bye! Ill-directed ball by Nyamhuri. This is down leg, on a back of a length. Shadman gets on his toes to play the glance but misses. Tafadzwa Tsiga moves to his right to make the stop but the ball bounces in front and he cannot make a clean stop. It rolls behind before it is cut off by the fine leg fielder. They cross.

Angled in before nipping away, on a good length. It zips through as Mominul keeps his bat close to his body and lets it pass.

A bit wayward again. Fuller and wider on off. Mominul resists the temptation of cashing in on the width and offers no shot.

Hits the hard length now, closer to the off stump. Haque tucks his bat in and lets it be.

Bowled by going wide on the crease, on a short of a length, in the channel. Mominul stands tall and gets his bat high to cover the line but the ball beats the bat by a long way.

Nearly drags it on! Blessing tempts the batter with a full delivery outside off, practically inviting the drive. Shadman cannot resist, but the bat comes down a touch away from the body. He gets a thick inside edge onto the pads, and for a moment it threatens to ricochet back onto the stumps.

Sharp bouncer, around middle, Islam ducks.

FOUR! Not in control, but Shadman Islam will happily take it. Blessing bangs it in short and offers width outside off. Shadman goes hard, looking to smash it over point, but only manages a thick outside edge. Fortunately for him, it flies well wide of the slip cordon and races away to the third man fence.

FOUR! That is much more convincing. Back of a length and wide outside off, Shadman has all the time in the world. He camps on the back foot, waits for it, and packs a punch through the covers. Right out of the middle, and it screams across for a cracking boundary. It seems that Blessing Muzarabani is tiring now.

Short in length and outside off, Shadman Islam tries to repeat the last shot but it comes more from the toe end of the bat. Rolls in the gap at covers and they cross for a run.

Back of a length, in and around off, Mominul Haque covers his sticks and shoulders arms.

FOUR! A gorgeous stroke from Mominul! Nyamhuri overpitches and offers plenty of width outside off. Mominul leans into the drive, transfers his weight beautifully onto the front foot, and caresses it through point. Pure timing and the ball races away to the fence.

In the channel around off, shaping away a bit, Mominul Haque goes back and makes a leave.

Newman Nyamhuri bends his back and digs in a bouncer, around middle and leg, Mominul Haque does well to evade this one.

Lands it full and on off, Mominul gets forward and pushes it with gentle hands to covers.

FOUR! That is a shot straight out of the T20 playbook! Nyamhuri drops it short and offers width outside off. Mominul leans back, frees his arms and ramps it over the slip cordon. It flies away to the fence in a flash. To play that stroke on this Harare surface, with the ball still climbing awkwardly, says plenty about Mominul's confidence.

Shortish and outside off, Mominul keeps his bat close to his body and allows it through to the keeper.

Hurls across a length delivery outside off, Shadman shows no interest in laying bat at it.

 Almost a catch! Blessing Muzarabani is extracting serious life from the surface. He lands it on a good length around off, and it jags back sharply with extra bounce. Shadman is hurried onto the back foot, hops as he fends at it, and the ball balloons off the outer half of the bat. For a moment, it looks like Innocent Kaia has a chance at silly point. He dives forward, stretching out his right hand, but the ball just dips in front of him. 

Digs it in short, around off, Shadman Islam hangs on the back foot and pulls it over mid-wicket. Not much timing and it slows down in the deep. They get three runs.

Bowls it on a length and outside off, Mominul shoulders arms.

Fuller this time, around off and angling in, Mominul knocks it towards mid on and picks up a run.

Plays well this time, Shadman. Back of a length, on off and curving back into the batter, Shadman rocks back to get on top of the bounce and punches it to covers.

Newman Nyamhuri steams in and angles across a length ball outside off, Mahmudul Hasan Joy has his stumps covered as he makes a leave.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Zimbabwe strike, and it is the bowling change that does the trick! The finger goes up immediately, although Joy shakes his head in disappointment as he begins the long walk back. There is no DRS available in this series, so he has no option but to accept the decision. A superb delivery from Newman Nyamhuri. He bangs it in on a back of a length around middle, getting it to shape back with steep bounce. Joy is forced onto his toes, trying to fend it away at the last instant, but the late movement and extra lift do him in. The ball kisses the bat or perhaps his gloves and loops through to Tafadzwa Tsiga, who makes no mistake behind the stumps. Zimbabwe have their first breakthrough, and Ngarava's change of bowling pays off instantly.

Full toss and outside off, Mominul leans forward and pushes it softly to point.

FOUR! Beautifully played! An inviting half-volley outside off, and Mominul Haque is all over it. He leans into the drive, opens the face of the bat at the last moment, and threads it wide of point with exquisite timing. The ball races away to the fence.

A touch short and in the channel outside off, Haque has nothing to do with it.

Goes fuller, trying to invite the drive again, but Mominul Haque presses forward to cover the line and allows it through to the keeper. End of a successful over for Newman Nyamhuri. 

Extra bounce again from Blessing Muzarabani, and he is asking all sorts of questions. It's a touch short around off, climbing sharply after pitching. Joy rocks back to defend, but the ball leaps at him, catches the bottom hand on the handle, and forces him to take that hand off in discomfort.

Back of a length, around leg and jumping onto the batter again, Joy is caught on the back foot and fends it away somehow towards square leg. They cross.

Blessing changes the angle for the left-hander, coming from around the wicket. He angles in a good-length delivery on off, extracting that trademark extra bounce. Shadman is forced onto his toes, rises with the ball, and defends it watchfully into the off side.

Serves it slightly up and outside off, trying to lure the batter into a drive, Shadman Islam though stays put and shoulders arms.

Smell the leather! A sharp bumper from Blessing, directed around off and climbing at the batter. Shadman wisely leans back and sways out of the line of fire, allowing the ball to whistle past.

Brings a length ball on middle, Shadman plays it with a loose bottom hand. It takes some part of the bat perhaps and loops up. Falls safely though in front of short leg.

Just outside the off stump, a bit of away shape, more on the shorter side. Shadman shoulders arms.

This kicks up a bit but the line is a little too straight, on the pads. Shadman manages to adjust to the extra bounce and fends it down wide of the man at short leg to his right.

More like it from Ngarava. This is fuller and it comes back into the left-hander. Shadman brings his bat out in front of the front pad and keeps it out.

Hurls it full, around the off pole. Islam cannot transfer his entire weight onto the front foot. He extends his hands and plays a slightly uppish drive to cover.

Continues to be full, a hint of away movement, on off. Shadman pushes it to the right of the bowler with a straight bat.

Drags the length back now, on top of off. Shadman stays back, covers the line and blocks it out.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere. Effort behind this ball by Muzarabani, on a nagging length, on middle. The ball leaps up to catch Joy by surprise as he tries to ride the bounce. His right thumb gets trapped against the bat handle, and he cops a painful blow. The ball drops down on the deck in front of the bowler.

Bashes the hard length, over the off stump. Mahmudul Hasan Joy gets his hands high and trusts the bounce to make the leave. 

Drifts down leg, on a good length. Joy lets it go.

On the pads again. Joy fails to lay any bat on the tickle. The ball clips his pads and goes behind, where the keeper moves to his left and gathers it on the bounce with a dive.

Bowled on a short of a good length, on off. Joy gets on his toes and defends whilst taking the bottom hand off the bat.

Fuller but down leg, Joy misses out on the glance.

Hurls it full, shaping away from the left-hander. Shadman makes the leave.

And again. Ngarava stays full and gets the ball to move away in the air. Shadman leaves it all alone.

Strangled down leg? Too straight, on a back of a length, at the hips. Islam gets on his toes for the tickle but misses. There is a noise as the ball goes through to the keeper but it appears to have brushed the thigh pad.

On the fuller side, outside off, Shadman offers no shot.

Slanting into the left-hander, on a length. Shadman falls across as he plays around his pad. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and it drops safely beside the strip on the leg side.

Hits the top of off, does Ngarava. Shadman stays back to defend but is squared up by the seam movement but manages to fend it down on the off side.

Begins with a full ball, on middle and leg. Joy stabs it down on the leg side with a straight bat.

Hits the deck hard, outside off. Mahmudul Hasan Joy shoulders arms. It carries through to the keeper at head height.

Makes the batter play now. Angled in towards the front pad, full in length. Mahmudul Hasan Joy is solid in defence.

In the channel of off, on a back of a length. Joy lets it pass through to the keeper.

Half a shout for LBW, but that is going down leg. Blessing sprays it on the pads. Joy's head falls over as he attempts the flick and wears it on the pads. 

Nice and full, attacking the stumps. Joy taps it down the strip. The tall Blessing cannot get down quickly to his right but it is cut off by the mid on fielder.

Off the mark straight away. Ngarava steams in from over the wicket and serves it on a back of a length, at the hips. Joy hops and glances it down to deep fine leg for a single to get underway.

Beats the bat! On the fuller side, angled in before nipping away. Islam hangs back to deal with it and hangs his bat out tentatively at an angle. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

FOUR! Edged away. Richard pushes the length up and gets the ball to move away in the air, in line with the off stump. Shadman presents a straight bat for the block and does so with soft hands. Gets an outside edge and it goes along the ground past the diving backward point fielder to his right.

Sliding onto the pads, on a length. Shadman tucks it away, but the man at short leg makes a sharp stop to his left.

On middle and leg, a bit full. Islam brings his bat out in front and pushes it to mid on.

Lands it full, outside off. Shadman is happy to let it go.