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Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh 2025 1st Test Full Commentary
Result · Apr 20 2025, Sun - 09:30 AM (IST)
BANGLADESH191, 255
ZIMBABWE273, 174/7
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
CRR:3.47
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OUT! Bowled. Wesley Madhevere to Nahid Rana. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, missed, caught by Madhevere. After electing to bat first, Bangladesh are bowled out for 191 runs. Mominul Haque is the top run scorer for the hosts, supported by Najmul Hossain Shanto's 40. Zimbabwe bowlers were on target throughout the day and deservingly collected the wickets. Blessing Muzarabani and Wellington Masakadza picked up three each. Stay tuned and join us for the Zimbabwe innings shortly.
Wesley Madhevere to Nahid Rana. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Wesley Madhevere to Nahid Rana. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Welch.
Wesley Madhevere to Nahid Rana. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Welch.
OUT! Caught. Wesley Madhevere to Jaker Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Curran. Another one bites the dust.
Wesley Madhevere to Jaker Ali. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Welch.
Blessing Muzarabani to Khaled Ahmed. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ngarava.
Blessing Muzarabani to Khaled Ahmed. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Khaled Ahmed. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
OUT! Bowled. Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Cleaned him up.
Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud. Back of a length, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Wesley Madhevere to Jaker Ali. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs. Scoreless over for Bangladesh.
Wesley Madhevere to Jaker Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Wesley Madhevere to Jaker Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Curran.
Wesley Madhevere to Jaker Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Curran.
Wesley Madhevere to Jaker Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Bennett.
Wesley Madhevere to Jaker Ali. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud. Back of a length, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Blessing Muzarabani to Jaker Ali. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Masakadza.
Blessing Muzarabani to Jaker Ali. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Blessing Muzarabani to Jaker Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Curran.
Blessing Muzarabani to Jaker Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
FOUR! Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Madhevere.
OUT! Caught. Mehidy Hasan to Victor Nyauchi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover, caught by Islam. Zimbabwe's innings has come to an end. They are bowled out for 273 and have a vital first-innings lead of 82 runs. Mehidy Hasan was the star with the ball, delivering a brilliant performance to claim a five-wicket haul, dismantling Zimbabwe's middle and lower order. Bangladesh will now look to erase this deficit and build a commanding total in their second innings. The pressure shifts to Zimbabwe's bowlers. Can they strike early and keep their team ahead in the contest, or will Bangladesh's batters take control? Stay tuned as the third innings gets underway for what promises to be an intriguing phase of this Test match!
NEW BALL. Mehidy Hasan to Richard Ngarava. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mahmud.
Taijul Islam to Victor Nyauchi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Mahmud.
Taijul Islam to Victor Nyauchi. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Rana.
Taijul Islam to Victor Nyauchi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Haque.
Taijul Islam to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Anik.
Taijul Islam to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs.
Taijul Islam to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to third slip for no runs, fielded by Anik.
Mehidy Hasan to Victor Nyauchi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs. A dot ball to finish the over.
Mehidy Hasan to Victor Nyauchi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Mehidy Hasan to Victor Nyauchi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Ahmed.
Mehidy Hasan to Victor Nyauchi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
Mehidy Hasan to Richard Ngarava. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Mehidy Hasan to Richard Ngarava. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Taijul Islam to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Joy.
Taijul Islam to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Anik.
Taijul Islam to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot Leave, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Anik.
Taijul Islam to Victor Nyauchi. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rahim.
Taijul Islam to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Taijul Islam to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Anik.
Mehidy Hasan to Victor Nyauchi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Mehidy Hasan to Richard Ngarava. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Anik.
Mehidy Hasan to Victor Nyauchi. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Mehidy Hasan to Victor Nyauchi. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.
Mehidy Hasan to Victor Nyauchi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Haque.
Mehidy Hasan to Victor Nyauchi. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.
Taijul Islam to Victor Nyauchi. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Taijul Islam to Victor Nyauchi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip for no runs, dropped catch by Anik.
Taijul Islam to Victor Nyauchi. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, inside edge to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Rahim.
Taijul Islam to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
OUT! Caught. Blessing Muzarabani to Jaker Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Welch. All out. That concludes Bangladesh's second innings, and they have set Zimbabwe a challenging target of 174 runs to chase. Given the conditions, it won't be an easy task for the visitors, as the pitch is starting to show signs of wear and tear, and the bowlers will look to exploit any assistance on offer. Join us shortly for the run chase.
Blessing Muzarabani to Jaker Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Welch.
Richard Ngarava to Nahid Rana. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Richard Ngarava to Nahid Rana. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Richard Ngarava to Nahid Rana. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Richard Ngarava to Jaker Ali. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Curran.
APPEAL! Richard Ngarava to Jaker Ali. Full toss, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mayavo, appeal made for L.B.W. Good decision from the on-field umpire.
SIX! Richard Ngarava to Jaker Ali. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Wellington Masakadza to Nahid Rana. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
OUT! Caught. Wellington Masakadza to Khaled Ahmed. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, caught by Ervine. Edged and gone.
OUT! Caught. Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Muzarabani. Goes for the big hit, but not big enough.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Mayavo.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to backward point for no runs.
FOUR! Victor Nyauchi to Jaker Ali. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs. Half-century for Jaker Ali.
Victor Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to fourth slip for 1 run, dropped catch by Williams.
Victor Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid off for no runs.
Victor Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Curran.
Victor Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Victor Nyauchi to Jaker Ali. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed to mid off for 1 run.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Welch.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Welch.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Curran.
Wellington Masakadza to Hasan Mahmud. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Wellington Masakadza to Jaker Ali. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Muzarabani.
Victor Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Victor Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Victor Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Mayavo.
Victor Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
FOUR! Mehidy Hasan to Wesley Madhevere. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past third man for 4 runs. That's it! Zimbabwe have clinched a thrilling victory by three wickets. The openers laid a strong foundation, but a middle-order collapse created tension. Despite the host's determined bowling effort, led by Mehidy Hasan's five wickets, they couldn't quite conjure up an unlikely win. They will now shift focus to the second Test and attempt to square the series in Chattogram.
Taijul Islam to Richard Ngarava. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Anik.
Taijul Islam to Wesley Madhevere. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Rahim.
Taijul Islam to Wesley Madhevere. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Haque.
Taijul Islam to Wesley Madhevere. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Taijul Islam to Wesley Madhevere. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Mahmud.
FOUR! Taijul Islam to Wesley Madhevere. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
FOUR! Mehidy Hasan to Richard Ngarava. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Mehidy Hasan to Richard Ngarava. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.
Mehidy Hasan to Richard Ngarava. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Haque.
OUT! Bowled. Mehidy Hasan to Wellington Masakadza. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed. Gate crashed!
Mehidy Hasan to Wellington Masakadza. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs.
Mehidy Hasan to Wellington Masakadza. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to silly point for no runs.
Taijul Islam to Wesley Madhevere. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.
Taijul Islam to Wellington Masakadza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Mahmud.
Taijul Islam to Wellington Masakadza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Joy.
Taijul Islam to Wellington Masakadza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs.
Taijul Islam to Wesley Madhevere. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Ahmed.
Taijul Islam to Wesley Madhevere. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Mahmud.
Mehidy Hasan to Wellington Masakadza. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to point for no runs, fielded by Mahmud.
Mehidy Hasan to Wesley Madhevere. Off break length ball, to leg down the track driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Rahim.
Mehidy Hasan to Wesley Madhevere. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Mehidy Hasan to Wesley Madhevere. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
Mehidy Hasan to Wesley Madhevere. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs.
Mehidy Hasan to Wesley Madhevere. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Mahmud.
FOUR! Taijul Islam to Wellington Masakadza. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. Much needed boundary for Zimbabwe.
Taijul Islam to Wellington Masakadza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Taijul Islam to Wesley Madhevere. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rana.
Taijul Islam to Wesley Madhevere. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to backward point for no runs, fielded by Mahmud.
Taijul Islam to Wellington Masakadza. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Rana.