Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, One-off Test, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe, 2026 - Player HighlightsZIM vs BAN, One-off Test, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe, 2026 - Player Highlights

Brad Evans to Shadman Islam, out Caught by Ervine!! Edged and caught! Evans strikes in the first over and Zimbabwe have struck twice inside the first hour - lovely channel from the right-handed pacer, hits the deck around off and gets it to move away sharply - Shadman is drawn into the push, he perhaps didn't need to play at that, but he does so with hard hands. The extra bounce catches the edge and it flies to second slip - Ervine arches back, goes reverse cupped and holds onto a good catch. Bangladesh have lost both openers as the players take drinks on day 1. Shadman Islam c Ervine b Brad Evans 20(38) [4s-3]

Brad Evans to Shadman Islam, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - driven to the right of mid-off and Shadman wanted a single, sent back by his partner

Brad Evans to Shadman Islam, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and angling across the left-hander - driven to the right of mid-off where Muzarabani dives over the ball, he then has to chase and they're back for the second

Brad Evans to Shadman Islam, no run, fuller length delivery and pushed across the left-hander - a half-forward Shadman stabs and gets an inside edge to FSL

Brad Evans to Shadman Islam, 2 runs, tad too full and at the stumps, punched back at the bowler - Evans gets a hand on his folowthrough and takes some pace off - chase for Muzarabani at straight mid-on and they're back for the second

Brad Evans to Shadman Islam, no run, a gentle start from Evans, pitched up and at the stumps, defended back athe bowler

Newman Nyamhuri to Shadman Islam, byes, short of a good length and slanting down leg, past Shadman's flick and the ball bounces awkwardly in front of the keeper - Tafadzwa Tsiga can't stop it cleanly and allows a bye

Newman Nyamhuri to Shadman Islam, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, Shadman watches it all along and lets it go

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 1 run, once again Muzarabani is on the shorter side, plenty of width on offer and Shadman chops it wide of cover for a single

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Shadman - too short and too wide from Muzarabani - Shadman gets on top of the bounce and crashes the cut past cover for a boundary

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Shadman threw his hands on the cut, gets a thick top-edge that flies over the slip fielders

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, banged in short and angling back into the left-hander, Shadman ducks under and lets it go

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off - Shadman's eyes lit up as he went for an ambitious drive, gets a thick inside edge and the ball ricochets onto his left ankle - that's painful and he's left limping in pain

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, Muzarabani shortens the length and angles one back into the left-hander - Shadman arches back slightly and chops it in front of cover-point

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 3 runs, crunched, banged in short and angling into the left-hander - Shadman gets on top of the bounce and swivels across on the pull, the ball slows down in the outfield and they're back for the third

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, .. and he nearly comes into play, can reach the ball on the half-volley, extra bounce and it had Shadman hopping across in defence, catches the shoulder of the bat and popped up in the air

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, on a good length and angling into the pads, Shadman nearly fell across on the nudge, beaten on the inside edge and the ball lobbed up off the pad

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, banged in short and just outside off - Shadman drops his wrists and sways away from the line

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, no run, back of a length and just outside off - Shadman gets on top of the bounce and drops it to the off-side

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Shadman prods across defensively

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, full and just outside off - Shadman presses well forward as he defended it back at the bowler

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Shadman leans into the drive and picks out cover

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, on a good length and slanting back into the left-hander - Shadman plants his front-foot across and defends it to the on-side

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, length ball on the leg-stump line, Shadman prods across and defends it to the on-side

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, Ngarava shortens the length around off, gets it to straighten onto the left-hander - Shadman was looking to tuck it onto the on-side, closed the face of the bat and the ball rolls off the leading edge to the off-side

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, much better from Ngarava, fraction fuller and a hint of nip back into the left-hander - Shadman jams his bat down in time and squeezes an inside edge onto the pad

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, pitched up and shaping away from outside off, Shadman watches it go through to the keeper

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, has Shadman been strangled down leg? There was a sound, but it wasn't woody - short of a good length and angling down leg, Shadman was shuffling across on the flick and missed. No DRS in this Test and the appeal dies down quickly

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, Ngarava keeps it full and gets it to shape away from the left-hander - a good stride across as Shadman lifts his bat and lets it go

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off - Shadman covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Shadman covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, tad fuller and at the stumps - Shadman presses across and defends it to mid-on

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, on a good length and angling into the left-hander, tucked off the back-foot to FSL

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, FOUR, streaky and four, fuller length delivery and a hint of swing across the left-hander, drags Shadman forward into the push, but he did so with soft hands, came off the outer half and goes wide of the diving fielder at gully

Richard Ngarava to Shadman Islam, no run, beaten, much better from Ngarava - pitched up and shaping away from outside off, draws Shadman into poking at that and then swings past the outside edge