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

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, 1 run, fraction fuller and just outside off - Ervine plays with soft hands and drops it in front of the cordon, they're off for a quick single

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping back into the left-hander, Ervine covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, banged in short and well wide of off, left alone and it dropps awkwardly in front of the keeper

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, on a good length and angling into the left-hander, Ervine was shaping to flick and is struck high on the pad

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, half-appeal for caught behind, short of a good length and holding its line outside off - Ervine is drawn into playing at that and is well beaten

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, short of a length and angling down leg, past Ervine's flick

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, the nip-backer and Ervine is beaten on the inside edge, he nearly fell over and the ball dropped down besides him

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, nudged wide of mid-on for a single

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, no run, short and at the right-hander, Madhevere swivels across and then drops his gloves at the last moment

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, no run, banged in short and well wide of off, left alone

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off, bowled from round the wicket - Ervine looks to defend and inside halves it to the on-side, off for a quick single

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, 1 run, tad too straight from Khaled, nudged wide of mid-wicket for a single

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, no run, half-a-shout for LBW, but looked like an inside edge, might've been going down leg as well - full and swinging back into the right-hander, Madhevere stumbled across on the flick

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, leg byes, 1 run, length ball on the pads, past Ervine's tuck and drops towards square leg off the pad, Wessly Madhevere is quick to call his partner across for a leg bye

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Ervine gets right behind the line as he defended

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, no run, Khaled shortens the length and gets it tos shape back into the right-hander, defended back at the bowler

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, no run, tad fuller and just outside off - a good stride forward as Madhevere blocked it to mid-off

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, no run, shout for LBW, but Allahudien Paleker shakes his head. Came back in sharply and caught Madhevere on the move, but the impact was only in front of middle and leg, would've headed down leg

Khaled Ahmed to Madhevere, no run, Khaled shortens the length outside off - Madhevere gets right back in defence

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, 1 run, Khaled shortens the length outside off - Ervine looks to force it away off the back-foot and inside halves it to the left of mid-wicket

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Ervine leans across defensively

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, places this one to backward point

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, FOUR, shot! It doesn't get better than this. In his arc, right under the bat and Ervine times it straight down the ground for a boundary

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, back of a length around off, Ervine shuffles just a bit and meets the ball with the full face of the bat

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, comes closer to the batter and Ervine knocks it down to his left

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, FOUR, that will run away for four! Shapes away from the batter and Ervine wanted to time it through sweeper cover on the back foot but gets it off the outside part of the bat as the ball rolls to the right of the backward point fielder

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, continues over the wicket and drops it on length just outside the off-stump, Ervine defends it

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, 1 run, that's too full, on the middle-stump, Ervine digs it wide of the mid-on fielder for one run

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, as expected, tries to shape it away with the angle, drops it outside the stumps and that allows Ervine to shoulder arms

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, full and angling in around off, Ervine plays it on the front foot and times it to the fielder at mid-off

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, around the fifth-stump line on back of a length, Ervine defends it close to his body as the ball goes to the point area

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, no run, comes round the wicket to Ervine and brings it into the off-stump with the angle, Ervine gets his bat down and blocks it

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 1 run, Kaia stands tall on the delivery slanting into his pads and nudges it to deep square leg for a single

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, FOUR, stylish is the word! That's been whipped away with disdain. Angling into the pads, full enough for Kaia to flick it over square leg for a boundary

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, Kaia takes a stride across and sees the ball far away from him, lifts his bat in style and allows the keeper to gather it

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, on the pads with some inward movement, works it to the leg side

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, tries to leave but does it very late on this full ball around off, under edges it to his right as the ball doesn't go towards the stumps

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, comes off the inside edge as the ball rolls into the pitch, didn't play it with hard hands

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, Khaled Ahmed strides forward on this full-length delivery nipping away and punches it to mid-off

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, no run, a big shout for LBW, but it looked a fraction high and might-ve been heading down leg. The nip-backer and Bennett was caught in the crease, beaten on the inside edge and struck high on the pad

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Bennett went hard on the drive and inside halved it to mid-on

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, Bennett stands tall and punches it to the left of mid-off

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off - nudged with an open face, behind square on the off-side for a single

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Kaia leans across on the defensive push

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, is there an under-edge? Allahudien Paleker shakes his head, leaving Bangladesh disappointed - nipped back in late late and cut Kaia in half, he was left hopping and there's daylighht between bat and ball. It flicked the back-pad on its way to the keeper, but the impact was well outside off

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, fuller length delivery at the stumps, Kaia leans across and push-drives it to mid-on

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Kaia was looking to throw his hands on the cut and drags himself back at the last moment

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off, slashed behind square on the off-side for a single

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, no run, fuller length delivery on off, punched back at the bowler

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, no run, Khaled loses his line and spills one down leg, past Bennett's flick

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, FOUR, cracking shot, short and wide of off - it's a gentle loosener from Khaled and Brian Bennett puts it away - gets on top of the bounce and cuts it fiercely behind point

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, no run, length ball on the stumps, Bennett plays it back to the bowler with a straight bat

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 1 run, on the pads this time around as Kaia inners halves it to the leg side for one

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, pokes at it for no reason. That's a poor shot selection by someone who is well set. This nips away just a bit from the length outside off and Kaia went chasing, only to get beaten fair and square

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, slanting into the stumps as Kaia works it to the leg side tentatively

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, 1 run, into the pads and Bennett eases it to fine leg for a single

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, no run, almost drags it back onto the wicket! Wide and well outside off on length, Bennett tries to drive it on the up, gets an inside edge that almost rolls back into the surface. Hits him instead and stops to the right of the stumps

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 1 run, Ahmed goes slightly fuller, still on length, Kaia brings his bat down and places it to square leg with inner portion of his bat

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 2 runs, beats the same fielder to his right on this occasion and collects a brace. This was once again short and on the pads, Kaia just worked it to the on side

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, back of a length coming into the batter, Kaia nudges it to square leg and wanted a single. The two batters share a yes and no before deciding against it

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, full and outside off once again, Kaia prods forward and blocks it to the off side

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, FOUR, goes between the second slip and gully and races away to the boundary. A bit of room and Kaia plays it with soft hands, gets it off the outside part of the bat but the ball never stayed in the air

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, held its line from the fifth-stump, Kaia works it to the on side with an angled bat

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, that's a good leave. It looked like this one would come in with the angle as well but holds its line. Kaia goes across and lifts his bat at the right time to let it settle into the gloves of the keeper

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, full and outside off, it was there for the drive but Kaia plays it late and eases it to the fielder at mid-off

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, 1 run, short and wide, Bennett rides the bounce and slices it to deep backward point to open his account

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, no run, targets the off-stump this time around, Bennett gets on his toes and knocks it back to the bowler

Khaled Ahmed to Brian Bennett, no run, full and outside off, Bennett takes a lot and opts to leave it for the keeper

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, out Caught by Amite Hasan!! Got him, there's the first wicket of the day! That's a peach of a delivery from Ahmed and Taylor couldn't have done much about that. He had to make him play and does exactly that. Hits the length hard and the ball angles in from over the wicket before shaping away enough from the surface to get the outside edge of the bat. Taylor couldn't leave this one and tried to put some bat to it, but ended up edging it to the keeper. Did try to take his bat out of the way but was too late by then. Didn't look convincing at all. Bangladesh have got the early wicket they needed. Brendan Taylor c Amite Hasan b Khaled Ahmed 17(54)

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, full and right under the eyes of Taylor who almost chips it back to the bowler. Comes forward after seeing the length and plays it with hard hands. Luckily the ball bounces before going to Ahmed

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, no movement whatsoever on this one, outside off on length, Taylor doesn't even bother about it

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, no interest shown once again by Taylor who reads the line very early and leaves it for the keeper. Ahmed needs to come a bit closer to the batter and make him play

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, back of a length once again but wide enough for Taylor to shoulder arms. The right-hander has been very watchful so far

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, short of a length from wide of the crease, the ball drops on the middle-stump line and goes straight, and hits Taylor on the thigh pad

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, leg byes, 1 run, drifts into the pads and Kaia has no trouble tucking it to the vacant square leg area for one run

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, leg byes, 1 run, wants to guide this fine but fails to get any bat to it, the ball hits the pad and rolls to fine leg for one

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, shaping into the stumps, Kaia covers the line of the movement and tucks it to mid-wicket

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, that's a line to bowl if he is getting the inswinger going! On length and nips back in a lot, Kaia tries to get his bat down but is beaten on the inside edge

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, much better this, just outside off and Kaia pushes it to the cover region

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, comes in from the length and ends up outside leg

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, starts with one right on the stumps, angling into the batter who tries to work it on the leg side but gets it off the inside edge as the ball drops to his left

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 1 run, there it it. A well compiled half-century for Innocent Kaia. Knocks it wide of cover and gets to the milestone. Raises his bat to the crowd and soaks in the applause

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, short delivery well above the batter, Innocent sways away from the line

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, fuller in length outside off, Innocent decides to defend towards cover

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, in the channel around off-stump, defended to the off-side

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, good length delivery outside off, defended to the off-side

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, good length delivery on middle, Taylor pushes it in front of mid-on and takes on the fielder. Steals a single with ease

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, loud shout for LBW! Khaled Ahmed checks with his skipper to go for the review. They decide against it as there was a clear sound of wood. Coming to the ball, this one nips in and kept a tad low on off-stump. Taylor gets his bat down in an angle and gets a thick inside edge onto his back thigh. Replays confirm there was an edge

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, another solid defence from Brendan Taylor to a length delivery on middle and leg

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, good length delivery on off, Brendan Taylor watches it closely and defends it back on the pitch

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, kicks off the surface and hits Brendan Taylor on the right elbow. He was looking to shoulders arms, the extra bounce gets him in trouble. Taylor shakes it off and is ready to face the next delivery

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, nips in off the deck. Was on a good length just outside off. Taylor gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it back to Khaled Ahmed

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, good length delivery outside off, Brendan Taylor covers the line and shoulders arms

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Innocent Kaia hops across his stumps and tucks it to square leg. Keeps the strike with that single

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, back of a length delivery around the hips, Brendan Taylor gets across his stumps and tucks it to the on-side. Gets off the mark

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, good length delivery outside off, Brendan Taylor shoulders arms

Khaled Ahmed to Brendan Taylor, no run, good length delivery on middle, Brendan Taylor gets behind the line in defence

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, out Caught by Najmul Hossain Shanto!! There it is. Bangladesh were looking for a breakthrough and they have got it in the form of Ben Curran. Khaled Ahmed set him up with a length delivery angling across. He got him beaten the previous delivery, but not this time. The line was closer to the off-stump making Curran play at it. The outside edge flies low to Najmul, who takes a good catch. Khaled Ahmed jumps and pumps in the air as he celebrates the wicket. Ben Curran c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Khaled Ahmed 42(51) [4s-5]

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, no run, goes past the edge. Stifled appeal for caught behind. Was angled across the left-hander, Curran pushes away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 1 run, full and at the stumps, Kaia pushes it straight of mid-on for a single

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - dabbed behind square on the off-side for a single

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and on off, Curran presses across and defends it to mid-on

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, FOUR, lovely shot, back of a length and well wide of off - Curran gets on top of the bounce and then cuts it in front of square on the off-side, there's a fielder in the deep, but he can't cut it off

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, no run, short of a length and sliding down leg, Curran shuffles across on the flick and missed

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, 2 runs, uppish and safe, fuller length delivery and pushed across the left-hander - Curran leans into the drive and doesn't bother to keep it down, wide of cover and he's back for the second run

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Curran doesn't miss out - stands tall and then carves it in front of square on the off-side, the timing is sweet and there's no need to run for those

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and from round the wicket - Curran gets behind the line in defence

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, byes, 1 run, Khaled slants one well down leg, past Amite Hasan's dive and they sneak in a bye

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, Kaia shuffles across and clips it to mid-wicket

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, FOUR, drilled, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Kaia gets a big stride forward and hammers the drive straight of mid-off, no need to run for those

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, on a good length and around off, Kaia prods across, gets the bat down and turns it to the on-side

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, Kaia went chaisng the drive and toe-ends it to the slip cordon

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, beaten, on a length and some extra bounce as the ball swung away, Kaia is lured into the drive, plays away from his body and could've so easily edged it to the keeper

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, on a good length and just outside off- Kaia plasy with an angled bat and runs it to the left of gully, needed a diving effort to prevent runs

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 2 runs, back of a length and well wide of off - Kaia stands tall and then punches it off the back-foot, through the gap past cover and he's back for the second

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, FOUR, clubbed, fraction short and just outside off - Kaia picks the length early and then swivels onto the pull, places it in front of square on the on-side and the ball races away to the mid-wicket boundary

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Kaia plays away from hid body, did so with soft hands and the inside edge bounces past the leg-stump

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, a floaty half-volley outside off - Kaia leans into a crisp drive and picks out extra-cover

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, beaten, lovely channel from Khaled - pitched up and seaming away a fraction, brings Kaia forward and goes past the outside edge

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - steered off the back-foot to the slip cordon

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, 3 runs, edged, but Curran was playing with soft hands and the ball rolls wide of gully - pitched up and seaming across the left-hander - Curran let the ball come as he pressed forward on the defensive push

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, no run, tad fuller and on off, Curran leans across, presents the full face of the bat and push-drives it to mid-on

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, dropped to the left of cover for a quick single

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and pushed across the left-hander, left alone

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, no run, on a good length and just outside off - Curran prods across and defends it to the on-side

Khaled Ahmed to Ben Curran, no run, nicely bowled, pitched up and moving away with the bounce - Curran was half-forward in defence, spars inside the line and is beaten by a long way

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 1 run, tad too straight from Khaled, the angle takes it on the pads and it's flicked down to long leg for a single

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, 2 runs, good running by the two, tucked behind square on the on-side and it was Kaia's call for the second. The throw was at his end, but he beats it with ease

Khaled Ahmed to Kaia, no run, a gentle start from Khaled - short and down leg, Kaia gets inside the line and lets it go