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

Taijul Islam to Ervine, out Caught by Hasan Mahmud!! Oh no, he has hit that straight to the fielder at deep backward square leg. A nothing delivery on the pads, very full and Ervine brings out the sweep shot, only to end up hitting it into the hands of the fielder. He looks disappointed, gets his head down and walks back to the pavilion. The 102-run stand has been broken as Taijul gets his third wicket. Ervine c Hasan Mahmud b Taijul Islam 60(100) [4s-6 6s-1]

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, off the thigh pad and to the leg slip, no bat involved

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, moved forward on this one and works it to the leg side

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, turning into the middle stump from just outside off, Ervine defends it close to the front pad

Ebadot Hossain to Ervine, no run, Ervine shoulders arms on a delivery shaping away from outside off

Ebadot Hossain to Ervine, leg byes, 1 run, nips back in from the middle stump and squares up Ervine who gets hit on the pad and the ball rolls to the off side. Madhevere calls for a quick single and completes it

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, turns big but ends up outside leg

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 1 run, rolls this one to the leg side and goes to the other end

Taijul Islam to Ervine, FOUR, drags a sweep from outside off and manges to send it to deep fine leg for a boundary. Not a convincing looking shot but Ervine will take that

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, tossed up and blocked with a straight bat

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 1 run, no FSL in place! Big stride forward as Ervine gets an inside edge as the ball goes in the air to his right but there is no one

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, comes down the wicket to get close to the pitch of the ball and soft hands it into the pitch

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, that's a good one, but hits Ervine high on the pad. A lot of inward movement and Ervine jumps and doesn't get his bat on the line. Too high for lbw

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, plays this incoming delivery with soft hands as the ball goes to the second slip on the bounce after taking an outside edge of Ervine's bat

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, 1 run, does put some bat on this one, though. Slightly closer with his line, Ervine stands tall and dabs it to his left for a quick single

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, short of a length angling from well outside off, still not close enough for Ervine to put any bat to it

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 1 run, flights it on the stumps as Ervine plays it to cover off the outside edge of the bat

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, knocks this one to short mid-wicket after letting it turn into him

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, a lot of turn from the middle stump but ends up going down leg. There is a leg slip as Ervine misses out on the glance

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, drops it slightly further away from Ervine but keeps the same line, Ervine allows the ball to come in and turns it to the leg side with ease

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, almost a replica of the previous delivery - full, coming in from round the wicket, Ervine defends it to mid-on with an angled bat

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, another one on full length, slanting into the off-stump as Ervine moves across and plays it to mid-on

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, comes in again but is closer to the batter, Ervine knocks it to mid-on

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, was there a sound? Nah! Hits the length from round the wicket, comes in with the angle and then nips away, beating Ervine fair and square. The left-hander tried to block it from the crease but got no connection, good for him

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, Ervine sees the ball well outside off, even though on the fuller side, and leaves it for the keeper

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 3 runs, the 40-year-old completes his eighth fifty in Test cricket! The left-hander made his Test debut against Bangladesh in 2011 and is still going strong. Gets one coming into the pads, slightly down the leg and places it fine for three runs

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, turning into the pads, Ervine stands tall and tucks it to the leg side

Taijul Islam gives it a drift into the middle stump, Ervine moves forward and blocks it

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, full but well outside off, Ervine shoulders arms

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 1 run, flatter and drifting into the left-hander. whipped past mid-wicket for a run

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, nudged backward of square on the on-side for a single

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

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 1 run, fraction short and at the stumps, punched down to long-on for a single

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 2 runs, flighted delivery on middle, Madhevere goes right back and tucks it into the gap past mid-wicket, scampers back for the second

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 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

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - dropped in front of square on the off-side for a single

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, banged in short and aty the left-hander, Ervine ducks under and lets it go

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, on a good length and from over the wicket - Ervine gets well forward in defence

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, left alone

Khaled Ahmed to Ervine, 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

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, 1 run, too straight from Mahmud - on the pads and it's clipped down to long leg

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

Ebadot Hossain to Ervine, FOUR, cracking shot, back of a length and well wide of off - Ervine gets on top of the bounce and then cuts it in front of square on the off-side for a boundary

Ebadot Hossain to Ervine, 1 run, on a good length and from round the wicket, dropped into the gap wide of cover for a single

Ebadot Hossain to Ervine, 2 runs, fuller length delivery on off, punched hard onto the ground and the ball is palmed over his head by Ebadot, chase for mid-on and he's back for the second

Ebadot Hossain to Ervine, no run, fuller length delivery and pushed across the left-hander, left alone

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, a well flighted delivery outside off - Ervine lunges forward and gets a soft inside edge to FSL

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, nicely tossed up outside off - a big stride forward as Ervine smothered the spin

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, Taijul tosses one just outside off - defended back at the bowler

Taijul Islam to Ervine, SIX, clubbed, Ervine is looking to be positive against spin - gets down low, down on one knee and then plays the slog-sweep, high and over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, flighted on middle and spinning into the left-hander, flicked off the back-foot to short fine

Taijul Islam to Ervine, FOUR, tossed up and drifting onto the pads and it's easy pickings for Ervine - goes right back, brings the angle into play and tucks it very fine - chase for the man in the ring, but it's in vain

Ebadot Hossain to Ervine, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - Ervine hops across and dabs it behind square on the off-side for a single

Ebadot Hossain to Ervine, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, another leave from Ervine

Ebadot Hossain to Ervine, no run, fuller length delivery and pushed across the left-hander, left alone

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, punched down to long-on for a single

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 1 run, Ervine shimmies down the pitch, gets close to the ball and drives it to long-on for a single

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, gives it some loop as the ball grips into the batter who falls while trying to defend it. The balls hits him on the body and drops to his left

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, leans into the drive on this tossed up delivery but finds the cover fielder

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, 2 runs, full around off and driven beautifully to extra cover for a couple of runs

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, nips in from the leg stump, Ervine tucks it to mid-wicket

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, very full slanting into the pads, Ervine knocks it to the leg side

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, massive appeal once again but that was always missing leg. Drifts into the pads and Ervine fails to get any bat to it. The ball pins him on the pad but was going down leg

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, drops it even further from Ervine, full but Ervine doesn't go for the drive and shoulders arms

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, allows the ball to move away from full length and leaves it for the keeper

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, huge appeal for a caught behind, but think it was just the pad. Turns big from the middle-stump and Ervine wanted to work it to the on-side. Fails to get any bat to it as the ball kisses the pad before getting into the gloves of the keeper

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, invites him for the drive by throwing it around off, the ball keeps going away from the batter who shoulders arms

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, back of a length on the off-stump, Ervine bends his back and taps it to the right of the pacer

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, on length just outside off, Ervine pushes it to the off side

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, very full from Mahmud, Ervine squeezes it back to the bowler

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, another one down the leg, angling into the batter from round the wicket. The ball kisses the pad before going to the right of the keeper

Hasan Mahmud to Ervine, no run, straying down the leg side as Ervine misses out on a flick

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 1 run, the left-hander tucks it to the leg side and gets to the other end

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

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 1 run, floats it close to the batter who times it to mid-on for a single

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

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, fraction shorter on the stumps, turns in as Ervine plays it to square leg

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, fires it into the stumps, Ervine tucks it to mid-wicket without any trouble

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, shorter once again as Ervine turns it to the leg side

Taijul Islam to Ervine, 2 runs, misfield by the backward square leg fielder and that allows Ervine to add two more to his tally. Sees the turn into the leg-stump and glances it fine where the fielder doesn't collect it at one go

Taijul Islam to Ervine, FOUR, that's a very good shot! Slow and short, with the ball turning into the off-stump, Ervine makes room and punches it on the back foot between mid-off and the cover fielders for his first boundary

Taijul Islam to Ervine, no run, slower and turns into the batter, Ervine allows it to come to him and guides it to fine leg