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

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, FOUR, goes for the yorker once again but ends up being a low full-toss on the pads, Mahmud whips it to the vacant deep mid-wicket and the ball takes all the time in the world to go to the fence

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, slanting in with the angle on the fuller length, Mahmud works it to the left of the tall paceman

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, too short, too wide, Mahmud has no hesitation in shouldering arms

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, 2 runs, very full on this occasion and Mahmud manages to squeeze it to extra cover and does well to collect a brace

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, that's too good for the lower-order batter! Length and shapes away just a bit, beating the outside edge of the batter

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, full around off, Mahmud leans across and forward and pushes it tentatively to the backward point fielder

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, another yorker attempted and it ends up being a low full-toss, Mahmud leans forward and pushes it to the cover fielder

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, FOUR, that's some shot by Mahmud! This wasn't full enough but was angling into the off-stump, Mahmud stood tall and drove it on the rise, down the ground for a boundary

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, full with a bit of away movement, Mahmud goes for an expensive drive only to meet the thin air

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, Muzarabani attempts a yorker but fails to hit the stumps, just around off and goes under the bat of the batter

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, misses the off stump by a whisker! A much better line from the big man. Goes full and Mahmud tries to drive it down the ground, but is beaten on the outside edge. The ball just goes past the off stump

Blessing Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, shapes away from the good length, but the line is well wide, Mahmud shoulders arms

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, fuller ball but the line is down leg, the keeper dives to collect it

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, shortened length, Taijul hops to keep it out on the off-side

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, short of length, Taijul pushes and the outside edge rolls towards the cordon

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, stays back to a fairly full delivery and pushes it into the off-side

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, wayward from Muzaraban. Sprays this way down leg and Tafadzwa Tsiga - the keeper - does well to dive to his right and stop it

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, fullish ball angling in towards leg, Taijul flicks and misses to get hit on the pad

Blessing Muzarabani to Amite Hasan, no run, in-seamer now, keeps a bit low from a back of a length. Amite hops and defends from the crease and gets beaten on the inner edge. The ball bounces over the middle-stump

Blessing Muzarabani to Amite Hasan, no run, good length and marginally wide of off, left alone

Blessing Muzarabani to Amite Hasan, 2 runs, fuller ball now and Amite presses forward to drive it through extra cover

Blessing Muzarabani to Amite Hasan, FOUR, good shot! Short wide of off, Amite cuts aerially over backward point and there's no one to stop that

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, 1 run, short of length, Taijul backs away to push it to cover-point

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, in-slanting shortish ball, Taijul hops and defends it wide of short leg

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, full ball wide of off, Taijul Islam wants to smash it through the covers, gets beaten on the outside edge for the third time this over

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, full delivery, pushed towards mid-off

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, almost an action replay of the previous delivery. Full outside off, Taijul swings and misses

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, play and miss. Taijul swings his bat hard to try and go over mid-off/extra cover, connects with thin air

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, another edge but this one doesn't carry. Stays back to a full delivery and pushes at it. The outside edge falls well short of third slip

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, dropped! Full delivery, Taijul goes hard on the drive. Thick outside edge goes straight to gully. Probably came quicker than he expected, Brian Bennett puts down the chest-high catch. Muzarabani covers his face with his hand in disappointment

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, 1 run, edge and safe! Not that full to be driving. Taijul Islam plays away from his body as well. Thick-ish outside edge and the man at gully half-stops with a dive to his left

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, goes full now, the line is outside off and Taijul Islam drives sans any feet movement. Beaten on the outside edge

Blessing Muzarabani to Taijul Islam, no run, round the wicket, short ball slanted into the left-hander, Taijul tries to back away and fend. Does it awkwardly and the ball falls short of short leg

Blessing Muzarabani to Towhid Hridoy, out Caught by Brad Evans!! Edged and taken! Fourth wicket for Blessing Muzarabani. Short ball, followed by a full one, Towhid Hridoy is drawn forward into the drive. He jabs at it with hard hands. Thick outside edge and it goes straight to third slip. Evans holds onto it. Towhid Hridoy c Brad Evans b Blessing Muzarabani 9(17) [4s-1]

Blessing Muzarabani to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR, that's a good shot! Short one from Muzarabani that doesn't rise much. Hridoy spots it quickly and connects well as he pulls fiercely through midwicket

Blessing Muzarabani to Towhid Hridoy, no run, full outside off, left alone

Blessing Muzarabani to Amite Hasan, no run, good lift from a short of length and Amite trusts the bounce before shouldering arms

Blessing Muzarabani to Amite Hasan, no run, full delivery on off and that's been defended back to the bowler

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, out Caught by Tafadzwa Tsiga!! Mushfiqur has been strangled down leg and this is a body blow for Bangladesh - are we heading for a 3-day finish? Tad too full and straight from Muzarabani, the angle takes it onto the pads and Mushfiqur was shuffling across on the flick, gets a faint edge off the face of the bat and Tafadzwa Tsiga does the rest. Mushfiqur knew he had edged, so did Rashid Riaz and Zimbabwe go to lunch on a high. Mushfiqur c Tafadzwa Tsiga b Blessing Muzarabani 34(62) [4s-4]

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Mushfiqur doesn't miss out, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it in front of square on the off-side for a boundary

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, back of a length and angling across the right-hander, a hopping Mushfiqur chops it to the off-side

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, banged in short and angling into the right-hander, Mushfiqur drops his gloves and sways away from the line

Blessing Muzarabani to Towhid Hridoy, no run, on a good length and angling across the right-hander, Towhid covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Blessing Muzarabani to Towhid Hridoy, no run, on a good length andq in that channel just outside off, Towhid covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Blessing Muzarabani to Towhid Hridoy, 2 runs, back of a length and well wide of off - Towhid rides the bounce and punches it in front of square on the offside, comes back for the second run

Blessing Muzarabani to Towhid Hridoy, no run, Muzarabani shortens the length and gets it to hold its line outside off, Towhid plays inside the line and lets it go

Blessing Muzarabani to Towhid Hridoy, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, 1 run, banged in short and just outside off - Mushfiqur swivels across, gets on top of the bounce and drags it behind square on the on-side with the pull

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, beaten, back of a length and climbing across the right-hander, too far away from his body and Mushfiqur didn't need to play at that, but he has a spar and is beaten on the outside edge

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, back of a length and just outside off - Mushfiqur hosp across and defends it to the off-side

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run, bat-pad and the ball pops up towards the vacant FSL area - Shanto was looking to nudge it onto the on-side and is undone by Muzarabani's extra-bounce, catches the inside edge and pops up off the thigh-pad

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, 1 run, banged in short and rising onto the right-hander, so does Mushfiqur as he drops it in front of point, the single brings up Bangladesh's 100

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, appeal for a caught behind, but Rashid Riaz shakes his head - short and angling down leg, Mushfiqur got inside the line on the flick and missed

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, back of a length and well wide of off, Mushfiqur reaches out and steers it to backward point

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, full and moving away from well outside off, Shanto doesn't bother going after it

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR, take that says Shanto! Stands tall on this back of a length delivery, rolls his wrists into the pull shot and sends it to deep backward square leg for a boundary

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, bumper but way down the leg side, Shanto has no trouble ducking under that one

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, length ball and the left-hander defends it with ease

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, on the stumps and Shanto tucks it straight to FSL who collects the ball and mocks a throw to make sure Shanto goes back inside the crease

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 2 runs, angling into the pads from round the wicket as Shanto glances it fine. The fielder runs to his left and keeps it to two

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, goes off once again from short of a good length, but lucky for Mushfiqur as it was down the leg. The right-hander tries to guide it but misses out

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, full and moving into the stumps, Mushfiqur nudges it to mid-on with an angled bat

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, FOUR, gets the length and the width, Mushfiqur goes on the back foot and punches it square of the wicket for his first boundary of the innings

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, Mushfiqur jumps on his length delivery outside off and dabs it to the point area

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, almost a replica of the previous ball, on front foot once again and Mushfiqur defends it to his right

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, no run, Mushfiqur plays this length delivery on the front foot and knocks it down into the pitch

Blessing Muzarabani to Mushfiqur, 2 runs, almost another one! Short of good length as it jags back, Rahim blocks at it, gets an inside edge as the ball flies close to the stumps then to fine leg

Blessing Muzarabani to Mominul, out Caught by Brad Evans!! Evans takes a blinder at third slip and Bangladesh have lost two wickets in no time. Their best batter from the first innings, Mominul is gone and Bangladesh are now in all sorts of trouble. Full ball outside off shaping away and Mominul pushed at it, got an outside edge and the ball went to the left of Evans at third slip. He dived full stretch and completed the catch with both hands. Mominul c Brad Evans b Blessing Muzarabani 13(30) [4s-2]

Blessing Muzarabani to Mominul, no run, comes round the wicket, Mominul pushes it uppishly to cover. Goes to the fielder on one bounce

Blessing Muzarabani to Mominul, no run, length ball this time around, Haque easily blocks it

Blessing Muzarabani to Mominul, no run, phew! This pitch is getting difficult and difficult for batting. I mean, how do you even play that! The ball just kicks off from the length on the middle-stump and cuts Mominul in half. The left-hander wanted to whip it but the ball bounced a lot more as the keeper collected it over his head

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run, drops his bat on this length delivery and tucks it to the right of FSL for an easy single

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, strides forward on this good length delivery and defends it

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, now greets him with a well-directed bumper outside off, Shanto does well to drop his bat at the last moment and lets it go to the keeper

Blessing Muzarabani to Najmul Hossain Shanto, no run, slanting away from over the wicket, Shanto covers the line and dead bats it into the surface

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! What a start for Zimbabwe and Blessing Muzarabani! That's a peach of a delivery from the tall paceman. Hits the good length around off and gets it to come back into the batter. Joy blocks at it tentatively but there is some extra bounce and the ball balloons to the gully fielder after taking the outside edge of the bat. Squared him up completely. Mahmudul Hasan Joy c Brian Bennett b Blessing Muzarabani 22(32) [4s-2]

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, short once again and comes in a bit, also stays a tad low, Mahmudul Hasan Joy bends down, drops his bat and lets it go

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, Mahmudul Hasan Joy takes his bottom hand off and blocks this incoming short of a good length delivery in front of FSL

Blessing Muzarabani to Mominul, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off - Mominul leans into a solid punch past the bowler - no one in front of the wicket and Muzarabani gives chase, keeping them down to a couple

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 3 runs, uppish and safe, fuller length delivery outside off, Mahmudul's feet was rooted to the crease as he went for an ambitious drive - the bat face turned on impact and he skewed it in the air, well wide of cover and he's back for the third

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander, Mahmudul leaves his off and middle-stump exposed, trusts the bounce on his pitch, lifts his bat and lets it go

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 2 runs, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, Mahmudul takes his bottom-hand off as he nudged it wide of FSL, comes back for the second

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, Muzarabani shortens the length and gets it to jag back into the right-hander, past Mahmudul's inside edge and lobs up off his thigh-pad

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Mahmudul is happy to let it go

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, beauty, Muzarabani responds with an absolute pearler, shortens the length around off and gets it to climb onto the right-hander - the line forced Mahmudul into a poke and the ball whizzes past the outside edge

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, FOUR, short, wide and four, width on offer and Mahmudul doesn't miss out, goes hard on the cut and slashes it up and over the slips cordon

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, Mahmudul watches it all along and shoulders arms - the ball comfortably flies over the stumps

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, short of a good length and angling back into the right-hander - Mahmudul has to hurriedly get his bat down as he jabbed it to the off-side

Blessing Muzarabani to Mominul, 1 run, Muzarabani shortens the length outside off - dropped off the back-foot and to the right of cover for a single

Blessing Muzarabani to Mominul, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - Mominul leans forward and pushes it to mid-off

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Mahmudul watches it all along, lifts his bat and lets it go

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 2 runs, gentle half-volley now - Mahmudul leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and punches it straight of mid-on, another chase and he's back for the second

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, wide, banged in short and well wide of off, left alone, given as a wide

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, short of a good length and well wide of off, left alone

Blessing Muzarabani to Shadman Islam, 3 runs, a check-drive and it almost went all the way to the ropes - fraction too full and at the stumps, Shadman leant forward and let the ball hit the bat - long chase for Nyamhuri and he keeps them down to three

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 1 run, on a good length and angling into the pads, clipped down to long leg

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, on a good length and slanting back into the right-hander - Mahmudul takes the bottom hand off as he defended it to the on-side

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, Muzarabani shortens the length and gets it to climb across the right-hander, drags Mahmudul into a poke and beats him on the outside edge

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 2 runs, nicely played, pitched up by Muzarabani and Mahmudul went on the drive - hit it on the rise and straight of mid-off, doesn't get the timing right and he's back for the second

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, Muzarabani shortens the length and gets it to straighten onto the right-hander - Mahmudul is slightly opened up by the angle as he went back in defence

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, lovely, pitched up and a hint of shape away from off, the length drew Mahmudul into the drive and it then nips away enough to go past the outside edge

Blessing Muzarabani to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, short and wide of off, a gentle loosener from Muzarabani and Mahmudul went chasing after that, gets beaten on the outside edge