28/06Result
Only Test, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Jun 28-30 2026
Zimbabwe won by an inns & 85 runs
Player of the Match
Innocent Kaia
Innocent KaiaZimbabwe
28/06Result
Only Test, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Jun 28-30 2026
Zimbabwe won by an inns & 85 runs
Player of the Match
Innocent Kaia
Innocent KaiaZimbabwe

END OF OVER:
45 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 185/10

  • Ebadot Hossain12 (10b)
  • Newman Nyamhuri8-0-28-2
  • Blessing Muzarabani17-3-65-4

Ngarava receives the winners' trophy, and is surrounded by his team-mates, who lift it with a loud "hoooooooo" cry. Zimbabwe take this one-off Test by a massive margin, but remember, the tour also includes ODIs and T20Is. Before that, though, there's more cricket coming your way. It's the first semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 tonight, where Australia and West Indies will fight it out. But until next time, it's a goodbye from here. Take care!

Richard Ngarava: "It's a nice feeling. Bennett has been one of the best batters in the team. Everyone has to contribute something. Newman will be something big in the future for Zimbabwe. Looking forward to the one-dayers. Taking it day by day."

Innocent Kaia is the Player of the Match for his 140: "Quite simple: put in the hard work... staying fit. It was a tough wicket to play on. Credit to Bangladesh bowlers; I think they bowled well. But it was my game. I can only control my process; the outcome, I don't know."

Najmul Hossain Shanto on the defeat: "In the first innings, we didn't bat properly. That cost us the match. But with both batting and bowling, we didn't do well - especially in the first innings. We've been playing some good cricket. But the conditions [here] are different. We didn't just execute our plans. It is a part of the plan [to rest those players]. We've been playing some brilliant cricket in white-ball cricket. So the boys are pretty confident."

Time for the presentations

1.25pm Zimbabwe win by an innings and 85 runs to register successive innings wins in the format for the first time after trumping Afghanistan last October. They had probably won this Test on the first day itself, you'd think, given their seamers had combined to bowl Bangladesh out for 140 and Innocent Kaia helped wipe 136 of those runs out. Kaia eventually went on to post 140 himself, while half-centuries from Madhevere, Ervine and Bennett also helped Zimbabwe go 270 ahead. Muzarabani and co then ensured that was more than enough. Hang around for the presentations.

44.6
W
Nyamhuri to Hasan Mahmud, OUT, gone!! Muzarabani doesn't get his fifth, but he does take the winning catch. Zimbabwe record their biggest Test win. Short in length from Nyamhuri to Mahmud, who's cramped by the tight line around middle and leg. He ends up awkwardly swiping at the ball, and ends up skying it to wide mid-on. Muzarabani runs across to his right, and grabs the catch. A comprehensive win for Zimbabwe against a side, which, although they rested some of their key players, entered this Test after beating Australia 2-1 in ODIs and Pakistan 2-0 in Tests

Hasan Mahmud c Muzarabani b Nyamhuri 15 (33m 17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 88.23

44.5
0
Nyamhuri to Hasan Mahmud, no run, short delivery at the stumps, and Mahmud sways out of the way while also looking to have a ramp. He's beaten, though
44.4
1
Nyamhuri to Ebadot Hossain, 1 run, very full on off, and Ebadot hangs back to push it to deep point
44.3
1
Nyamhuri to Hasan Mahmud, 1 run, this time there's a man out at deep point. Mahmud punches at this short-of-a-length ball just outside off, and gets it to trickle through point
44.2
0
Nyamhuri to Hasan Mahmud, no run, sharp bouncer. Nyamhuri bangs it on leg, and gets it to finish on middle, as Ebadot looks to ramp but misses
44.1
3
Nyamhuri to Ebadot Hossain, 3 runs, "Two, two" is the call. Ebadot pushes at this length ball around off slightly aerially, but there's loads of space available through cover

Three slips, a gully and short leg.

Nyamhuri replaces Ngarava.

END OF OVER:
44 | 6 Runs | BAN: 180/9

  • Hasan Mahmud14 (13b)
  • Ebadot Hossain8 (8b)
  • Blessing Muzarabani17-3-65-4
  • Richard Ngarava9-1-32-3
43.6
4
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, FOUR, an attempted yorker... goes for four. Zimbabwe and Muzarabani's frustration keep growing. He swung this ball in, and landed it around middle. But Mahmud clipped it right on time to get four through midwicket
43.5
0
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, shorter side of a length this time, and on off. Pushed tentatively to mid-off
43.4
0
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, on the fuller side of a length, and just outside off. Left alone
43.3
2
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, 2 runs, two more for Mahmud. He drives at another full ball around off, and gets it through cover
43.2
0
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, nicely bowled. Extra bounce for Muzarabani again. Short of a length just outside off, and the ball zips past the outside edge as Mahmud looks to block
43.1
0
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, full and teasing delivery around off. Driven to point as he leans into the shot

Muzarabani to continue in search of his fifth.

How much does the drink delay Bangladesh's defeat?

END OF OVER:
43 | 4 Runs | BAN: 174/9

  • Ebadot Hossain8 (8b)
  • Hasan Mahmud8 (7b)
  • Richard Ngarava9-1-32-3
  • Blessing Muzarabani16-3-59-4

Tatenda Mupinyu: "Wouldn't mind to give Wesley or Bennet a couple of overs while Muza keeps searching for his fiver from the other."

Time for drinks.

42.6
0
Ngarava to Ebadot Hossain, no run, shorter side of a length around middle and leg, and he opens his stance up to dab

Back over the wicket.

42.5
0
Ngarava to Ebadot Hossain, no run, slightly fuller in length on off, and he goes back to block aerially towards cover
42.4
0
Ngarava to Ebadot Hossain, no run, beaten!! Ebadot is squared up by this length ball angled into a fifth-stump line, before it straightens. He has a jab but the ball beats bat
42.3
4
Ngarava to Ebadot Hossain, FOUR, another outside edge, and four more. He pushes at this length delivery wide of off, but without any foot movement. The ball goes over the man at gully

From around.

42.2
0
Ngarava to Ebadot Hossain, no run, short delivery on middle, and he sways out of the way
42.1
0
Ngarava to Ebadot Hossain, no run, on a length on the stumps, and he gets back to nudge this to point

Three slips, a gully and a short leg for Ebadot.

END OF OVER:
42 | 4 Runs | BAN: 170/9

  • Hasan Mahmud8 (7b)
  • Ebadot Hossain4 (2b)
  • Blessing Muzarabani16-3-59-4
  • Richard Ngarava8-1-28-3
41.6
0
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, an attempted yorker? Perhaps. It turns out to be a low full toss, though, which Mahmud drives to cover from off stump
41.5
4
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, FOUR, four down the ground!! All Mahmud has to do is have a push at the ball. It is on a length on off, and he plays with a high left elbow to get four through mid-off
41.4
0
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, beautiful bowling, but with no reward. Three times in a row now that he has beaten Mahmud. The latter goes driving yet again at a full delivery lurking in the channel just outside off, but is beaten on the outside edge
41.3
0
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, a replay of the last ball, you'd think. Just that this one is slightly fuller, but again in and around off stump. Mahmud looks to drive but misses again

Four slips and a gully.

41.2
0
Muzarabani to Hasan Mahmud, no run, nearly has his fifth!! Dangles this ball on a full length just outside off, and tempts Mahmud to go for the drive. He does, and the ball just passes the outside edge

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Bangladesh 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st22Shadman IslamMahmudul Hasan Joy
2nd19Mominul HaqueMahmudul Hasan Joy
3rd5Mominul HaqueNajmul Hossain Shanto
4th61Mushfiqur RahimNajmul Hossain Shanto
5th10Mushfiqur RahimTowhid Hridoy
6th7Towhid HridoyAmite Hasan
7th34Taijul IslamAmite Hasan
8th4Hasan MahmudAmite Hasan
9th0Hasan MahmudKhaled Ahmed
10th23Hasan MahmudEbadot Hossain