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Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh, 2025 Venue: Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet Date & Time: Apr 20-Apr 23, 10:00 AM LOCAL

Victor Nyauchi 2-74(15 ov)

53.6
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, on a length, nibbles away, the batter sees the line and lets it go
53.5
4
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, FOUR, banged in short, the batter walked across, got inside the line of the delivery and pulled it very fine down to fine leg for a four. Blessing at fine leg had no chance to his left
53.4
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, walks across the sticks, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it back to the bowler with the full face of the bat
53.3
Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud, 1 run, attacks the sticks, the batter walks across and clips the ball down to fine leg for a single
53.2
Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud, no run, on a length, well outside off and has been left alone to the keeper
53.1
Nyauchi to Hasan Mahmud, no run, 123.9 kph, outside off, nippy away going delivery, Hasan Mahmud hung his bat outside off and got beaten easily
51.6
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, 1 run, angled in at the sticks, 120.3 clicks, nudged down to fine leg for a single
51.5
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, little nibble, the batter lets it go with ease
51.4
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, goes wide of the crease, well outside off, left alone as Jaker Ali saw the line and let it go
51.3
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, length delivery, outside off, angled in, the batter walks across and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
51.2
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, driven down to mid-off
51.1
4
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, FOUR, dropped! Big edge, flew to the man at third slip but the ball popped out of the hands of the fielder. Bennett went at it with hards hands and the ball burst through to go away to the third man fence
49.6
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, 118.9kph, full delivery, blocked stoutly on the off-side. Tea on day one!
49.5
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, pitched up outside off, Jaker Ali walks across and knocks it to mid-on
49.4
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, 120.7kph, bit of extra bounce from a good length, a shuffling Jaker Ali plays with soft hands to drop it into the off-side
49.3
4
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, FOUR, streaky boundary! 125.1kph, fuller than a length outside off, Jaker Ali presses forward to defend, gets an outside edge that goes between second slip and gully
49.2
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, 119.1kph, on a length and outside off, Jaker lifts his bat and lets it go
49.1
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, 124.8kph, fuller than a length outside off, blocked into off
47.6
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, 119.3kph, length ball angled in on the stumps, nudged into the on-side
47.5
Nyauchi to Jaker Ali, no run, shuffles and misses the glance against this length ball down leg
47.4
Nyauchi to Taijul Islam, 1 run, length ball, Taijul Islam taps with an angled blade and the inside edge takes it to square leg
47.3
Nyauchi to Taijul Islam, no run, left alone outside off
47.2
Nyauchi to Taijul Islam, 2 runs, 117.8kph, full outside off, Taijul Islam drives with an opened bat-face and the ball goes through the gully region. The backward point fielder - Madhevere - runs back and does a superb job to acrobatically flick it back into play
47.1
Nyauchi to Taijul Islam, no run, 114.1kph, round the wicket, length ball around off, poked into the off-side
36.6
Nyauchi to Mushfiqur, 1 run, plays with soft hands towards mid-wicket for a single. Closed the face of the bat at the last second
36.5
Nyauchi to Mominul, 1 run, gets an inside edge down to fine leg as he pushed at that one
36.4
4
Nyauchi to Mominul, FOUR, half-volley, at the sticks, Mominul presents the full face of the bat and drills it past the bowler and the man at mid-on for a four. Lovely shot from Mominul who gets to 45
36.3
Nyauchi to Mominul, 2 runs, looks to play with soft hands and gets an edge past the man at gully for a couple of runs
36.2
4
Nyauchi to Mominul, FOUR, short, wide, Mominul rode the bounce and slaps it down to deep cover for a four
36.1
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, left alone to the keeper
34.6
Nyauchi to Mominul, 1 run,
34.5
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, fuller length delivery, on the sticks, Mominul defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
34.4
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, shapes in, on a length, outside off, doesn't deck in much and has been left alone easily
34.3
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, angled in, on a length, more on the fuller side, Mominul clips the ball down to mid-on
34.2
4
Nyauchi to Mominul, FOUR, got squared up, edged it, the ball went past the second slip fielder for a four. There was a gully as well. A third or fourth slip fielder would have gobbled it up. He wanted to bail out of that back of a length delivery but was too late. The edge went at a good height but more importantly in to the gap. Mominul will take it
34.1
4
Nyauchi to Mominul, FOUR, back of a length delivery, outside off, Mominul stands tall and punches the ball wide of the man at point. Was a lovely shot by Mominul as he stroked it into the gap
32.6
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it out into the off-side. Maiden from Nyauchi
32.5
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, lands and kicks up! The batter looks to defend and gets beaten. Was on a length, nibbled away, Mominul wanted to push at it and was beaten all ends up
32.4
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, slips it down leg, misses the line, the keeper pouches it with his right glove. Was a poor delivery and Mominul failed to wood it
32.3
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, almost edges it to the keeper. That was a fuller ball, well outside off, Mominul chases that and misses. Actually bailed out at the last moment. Was a half hearted push in the end
32.2
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, plays close to his body, pats it down into the off-side with soft hands. Was a length delivery without much movement
32.1
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Mominul gets the bat down and pats it down into the off-side with soft hands
30.6
Nyauchi to Shanto, 1 run, full outside off, pushed to mid-off for a quick single
30.5
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, fuller ball and Shanto presses forward to defensively push it to cover
30.4
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, wider line, left alone
30.3
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, closer to off, Shanto gets forward to defend and the ball nips away to beat the outside edge!
30.2
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, 115.4kph, away movement, another leave outside off
30.1
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, over the wicket, full and slanted across the left-hander. The line is outside off and the batter ignores
20.6
Nyauchi to Shanto, 1 run, length delivery, angled in, nudged down to mid-wicket for a single
20.5
4
Nyauchi to Shanto, FOUR, and biffed over mid-on, on a length, outside off, Shanto danced down and lofted it over wide mid-on for a four. Shanto is trying to break free now
20.4
4
Nyauchi to Shanto, FOUR, fuller length delivery, angled in, was pitched up and the batter drove it wide of the man at mid-on for a four. Was very well played by Shanto as he played that on the up and into the gap
20.3
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, Shanto thinks of playing at it but then evades it for it to beat the batter in the end. Did well to bail out very late
20.2
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, on a length, outside off, left alone to the keeper
20.1
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, little fuller, outside off, patted down into the off-side with soft hands
18.6
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, length delivery, Mominul gets behind it and fences the ball out into the off-side
18.5
Nyauchi to Shanto, 1 run, angled in, Shanto gets the bat down ahead of his pads and nudged it wide of the man at square leg. Mominul called for a single and made it at the other end as the throw came in at his end as well. A better throw might have helped the visitors
18.4
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, on a length, outside off, saw the line and let it go as the ball crawled down to the keeper
18.3
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, corrects his line and length, Shanto defends it down into the off-side to find the man at cover. That was a length delivery and Shanto played it away quietly
18.2
4
Nyauchi to Shanto, FOUR, enticing wide delivery, well outside off, Shanto went for it and drilled it over cover. The batter got under the ball and managed to send it away into the gap. Saw the room and went after it
18.1
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, very full, wide outside off, Shanto sees the line and lets it go to the keeper
16.6
Nyauchi to Mominul, 3 runs, fuller again, Mominul drove it and the man at cover made a mess of it. He got a hand on it but they easily come back for a triple
16.5
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, very full, well outside off, Mominul chases that and gets beaten. Poor shot. Was very wide and Mominul somehow fell for the bait but lucky that he didn't edge it
16.4
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, keeps low, outside off, the batter got the bat down and patted down into the off-side with soft hands
16.3
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, gets a stride out and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
16.2
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, and beats the blade! Was a length delivery, outside off, Mominul looked to defend it and got beaten
16.1
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, very full, outside off, left alone to the keeper. The batter offered no shot to that
14.6
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, fuller length delivery, outside off, Shanto gets a stride out and defends it down into the off-side
14.5
Nyauchi to Mominul, 1 run, very full, outside off, Mominul looks to drive it. Squeezes it off the inside edge and wide of the keeper to his right for a single
14.4
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, length delivery, outside off, patted down into the off-side to find the man at cover. It is still overcast and the ball is still doing a bit. It is expected to be overcast on all five days
14.3
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, goes back and across to a back of a length delivery and defends it under his nose into the deck
14.2
Nyauchi to Mominul, 2 runs, angled in, Mominul closes the face of the bat and tucks it wide of the man at mid-wicket. Gets a couple of runs
14.1
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, shortish, doesn't want to have a go does Mominul and lets it go to the keeper
12.6
4
Nyauchi to Shanto, FOUR, poor shot but gets away with it. Fuller ball, dished out wide outside off, Shanto throws his bat at it and edges it past the cordon for a four. That went uppishly but in the gap. 10 off the over to start the phase leading up to lunch
12.5
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, very full, angled in, Shanto gets forward and defends it down into the off-side with soft hands
12.4
4
Nyauchi to Shanto, FOUR, fuller length delivery, just outside off, Shanto gets behind the line of the delivery and punches it wide of the man at mid-off. That was so well timed by Shanto. He presented the full face of the bat and got it wide of the fielder
12.3
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, back of a length delivery, little jump on it after landing. Shanto looks to stand tall and punch it, gets beaten outside off. Loose hot from the batter. The bowler did go up but wasn't a convincing appeal. Was turned down
12.2
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, length delivery, outside off, checked drive down to cover. The ball stopped a little on the batter I suppose as he lunged forward to play at that ball
12.1
Nyauchi to Shanto, 2 runs, straight down the ground for a brace. Was a fuller length delivery, Shanto punched it back at the bowler. The bowler got a hand to it and made a half-stop. The physio has run out into the middle. Nyauchi is in some pain. His right hand made contact with the ball
10.6
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, fuller length delivery on off, a big stride forward as Shanto defended
10.5
Nyauchi to Shanto, no run, fuller length delivery and angling back into the left-hander, Najmul gets a big stride forward, covers the off-stump and lets it go
10.4
W
Nyauchi to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, out Caught by Nyasha Mayavo!! A second wicket for Nyauchi, he's got rid of both openers now, but this was a nothing shot from Mahmudul. On a good length and holding its line outside off, Mahmudul doesn't need to play, but he pokes well away from his body, gets a thin edge and it nicely went through to the keeper. After a barren first half an hour, Zimbabwe have struck twice through their first change bowler. Mahmudul Hasan Joy c Nyasha Mayavo b Nyauchi 14(35) [4s-2]
10.3
Nyauchi to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended to the off-side
10.2
Nyauchi to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, Nyauchi loses his line and spills another one down leg, Mahmudul was looking to flick and missed
10.1
Nyauchi to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, no run, half-an-appeal for caught behind, fuller length delivery and slanting down leg, past Mahmudul's flick
8.6
Nyauchi to Mominul, byes, 1 run, another wayward delivery, full and down leg, flicks the pad and Nyasha Mayavo does well to get a hand on the dive, keep sthem down to a single
8.5
Nyauchi to Mominul, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Mominul leans across and defends it to the off-side
8.4
W
Nyauchi to Shadman Islam, out Caught by Brian Bennett!! There's the first wicket, Nyauchi hits his stride and is rewarded almost immediately - pitched up in that channel just outside off and the length drew Shadman into the drive, he does so with fairly hard hands, gets a thick outside edge and it carris low to gully, Bennett dives across to his right, gets both hands under and completes a fine catch. They're checking for a clean catch, umpire Kumar Dharmasena has a few looks and he's convinced that it's a neat catch, Shadman has to go and Zimbabwe have their first wicket. Shadman Islam c Brian Bennett b Nyauchi 12(23) [4s-1]
8.3
Nyauchi to Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, dropped into the gap wide of cover and they're off for a quick single
8.2
Nyauchi to Shadman Islam, 3 runs, on a length and angling into the left-hander, clipped into the gap wide of mid-wicket and they come back for the third
8.2
Nyauchi to Shadman Islam, no ball, fuller length delivery on off, Shadman leans across and pushes it back at the bowler. He has cut the back crease and is called as a no-ball
8.1
Nyauchi to Shadman Islam, byes, 2 runs, a poor start from Nyauchi, comes from round the wicket and sprays it miles down leg, rolled through and the keeper can't stop it cleanly, allowing a couple of byes
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